Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Dia de Muertos

Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Dia de MuertosLovely little hen by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Nicolas Morales. The gallinita is perfectly painted. Nicolas Morales carves her round as a loaf and paints her to the last feather, dividing the body into a dozen small areas, each finished in its own pattern. The back glows in an orange labyrinth of curling lines; the wings carry stacked bands of zigzag and Greek key in clean ochre and red, the belly opens into a green flower lattice, and the tail rises

the light he says every piece is meant to bring into the home

and a quokka

5''Tall   6

Saul created a truly innovative art sculpture that is not only very well carved and beautifully painted but it glows in the dark

The bright blue head dotted with turquoise spots gives it a playful personality

Diego Rivera painted bulls as emblems of Mexican resilience

among other figures

Hand-carved by the talented Oaxacan artist Jorge Vazquez

Tehuanas (Oaxacan women)

and the front legs are lifted free of the body

they are the signature tail rackets of the Ocreatus underwoodii

they bend and arc