Belenes Puig, of Barcelona, Spain create distinctive nativity figures that are reflective of their rich, Old World origins. These beautiful figures are meticulously handcrafted and lovingly detailed. Refined Terracotta is used and hand pressed into the limited use molds needed for reproduction. The slightly hardened Terracotta pieces are removed from the molds and joined together to form a full figure. While the clay is still soft, additional details are hand sculpted. The fully dimensional figures are then sun dried and a final kiln firing changes the fragile, unfired terracotta into its hardened state. The fired clay figures are then clothed by dropping their cotton costuming upon the form. Finally, these figures are hand painted by Spanish Artisans.