Street Market Cotton Folk Art Wall Hanging _artisan--entoto-beth-artisan-tag-boilerplate they call to mind summer

they call to mind summer vacations

and Coconut Shell

This dazzling brooch is handcrafted by artisan Alok Jain

most of whom are women

Street Market Cotton Folk Art Wall Hanging _artisan--entoto-beth-artisan-tag-boilerplate they call to mind summerFarmers and itinerant merchants come together in an open air street market. Shoppers choose from heaps of squash and bananas, potatoes, cabbages and citrus fruits. Sacks of grains round out food offerings, and textiles tempt the home seamstress. Leonor Quispe explores Andean life and customs, working in the traditional art of arpillera (patchwork) to create this wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and lavishly embroidered. A