“La Puerta del Silencio” – The Gate of Silence, Wall Plaque by Ricardo Pustanio

⚔️ “La Puerta del Silencio” – The Gate of Silence

Wall Plaque by Ricardo Pustanio | 2025 | Papier-Mâché

This masterfully sculpted wall plaque by Ricardo Pustanio is titled "La Puerta del Silencio"—The Gate of Silence. A skull emerges from the center of a weathered stone-like field, pierced vertically by a ritual blade. Encircled by a textured wreath and crowned at each corner with fleur-de-lis motifs, the piece evokes sacred stillness, ancestral protection, and the moment of irreversible transformation.

Crafted entirely from papier-mâché, this is a 2025 original and a powerful evolution in Pustanio’s body of spiritual work—meant to be hung as a ward, gatekeeper, or ancestral sentinel over thresholds, altars, or places of initiation.

🕯️ Magical & Mystical Correspondences

La Puerta del Silencio holds the energy of:

• The Threshold – a sacred gateway between the living and the dead, past and future, illusion and truth
• The Sword – clarity, justice, and the act of piercing illusion or severing karmic ties
• The Skull – wisdom of the ancestors, protection of sacred memory, the mystery of death and rebirth
• The Wreath – eternal return, completion, and consecration
• Fleur-de-Lis – sovereignty, purity, and the spiritual authority of the divine feminine and masculine
• Paper Mâché medium – transformation through fire, alchemy of form and meaning, ancestral craft

🔮 Ideal Uses

This piece is intended to hang near doorways, altars, or sacred spaces where one seeks protection, clarity, ancestral presence, or spiritual discernment.

• Invoke it as a guardian of the threshold
• Use in rituals of severing, initiation, or oath-taking
• Meditate before it to connect with ancestral memory and sacred silence
• Hang in sacred spaces as spiritual armor or symbolic key

🎨 About the Artist

Ricardo Pustanio is an internationally celebrated ritual artist, known for his sacred skulls, Vodou shrines, and large-scale installations. Former designer of the Krewe of Mid-City (1999–2020) and creator of the International Shrine of Marie Laveau, Pustanio’s work continues to evolve—bridging spirit, ceremony, and myth. His pieces are recognized around the world and have been requested by the International Museum of Arts and Civilisations of Vodun in Benin.

📜 Details:

• Title: La Puerta del Silencio (The Gate of Silence)
• Medium: Sculpted Papier-Mâché on wood backing
• Year: 2025
• Orientation: Wall hanging
• Handcrafted by Ricardo Pustanio | Presented by The House of Ashé