Cristo Escamilla: Wire Frog Wire Art Crosses The carving itself is full

The carving itself is full of movement—you can almost see the shark twisting through the water with incredible grace

Milagros are charms that are traditionally used to thank a Saint or the Virgin Mary for a prayer

Even the head is carefully detailed

Though often covered in yarn or beads

widely regarded as the father of Oaxacan woodcarving

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Frog Wire Art Crosses The carving itself is fullCristo Escamilla's adorable frog has found its spot and has no plans to move. The ranita, frog, holds the classic resting posture of a tree frog, caught mid pause, alert, unhurried, completely at home on any surface it lands on. The pose is so right that it takes a moment to register that it's a wire figure! The body is built in green painted copper magnet wire, dense and tightly looped, with copper threading through the mesh and catching warmly at