The Lucuma Blog

At Lucuma Designs, we believe in fostering children’s creativity through imaginative, hands-on play. That’s why we created the Finger Puppet Theater, designed to offer the perfect backdrop for litt...

Fair Trade Principle 9: Respect the Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Identity How do we practice it?

Earth Day Everyday 2024 Loving our 1% for the Planet Commitment With love for our Mother Earth and all earthlings, each year Lucuma Designs commits to donate at least 1% of our sales to environm...

Greetings from the Lima workshop of Percy Rojas, enthusiastic and innovative gourd artist! Recently we visited Percy and his five collaborators to learn about them. They make painted ornaments, bir...

Lucuma Designs, known for its commitment to showcasing distinctive art forms, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the annual exhibit of rainforest masks from Costa Rica at Selby Gardens in Sarasota,...

We're gearing up for the next show of Rainforest Masks at Selby Gardens in January 2024.  This will be the 20th Exhibit at the gardens, and visitors will be able to see and purchase amazing masks.

Back in 2005, our new teammate, Amanda Pierce, set out to draw an intricate Santa Claus. From there, Rodolfo translated the drawing to a gourd, and Lizzet carved the amazing details. From there, th...

Benjamin has been considered a professional sculptor since age 14 and has since blossomed into an internationally-known alabaster stone carver. His works range from small crafts to grand religiou...

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, courage, creativity and love of women everywhere! On this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, we want to honor the talented women who create our c...