Ex-Voto (Foot Sculpture)

Carved from solid wood and finished with a red surface, this sculptural foot was made as an ex-voto, an offering dedicated to healing and protection. Such devotional forms are part of a long tradition across Brazil and Portugal, where body parts are sculpted and left in chapels or shrines as prayers for recovery. The restrained modelling and tactile patina give the piece both intimacy and quiet power, turning a gesture of faith into a sculptural study of form and repair.