Cristo Escamilla: Little Owl Wire Art amate paper is mounted on richly textured

is mounted on richly textured handmade paper

The painting is pure pleasure

framed in red and black

Jorge then turns it into a jewel: every scale is outlined in bright lime green and filled with its own geometric pattern

Cristo Escamilla: Little Owl Wire Art amate paper is mounted on richly texturedCristo Escamilla's smaller owl has its own distinct character. The copper wire radiates freely around those vivid glass eyes, looser, more expressive than the larger version, like a bird fully at ease in its own feathers. The face and stance are very expressive. The body is looped mesh at the core, with strands fanning loose at the wings and hem. From the side, the wire sweeps downward in long, unbound lines that suggest feathers in motion. Origin: