Mixed Media Wall Art: Embroidered Bird Amate horse sculpture Uplifting toucan alebrije by Oaxacan

Uplifting toucan alebrije by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Gasspar Calvo

the tucked belly

upright little figure with two enormous ears that dwarf the rest of its body — green-and-yellow polka dots on the outside

captures the feline’s raw power and intensity in motion

Mixed Media Wall Art: Embroidered Bird Amate horse sculpture Uplifting toucan alebrije by OaxacanThis beautiful mixed media wall art features a colorful hand embroidered bird. The handcrafted bark paper is made in Puebla, Mexico, using traditional pre Hispanic methods of papermaking. In the center of the piece is a square cotton cloth hand embroidered with a bright butterfly. The embroidery is handmade in Tenango, Puebla, and is centered on the moist paper. The natural, bark colored perforations are strands of paper woven while the paper is still