Oscar Carrillo: Dog SculptureThis joyful patchwork dog by Oscar Carrillo looks ready to wag its tail straight into a fiesta. Its huge ears perk up with curiosity, framed in hot pink, turquoise, and bright red. Every inch of the body is covered in tiny hand painted patterns, triangles, zigzags, flowers, and little milagro style motifs that feel like a patchwork of Mexican textiles. The pose is pure friendliness: sitting up, alert, with big, round eyes and a playful snout that

The painting of this Oaxacan bird sculpture is spectacular

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A joyful piece from the family who started it all

The beaver seems to have different body language when viewed from different angles

from the fin details to the patterns on the tail

as if it’s gliding just above the ground

It is carved from a single piece of wood with unbelievable attention to detail

The pose is full of energy: head down

The result is a tapestry of art

precious quality of a Fabergé egg

Rendered entirely in papier-mâché down to the smallest tamal

or divine intervention