Alberto Jimenez: Tall Praying Angel Sculpture she’s prepared to step into

she’s prepared to step into our hearts

The technique is what makes this so special

With its very well-sculpted form

each step softly stippled with white petals and edged in long garlands of papel picado in turquoise

Alberto Jimenez: Tall Praying Angel Sculpture she’s prepared to step intoPraying guardian angel by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Alberto Jimenez Ojeda, from the woodcarving village of San Martn Tilcajete. Alberto comes from one of the great woodcarving families of Oaxaca; his sister is Mara Jimnez, one of the most celebrated painters in the tradition, and angels are among his most personal and accomplished works, pieces he carves together with his wife. This angel stands in prayer, eyes cast slightly downward, her expression