Cristo Escamilla: Curious Mouse Wire Art woodcarving and often focus more on

and often focus more on the figure's shape and character than on intricate decoration

Several Saint Benedict medals hang from the garment

small metal charms in the shapes of stars

It is a little wire animal

Isabel is undoubtedly one of the most talented painters in Oaxaca today

Cristo Escamilla: Curious Mouse Wire Art woodcarving and often focus more onCristo Escamilla's curious ratn has heard something. Both hind feet planted, front paws raised and curled, nose lifted, this is a mouse on full alert, caught in the classic rearing posture that rodents use to assess a threat. Whether to run or stay has not yet been decided. The raised forepaws are impressive, each tiny finger curved and distinct, with the slightly dramatic quality of an animal bracing for something. It is a little wire animal, so well