Maria Jimenez: Handcrafted Wood Cross fierce jaguar 5''Tall 13''Long 4''Wide

5''Tall 13''Long 4''Wide

Gorgeous skeleton flower seller on her canoe by artist Saul Montesinos

bleach it to create different colored paper

This striking hyena by the Tribus Mixes workshop is all about attitude and pattern

5''Long 8''Wide

Maria Jimenez: Handcrafted Wood Cross fierce jaguar 5''Tall 13''Long 4''WideMara Jimnez Ojeda is one of the most beloved alebrije painters in San Martn Tilcajete, known throughout Oaxaca for her exquisite flower work. In her family workshop, her brothers Cndido, Alberto, and Aarn carve the wood, and Mara paints. Her hand is unmistakable. This devotional cross is Mara at her best. The body of the cross is filled corner to corner with a field of flowers, dozens of them, pink, red, blue, coral, deep magenta, each one painted