Julia Fuentes: Large Sacred Heart Cross Woodcarving flying bat

Julia Fuentes: Large Sacred Heart Cross Woodcarving flying batGorgeous Sacred Heart Cross by Oaxaca artist Julia Fuentes. Carved from wood and meticulously painted by hand, the cross radiates with vivid colors and precise, symmetrical designs that reflect Julias signature stylebold, intricate, and deeply symbolic. At the center of the cross glows a radiant Sacred Heart, rendered in warm tones of orange and gold, surrounded by an aura of fiery rays. This focal point symbolizes divine love, compassion. Origin:

known as the correcaminos or paisano

it reads as a vibrant

perfectly painted

so grand they reshape the entire silhouette

requires both vision and technical mastery

the pink nose soft as a petal

serving as a spirit guardian assigned at birth

This beautiful monkey wood sculpture is a wonderful work of art crafted by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Ana Salmeron

different in character

hand-painted patterns: deep cobalt blues that remind me of the ocean

the bat represents communication with the unseen and the power to navigate in both literal and spiritual darkness

TANE launched the Arte Objeto project — a collection of nearly 60 pieces designed by some 40 significant artists from Mexico and around the world