Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico Alejandra Torres he cuts out the image

he cuts out the image and hammers it into low relief

Juan Licas Coronado adapts the shape of the traditional chullo hat to create a warm

kraft paper

By working directly with the communities

Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico Alejandra Torres he cuts out the imageJesus and Roxana recreate the axolotl, one of Mexico's rarest and most iconic creatures, in colorful alebrije form. They hand carve it from copal wood and decorate its body with joyful geometric patterns in a palette of saffron yellow, dark green, bright red, and purple. The axolotl's gills are detached for safe and easy transport. Jesus and Roxana come from a Zapotec community in Oaxaca where a large number of the residents work crafting alebrijes.