Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor barro sin plumo Yellow Acapulco Chair

Yellow Acapulco Chair

"Saint visitation" -  is a genuine retablo acquired by the Vilchis family \nDimensions 25cm width x 32cm length \n Genuine retablos are painted onto tin and comissioned by a family or individual to give thanks for an answered prayer

\n \nHe now lives in Tlalpujahua

the technique

Mortar and Pestle \nDimensions 16cm (height) x 26cm (diameter) \nMade from Volcanic Stone \nHand made in Mexico

Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor barro sin plumo Yellow Acapulco ChairWooden owl with fish and yellow trousers by Juventino Melchor Dimensions 20cm (height) x 5cm (width) Hand painted and carved by Juventino Melchor Hand made in Mexico Juventino Melchor is a well known Mexican woodcarver and alebrije artist who continues a family legacy of working with wood. His figures are noted for their unique humour and inventiveness. He carves, while his wife and family members paint.