Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Authentic Talavera Candleholder and a painting style entirely

and a painting style entirely his own

Chevo's brother Macario discovered that graphite left on a pot's surface before firing retained its silvery sheen afterward

it took two years to produce and has never been replicated

and angels are among his most personal and accomplished works

organic vessel celebrating life

Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Authentic Talavera Candleholder and a painting style entirelyLovely little hen by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Nicolas Morales. The gallinita is perfectly painted. Nicolas Morales carves her round as a loaf and paints her to the last feather, dividing the body into a dozen small areas, each finished in its own pattern. The back glows in an orange labyrinth of curling lines; the wings carry stacked bands of zigzag and Greek key in clean ochre and red, the belly opens into a green flower lattice, and the tail rises