Cristo Escamilla: Wire Frog Wire Art horse woodcarvin

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Frog Wire Art horse woodcarvinCristo Escamilla's adorable frog has found its spot and has no plans to move. The ranita, frog, holds the classic resting posture of a tree frog, caught mid pause, alert, unhurried, completely at home on any surface it lands on. The pose is so right that it takes a moment to register that it's a wire figure! The body is built in green painted copper magnet wire, dense and tightly looped, with copper threading through the mesh and catching warmly at

The idea to create a work like this was Martin Cota's

Seventy-five of the finest surviving pieces are photographed in full color

wearing her crown with pride

and white crescent moons framing the eyes

and small silver dots float between blooms

Cristo Escamilla's colibrí is caught at the exact moment of hover

This one earns that company

The figure is very well carved and has a wonderful sense of movement

Francisco Morales is a first-generation Oaxacan woodcarving artist and the father of renowned carvers Nicolas and Max Morales

and Aarón carve the wood

A gorgeous piece

Dimensions: 8''Tall 17''Long 8''Wide