Maria Jimenez: Handcrafted Wood Cross fierce jaguar and bright red

and bright red

bleach it to create different colored paper

Gorgeous skeleton flower seller on her canoe by artist Saul Montesinos

The concave indentation pressed into the body of the olla was one of Chevo's signature forms

This striking hyena by the Tribus Mixes workshop is all about attitude and pattern

Maria Jimenez: Handcrafted Wood Cross fierce jaguar and bright redMara Jimnez Ojeda is one of the most beloved alebrije painters in San Martn Tilcajete, known throughout Oaxaca for her exquisite flower work. In her family workshop, her brothers Cndido, Alberto, and Aarn carve the wood, and Mara paints. Her hand is unmistakable. This devotional cross is Mara at her best. The body of the cross is filled corner to corner with a field of flowers, dozens of them, pink, red, blue, coral, deep magenta, each one painted