Carolina Sandoval & Kengi: Fusion Snail & Hummingbird lion alebrije and eventually celebrated in galleries

and eventually celebrated in galleries and museums across North America

the ears lined in the same pink as her tail and feet

Reconstructing a Lost Culture Through Its Pottery

Of all the figures in his repertoire

Carolina Sandoval & Kengi: Fusion Snail & Hummingbird lion alebrije and eventually celebrated in galleriesThis exquisite woodcarving by artists Carolina Sandoval and her husband Kengi is a dazzling celebration of imagination and form. The piece transforms a hummingbird into a hybrid vision, its body shaped like a snail yet crowned with the elegance of feathers and a beautiful beak. The shell spirals with fiery reds, oranges, and yellows that resemble dancing carved flames, while the birds body shimmers in cool shades of blue, detailed with intricate hand