This is Ismael Munoz, who has a very small shop in Catarina on the street to the Lago Apoyo Mirador. We bought a set of rocking chairs, a love seat and a small coffee table from him and loaded each piece into the van, or on top of the van, and made multiple trips from Catarina to our house in Managua to get them all home. But it was worth the effort. Now that we're back in the US the set will go on our deck, with cushions on each seat, and an ice tea for each sitter!
Senor Munoz creates all kinds of wonderful work in his workshop, including mirror frames, sofa tables, wooden "baskets", horses and other animal sculptures. Below is the hand-carved love seat, rocking chairs and coffee table we purchased, with a photo of the detail work on the back of one of the chairs. Most of his work in done in cedar wood and is absolutely beautiful!
If you're in Catarina looking for really special hand-carved wooden items, look up Sr. Ismael Munoz! He's a small guy, who walks with a limp and has a big smile!
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