“I am truly your compassionate Mother: Your Mother and the Mother to all who dwell in this land and to all other nations and people who love me and call and entreat me. “I AM THE MOTHER OF ALL WHO SEEK ME AND PLACE THEIR TRUST IN ME” Our Lady of Guadalupe

THE PAINTING:

If you study art or just one who lives & breathes art,one thing you'll immediately notice in this,are the apparent years the artist has put in,because it's clearly obvious that they are no beginner.

Designed for the culturally refined, art historian's with the focus on the Latin America's.

Our Lady Guadalupe is painted SO beautifully & she's done in rich blue teals & coppery golds.In the painting, the artist used a technique called "Impasto" painting, meaning that they added expressiveness to the painting so the viewer is able to notice the strength and speed in which the artist applied the paint & actually push's a piece from a painting to a three-dimensional sculptural rendering. You can see this in the linear shaped strokes to the left & right of her,the stars on her mantle & on the upper part of her dress. If you zoom in on the latter,you will see how the flowers are painted with graceful & very elegant strokes. Her mantle is painted a teal blue because to the native people, this was the color of the gods and of royalty.

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THE CROSSBODY:

Completely put together by hand, Texas based Kurtmen Designs could not have paired this beautiful painting with anything more than perfect than their turquoise colored embossed Italian leather "DAMASK" leather, that also has the coppery/gold color in it! It was like they were waiting to be put together, like a perfect marriage of colors!

It's made in a small sized Western crossbody style, which personally I feel are one of the 'safest' style purses to carry like when or if you have kids & need you're hands/arms free, or when you're traveling or are just out shopping! They're great because you always know where your purse is at & is on your body at all times!

The flap is hand whip stitched & is done in a "bronzy colored metallic" leather which also pairs perfect with all the colors! When you lift the art flap, the purse has a zipper (for extra security) & has a cloth lined interior & has an interior zipper.

This cannot be replaced, since it's a "One of a Kind" piece of art, with no 2 the same.. This is my only one with this painting & with this type of leather.It is "Art & Kurtmen" at it's/their finest!!! This crossbody no doubt is something you'll be able to cherish a lifetime..

Like any fine piece of art,this requires respect,care & love!

** I have another Guadalupe cross body pouch purse that is similar in style,but of course has a different painting of her! See last photo)