About this Product
This small candlestick is crafted from tin with hand punched designs. It measures 4 3/4" in diameter and 2 1/2" tall. It is sized for a 1" standard taper candle but a votive or tea light fits on the upper wax catcher. It's my great, great grandfather, Francisco Delgado's design. The candlesticks are fairly uniform, the photo represents a general style for the punched work, but if you order multiples, they will match.
Rest assured that your candlestick will arrive safely as I carefully pack each item.
I am a fifth generation metalsmith and juried member of an art society. I use traditional techniques and hand made tools handed down through the generations of my family. I originally served an apprenticeship with my Grandmother, Angelina Delgado Martinez and Great Uncle, Albert Delgado.
I've received awards at shows including the New Mexico State Fair, The New Mexico Artists show and the Bishop's Award at the Sacred Heart show in Gallup, New Mexico.
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Meet the Maker
I'm a fifth-generation tinsmith in the Delgado family tradition. My apprenticeship was with my grandmother, Angelina Delgado Martinez and my great Uncle, Albert Delgado. I'm blessed to have such a craft in my family and to have had such wonderful teachers to share that craft with me. I craft everything from scratch, starting with a sheet of tin and working through layout, cutting, stamping, forming and soldering. I work out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have a show on local Public Access here called: New Mexican Tinsmith where I share how to craft items out of tin. I sell at retail shows in the region, online and through gift shops including the Museums in Santa Fe and the Western National Parks. I teach for the City's Senior Arts Program and by invitation in schools. I have received a number of awards over the years, but my real reward is in the opportunity to lovingly craft items that are useful and will bring joy for years to come. I work using punches handed down through my family, some of them hundreds of years old. My shears have 'Angelina' etched in them in cursive by my grandmother's hands, a consequence of using them as a "Rosie the Riveter" during the war. I craft each day surrounded by loving remembrances of my talented family.
