Noah's Ark Cotton Applique Christmas Stocking from Peru - Noah's Ark galgift Balinese artisan Made Tresna hand-carves

Balinese artisan Made Tresna hand-carves a stunning creation inspired by butterflies and their charming appearance

She crafts the tray of wood

Depicted in the rotund shapes favored by Gerasimo Sosa

elegant stripes decorate the black body of this cotton shawl from India

She etches the motifs on dried mate gourd and encloses it in silver

Noah's Ark Cotton Applique Christmas Stocking from Peru - Noah's Ark galgift Balinese artisan Made Tresna hand-carvesIn this hand made arpillera Christmas stocking, artisan Leonor Quispe of Peru brings to life the biblical tale of Noah's Ark. Two by two giraffes, wild boars, zebras, rabbits, sheep, leopards, and ladybugs board the ark to join alpacas, camels, and butterflies already on board. Sea creatures swim nearby and the two doves of peace fly overhead under the arch of a rainbow. Two loops are attached to the top of the stocking to allow for vertical display