Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-11937 Francisco Sánchez crafts delightful earrings

Francisco Sánchez crafts delightful earrings in the style of pre-Hispanic art

and they are given a combination of finishes that accentuates their complex design

2 cm 36" / 91

cow bone beads

Wirabhuwana crafts this pair by hand

Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-11937 Francisco Sánchez crafts delightful earringsJesus 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.