Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Mexican Olla adds a quiet

adds a quiet

Every inch of this Oregon beaver sculpture is perfectly thought out and painted with amazing dedication

with clean geometric lines that give the figure a thoroughly contemporary feel

packed together so tightly that the piece glows

Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Mexican Olla adds a quietArmando Jimenez carves his alebrijes in the tradition of his grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, founder of the Oaxacan alebrije movement, and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style. The rooster is caught off balance on purpose, weight forward, comb thrown back, tail sweeping high into a curve that pulls the whole composition upward and to one side. Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light, the animal