This One of a Kind Original Set of Three Wise men Sculptures withTurquoise Stones is amazing art. This impressive set is all hand madefrom a pattern to form three wise men. The natural textures andsedimentary pattern provide extra detail to the hand-stamping andfeatures of each wise man. The sculptures are fired in an electric kilnat 3000 degrees and receive their antiqued coloring from a red ironoxide stain. Soft earth tone hues of sand to rust brown add shading anddepth to these remarkable sculptures. Each piece is decorated withturquoise stones. These sculptures will be magnificent additions to anydecor. They are especially perfect as Christmas decorations. Thesesolid and sturdy pieces are about 7" wide and 13" tall. This set ofsculptures is unique; although each set uses the same pattern and isapproximately the same size and shape, the features are different foreach piece. Created by hand by Jan Candy.

Jan Candy adapted the pattern for the wise men from GeorgieMourer, a teacher in Orange County, California. Jan learned asGeorgie's teaching assistant at Silverado High School. She uses thepattern learned at the high school and her own creativity to make eachwise man sculpture unique while keeping the same quality of work.

The objects man makes are called artifacts, and every artifact,whether it is beautiful or ugly, crude or refined, utilitarian orceremonial, is a reflection and product of man's skills, histechniques, his arts. Artifacts reflect the ideas, the concepts, andthe knowledge acquired or learned as a member of a tribe. Members of aparticular tribe use certain techniques, and create a particular stylebecause that is their tradition.

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