Jorge Vazquez: Fabulous Miniature Iguana Woodcarving woo_import_3

Jorge Vazquez: Fabulous Miniature Iguana Woodcarving woo_import_3This little iguana might be small, but its got a huge personality! Hand carved by the talented Oaxacan artist Jorge Vazquez, this vibrant creature looks ready to strut across the room. Its emerald green body is covered in mesmerizing, hand painted patterns, each scale lined with precise detail, from geometric designs to tiny, glowing dots that almost seem to shimmer. Jorge Vazquez is known for packing incredible craftsmanship into even the tiniest of

and the painter's hand shows here more than anywhere else in his work

Carved from copal wood and carefully hand-painted

the sugar skulls to remember the sweetness of life

342 pages and 360 color photographs that move between the intimate and the monumental

5''Tall 21

and this piece carries that lineage directly

Around his neck hangs a ceremonial collar in turquoise dotted with white

and a bird this animated suits that restless reputation

Dimensions: 5''Tall 4

and Kengi's carving has a gentle

His hand-painted candle on the base is Luis Pablo's mark on every piece he makes

a lively nocturnal scene unfolds: charming black bats with expressive faces glide among curling green vines