Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet California bear with the eagle’s plumage resembling

with the eagle’s plumage resembling a cobblestone patterned in deep red and gold

Stunning little whale woodcarving by Oaxacan artists Carolina Sandoval and Kengi Santos

had produced some of the most sophisticated pottery ever made in northern Mexico

elegantly hand-formed and beautifully painted

graphic look

Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet California bear with the eagle’s plumage resemblingEduardo Jimenez comes from the most important family in Oaxacan woodcarving. His grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, is the man credited with originating the copal wood alebrije in San Antonio Arrazola, a tradition that went on to define the folk art of an entire region. Nelson Rockefeller collected his work. Eduardo carries that legacy into a new generation with a style that is entirely his own. This piglet sits back on its haunches, chest out,