Luis Pablo: Alebrije Macaw Woodcarving Our Lady of Health the blue-purple body

the blue-purple body

In a single object

and the photograph to call them by name

This exquisite miniature eagle woodcarving handmade by Jorge Vázquez packs the power of a full-sized sculpture into the span of your palm

With its round body and wide green eyes

Luis Pablo: Alebrije Macaw Woodcarving Our Lady of Health the blue-purple bodyLuis Pablo has carved many birds in his career, but the scarlet macaw brings out something special in him. This piece is a magnificent figure, carved entirely from a single piece of copal wood, wings, tail, body, base, all one. The pose is so dynamic. Both wings open wide, lifting toward the sky, tail fanned out behind. The bird is mid launch from a tree stump base, beak open, ready to call. The carving alone is a feat. To take a single block of copal