Cactus with Owl and Snake Figures In this piece both carving

In this piece both carving and painting have made a perfect object

Simple carving and painting - the heart of Oaxacan wood carving

The plumed Serpend represents wisdom and is the bridge between heaven and earth

The subject is identified in many church carvings which are themselves a source for contemporary woodcarvers and painters such as Maria Jimenez Ojeda

Cactus with Owl and Snake Figures In this piece both carving22x19, h. 38 cm Wood Paint Origin Oaxaca Signed A tree of life. An owl, two love birds, a humming bird taking nectar from the cactus flowers. a bird tending two chicks in a nest and a snake all bound in an old large cactus tree. Life and the struggle of life. A day.