Artes de Mexico Ex votos Bilingual Edition Softcover horse a messenger between the spiritual

a messenger between the spiritual and earthly realms

Milagros are often attached to the statues of saints or altars

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Matias is renowned for his stunning black clay ollas featuring designs of flowers

with paws raised mid-beat

Artes de Mexico Ex votos Bilingual Edition Softcover horse a messenger between the spiritualEx Votos Artes de Mxico, Nmero 53 An ex voto is a small devotional painting made to fulfill a vow of gratitude. When someone fell sick or got into trouble and then recovered, the tradition was to paint the story on a piece of tin or metal, dedicated to the saint or holy figure who had answered the prayer. Every ex voto follows the same essential structure: the moment of crisis, the divine figure hovering above, and a handwritten account below naming