Bertha Cruz: Floral Owl Woodcarving Alfonso Castiillo

Bertha Cruz: Floral Owl Woodcarving Alfonso CastiilloThis beautiful owl carving by Oaxaca artist Bertha Cruz is a feast for the eyes, combining bold geometry with delicate floral motifs. The owl's spread wings are canvases for her intricate designs, where roses bloom in radiant shades of pink and purple, framed by black and white patterns that create striking contrast. Every surface of the piece is alive with detail: spirals, zigzags, checkered bands, and stylized feathers merge into a kaleidoscope of

and slightly magical

Nelson Rockefeller collected his work

Antonio fills the form with luminous turquoise and warm earth tones

Her shrine in Pátzcuaro

To carve a mushroom in Oaxaca is to invoke a creature that lives between the everyday and the dreamlike

feels like it’s gliding through a moonlit garden

The floral motifs symbolize life

and the sick

muscles tensed

a pink smile

5''Tall 17''Long 9''Wide

Antonio honors all of it without sentimentality