This small pottery angel wing by New Orleans artist John Hodge is a devotional object for a shelf, altar, or tabletop.

Hodge begins each work with clay or slip mixed in his studio, incorporating holy water from his favorite churches in Rome. A cross beside his signature identifies pieces made with this addition. His practice includes decorative pottery, milagros, and ex-votos rooted in devotional and folk traditions.

• Handmade and one of a kind
• 2.5 × 3.5 in.