Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict Isabel has the talent for

Isabel has the talent for creating distinct patterned areas

it is a small marvel of devotion and detail

Marbella carved this gorilla in a commanding knuckle-forward stance

This figure has such an attractive angular and smooth form that blends beautifully with the contrasting purple and pink modernistic painting

curious look

Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict Isabel has the talent forArmando Jimenez carves his alebrijes in the tradition of his grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, founder of the Oaxacan alebrije movement, and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style. The rooster is caught off balance on purpose, weight forward, comb thrown back, tail sweeping high into a curve that pulls the whole composition upward and to one side. Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light, the animal