Blue Cat Alebrije Wood Carving fine art

Blue Cat Alebrije Wood Carving fine artThis blue cat wood carving also known as "alebrije" was carved and painted in the small town of San Martin Tilcajete in Oaxaca Mexico by the Hernandez family which is one of the 7 original families who popularized the art of wood carving. This beautiful piece is constructed of 2 pieces of wood: body, and tail. This is to prevent breaking during transport. Alebrije wood carvings take several months and several steps to reach the end result. Curing,

Fox in tree alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales

Length/Height/Width: 6

Length/Height/Width: 15

Length/Width/Depth: 17" x 10" x 7"

this piece took a total of 5 months to complete

Single piece of wood

Length/Height/Width: 13" x 9" x 20"

This incredibly carved Buffalo was made by the Morales family from Oaxaca

Height/Length/Width: 8

This incredible work of art was made over the span of several months and is handcrafted out of copal wood

Oaxaca MexicoLength/Height/Width: 11

Eleazar has grown his reputation worldwide as being the premier wildlife carver in Oaxaca producing detailed and well proportioned carvings