Rocio Fabian: Ocean Spirit Stingray Oaxaca Woodcarving Black Clay Pottery incorporating the iconic Mata Ortiz

incorporating the iconic Mata Ortiz shape with a modern sharp-angled linework design and Mimbres Macaws

The rooster is caught off balance on purpose

so appropriate for a dog figurine

From it hangs another delicate string of papel picado

covered in densely packed flowers in the style of Oaxacan embroidery

Rocio Fabian: Ocean Spirit Stingray Oaxaca Woodcarving Black Clay Pottery incorporating the iconic Mata OrtizMagnificent stingray figure created by Oaxacan artist Rocio Fabian. This spectacular piece is painted with extraordinary precision, its form fluid and graceful, as if gliding through the sea. Rocio is recognized as one of Oaxacas top woodcarving painters, and this stunning work perfectly showcases her mastery , vibrant, fluid, and impeccably detailed. The intricate fine line patterns ripple across the surface like ocean currents, evoking the play of