Souvenirs by MARIA DEL PILAR MORALES VILCHEZ

One of my favorite souvenirs.

mmoralesv — 2017-12-11 23:33:55 UTC

I’ve always been fascinated by Peruvian sculptures and pottery, specially the ones from Chulucanas. I love the colors and texture of the clay once it turns into an art piece. Every time I travel to Piura, specially Catacaos, I see several of these sculptures, and I can’t resist from buying some of them. In fact, I have several at home, most of them are gifts but one of my favorite ones is the one I have on my living room between a mom and a daughter. It's handmade. It's built out of clay and different tones of painting. I bought it last year as a present to my mother. I’ve kept it ever since then. It’s a treasure to me.

- Maria

The Pucara Bulls !!!

2017-12-11 23:42:02 UTC

I've been fascinated by peruvian pottery. My favorite pottery is the Pucara Bulls. I have two , they're beautiful gifts from my aunt to my mom and their colors are fascinating . They were made by hand in Cusco five years ago. They're made of ceramic. My mom likes them because they're made by hand and she keeps them in the living room. When I travel to Cuzco again, I would like to buy a new couple of Pucara Bulls.

My favorite instrument

2017-12-11 23:42:21 UTC

I've always been fascinated by german violins. I love ~~the~~ violins music and ~~the~~ wood. The violin is made of wood and its strings are made of nylon. It's handmade. The violin was bought when i finished ~~the~~ school. I keep it in my bedroom. My father and my mother think about buying another violin, because they like it.

My favorite instrument

2017-12-11 23:42:24 UTC

I've always been fascinated by Peruvian instruments, specially the ones from Cuzco and Puno. I love the sounds of differents instruments, like the zampoña, quena and my favorite, charango. The charango was made in Cuzco, it's made of wood, was created in the 1500's. I have 4 types of charangos, but I gave some away to my mom, the othera are kept in my bedroom. i would like to buy new charangos.

The Retablo

2017-12-11 23:42:31 UTC

I’ve always been inspired by Ayacucho culture I think the paintings, sculpture, and pottery’s are very interesting and fascinating. Specially The Retablo. It was made of wood. I ~~was~~ bought it in my last trip to Ayacucho. It’s handmade and this represent the culture there. Actually, I have this in my living room since I ~~was~~ bought it three years ago. The Retablo is loved by my parents because remember ( It reminds them) them the time we spend in Ayacucho.

One of my favorite paintings

2017-12-11 23:43:09 UTC

I've always been fascinated of the paintings of the renaissance. One of my favorite painting is the Monalisa. It was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 500 years ago in Italy. It was made by hand. This was a portrait of a Gioconda and L. Da Vinci never completed the picture. This is the reason why the Monalisa doesn't have eyebrows. My mother thinks the Monalisa is very awful but my father thinks the monalisa is unusual and fantastic. To me, is the most important painting in the world. The Monalisa kepts in the Louvre museum.

MY FAVORITE FIGURINE

2017-12-11 23:43:11 UTC

I've always been fascinated by Pucara Bulls. They are made of clay, painted with different colors and they are made by hand. In Puno they are used for the procreation and protection of livestock. I bougth them ~~the~~ last year when I was in Puno. I've kept them ever since.Now they are kept in my living room. I think they are nice.

Mates Burilados

2017-12-11 23:44:17 UTC

I’ve always been excited with Mates Burilados because they were made in my country and I grew up with them. Whenever I travelled to Huancayo or Ayacucho I would buy some of them like souvenirs to my family, it’s made of pumpkin’s fruits and a lot of vegetal’s inks to give them a lot of color. The mates are maden by hand with a “buril” that is like a needle, the Mates are used to show tradicional costums.

Totora Boat

2017-12-11 23:44:55 UTC

I’ve always been excited by the Totora boat, specially from Trujillo. I love the form and the texture. Also how it is build,is very interesting for me. 
Totora boat is made of totora. Totora boat was made by settlers of Trujillo. It’s handmade. When I travel to Trujillo I can’t resist from buying some of them. The last trip I Bought one of this from my aunt because Christmas was coming. 
My family love them, they think these boats are fantastic. There are one in my living room.