Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Mexican Craft a world of its own

a world of its own

Antonio discovered papier-mâché only a few years ago and has already won nine major competitions

and completely handmade in La Unión

the piece transforms the iconic Frida Kahlo into a joyful calavera figure—her smile wide

Her pink tail curls behind her

Nicolas Morales: Little Hen Woodcarving Mexican Craft a world of its ownLovely little hen by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Nicolas Morales. The gallinita is perfectly painted. Nicolas Morales carves her round as a loaf and paints her to the last feather, dividing the body into a dozen small areas, each finished in its own pattern. The back glows in an orange labyrinth of curling lines; the wings carry stacked bands of zigzag and Greek key in clean ochre and red, the belly opens into a green flower lattice, and the tail rises