Beautiful Elephant - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving peacock

Beautiful Elephant - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving peacockExceptionally detailed elephant alebrije wood carving by the Melchor family workshop. This incredible piece took 10 months to complete (from carving, drying, and painting)and was hand carved out of a single block of copal wood. The painting was very well done and incorporates the melchor style of painting with ancient Zapotec patterns which have a great presence and importance in Oaxacan arts and culture. Not a single detail was spared in creating

Height/Length/Width: 6" x 6" x 2"

Skinny cat by Lauro Ramirez at his workshop in Oaxaca

a young wood carver who learned the craft from his father who was one of the original carvers to popularize the art form in Oaxaca

Length/Height/Width: 10" x 7" x 2

These designs can be seen carved in to stone on many ancient Oaxacan archaeological sites such as Mitla and Monte Alban

Yarn painting made by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco

Handcrafted out of locally and sustainably sourced copal wood and painted with very fine detail at their workshop in Oaxaca

Length/Height/Width: 13" x 8" x 6

Gorgeous owl by top artist Susano Morales

Absolutely stunning jaguar head alebrije wood carving by the Morales family

Wonderful monkey alebrije wood carving handcrafted out of a single piece of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in Oaxaca

This beautiful piece is constructed of 2 pieces of wood: body