Alberto Jimenez: Tall Praying Angel Sculpture each step softly stippled with

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

Antonio cuts each tiny banner by hand

she’s prepared to step into our hearts

by top Oaxacan artist Omar Fabian

it was the lord of the underworld

Alberto Jimenez: Tall Praying Angel Sculpture each step softly stippled withPraying 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