Nyc Yellow Taxi Ornament

Description

• Bring The Excitement Of NYC To Your Tree With A Yellow Taxi Ornament.
• 2.5″ Front To Back, 1″ Tall.
• Glass Bead Exterior; Plastic Filling.
• Spot Clean.
• Handmade And Fairly Traded.
• Made By A Women’s Co-Operative In A Small Village On The Shores Of Lake Atitlan In Guatemala.
• The Women Work In Groups Of Five Or So To Produce These Designs.
• The Glass Beads Are Placed In A Multicolored Pile Upon A Flat Surface In Front Of Each Woman.
• Beaders Pick Up Beads On Needles Held Between Each Woman’s Thumb And Index Finger.
• This Process Is So Quick And Precise That It Seems Like Sleight Of Hand.
• As Beads Accrue, The Sculpture Emerges.
• Beaders Must Learn To Weave Or Sculpt Each New Design Separately.
• To Achieve The Uniformity Necessary, They Must Memorize Hundreds Of Steps For Each Figure.