Magaly Fuentes: Spectacular Hammerhead Shark Woodcarving shopify_import a guide to monastic life

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and fine strands of yarn are carefully placed by hand to form intricate designs

and social reflection

removable lid in the form of the gourd's stalk

give the piece a rare richness: it’s playful at first glance

Magaly Fuentes: Spectacular Hammerhead Shark Woodcarving shopify_import a guide to monastic lifeThis hammerhead shark by Magaly Fuentes and her husband, Jose Calvo, is one of my favorite pieces because it captures so much of what I love about Oaxacan folk art. The carving itself is full of movementyou can almost see the shark twisting through the water with incredible grace. What makes it truly special, though, is the painting. Every inch is covered in fine, hand painted patterns: deep cobalt blues that remind me of the ocean, bright rainbow