Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving mata ortiz olla

Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving mata ortiz ollaExtraordinary jaguar encounter by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Soledad Cruz, one of the finest painters in the tradition. Soledad worked with her husband Neri, who carved the two jaguars, while she painted them with the precision and depth that has made their collaboration so admired among serious collectors. The jaguar held supreme power in the Mesoamerican world. For the Zapotecs and Aztecs alike, it was the lord of the underworld, a symbol of royal

dense geometric work

At her feet is a small angel holding her aloft

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the force that moves the earth

When someone fell sick or got into trouble and then recovered

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and the tail rises in marbled blue points like a small mountain range

The radiant pinks

Spectacular owl woodcarving by top alebrije artist Emmanuel Ramirez

The pose is so dynamic

Isabel’s carving subtly shows that presence

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