No culture has more bite, pathos and humor than Mexico's. Fantastic and ironic imagery, whether laughing in the face of death and despair or celebrating life and love, are captured in highly stylized symbolic figurines. The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), held on the first of November is perhaps the most famous Mexican festival. Artists create figures to celebrate familiar symbols, and the ones we show are represented on the web by Oaxacanwoodcarving.com. May is the month in which Mexican soldiers defeated the French in 1862 and won their independence, so we lift glasses of Margaritas in honor of our friends and neighbors.
- The fastest hands are by the horse mariachi that strums the guitario. Extraorinary refinement in folk art festivo figurines. Avelino Perez.
- Divine luna fox illuciano by Avelino Perez adorned in robes of green and yellow with outstretching wings
- Whimsical pious monkey monk with curious expression and angelic wings. Josue Perez of La Union.
- Who better to teach the class a music lesson than one that can change into a giraffe? With her hair up in a bun and electric plum skin she plays her gold violin to a tune you can almost hear. Individually carved strands of hair and a violin that is accurately real are the hallmarks of this extraordinary artists exceptional talents. By Medina.
- Green blue suited devil painted in traditional aniline dyes. La Union artist Calixto Santiago.
- Talented guitarra sirena snail full of rich radiance and a spiral shell of indefinite depth. David Blas of San Pedro Cajonos
1 1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice
salt
Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice, and dip in salt. Shake all the ingredients with ice, strain into the glass and serve.
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