Matias Reyes: Museum Quality Barro Negro Fish Olla gourd

Matias Reyes: Museum Quality Barro Negro Fish Olla gourdGorgeous ceramic barro negro vase by artist Matias Reyes from Oaxaca. Matias is renowned for his stunning black clay ollas featuring designs of flowers, fish, and butterflies. He has received numerous awards for his work! This beautiful olla features cut out fish encircling the pot with etched decorations. A similar fish olla by Matias Reyes is exhibited at The Brander Museum of Folk Art. Origin: Oaxaca Dimensions: 10''Tall 27''Circumference

Cristo Escamilla's adorable frog has found its spot and has no plans to move

5''Long  2

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

Dimensions: 6''Tall 8''Long 3''Wide

Rendered entirely in papier-mâché down to the smallest tamal

bleach it to create different colored paper

this little owl packs a lot of personality into a very small package

Dimensions:  5''Tall    6''Long    3''Wide

Don Manuel Jiménez Ramírez

carved from wood

the six legs twisted and splayed with the spindly precision of the real thing

Dimensions: 9''Tall 16''Circumference