Luis Pablo: Lemur with Snail Woodcarving Home Decor This striking sea turtle by

This striking sea turtle by Luis Pablo feels like a little piece of Northwest Coast mythology come to life

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a dramatic masklike face with wide eyes

and lively red patterns accented with cheerful yellow circles

Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light

Luis Pablo: Lemur with Snail Woodcarving Home Decor This striking sea turtle byLuis Pablo Mendoza carved a lemur from Madagascar cradling a garden snail in both hands, studying it with huge amber eyes rimmed in cobalt blue. He is not eating it. He is completely absorbed by it. This is what Luis Pablo does: he finds the moment just before anything happens, and holds it there. The lemur sits cross legged, ringed tail coiled out to one side, both arms cradling the snail as carefully as something fragile and newly found. Huge amber