HWA313 Old Wood Cross

Beautiful turquoise old wood cross by Teresa del Rito. The 7" x 22" cross has glass bead embellishments and two 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" ceramic angels.

When Teresa moved to El Rito, New Mexico, her friends started calling her "Teresa del Rito". This is an old Northern New Mexico tradition.  The materials she and her son, Lorenzo use are usually rusted tin and old wood.  They use rusted cans that have been lying in the arroyos of Northern New Mexico for years. The beautiful artwork they create is often mounted on old wood they pick up in the area around their studio. The painted figures are their original work.