The whole sculptor's workshop is a Nativity scene

ByKoen van Velzen 22-12-201713-02-2026

Beeldhouwerij van Velzen looks like a nativity scene with many flying buttress figurines of people and animals

My Christmas stable is ready. Happy Holidays, happy Christmas and make it a VERY Good New Year!

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