Efren Ledezma: Deer & Butterflies OllaBeautifully etched olla by Efren Ledezma who is considered: " the most creative of the Ledezma brothers" The Many of Mata Ortiz pg. 104. This little olla has three different deer delicately etched. Origin: Mata Ortiz Dimensions: 4. 5''Tall 15. 5''Circumference

This is a perfect example of Mexican folk art

and delicate lines that echo traditional Zapotec textiles

body angled

What a lovely

they are the signature tail rackets of the Ocreatus underwoodii

Mathias Goeritz

It’s a striking crossover piece: the traditional Oaxacan woodcarving technique reinterpreted through a northern coastal aesthetic

The painting of the body resembles water movement and the tail of this ballena looks like a breaking wave

the whole body coiled and ready

Day of the Dead figures

carrying his grandfather's legacy forward with his wife Antonia and his own family

full of focus and energy