Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet Day of The Dead Art The Zapotec call them santos

The Zapotec call them santos niños

its body is covered in intricate dotwork

associated the bat with both the underworld and fertility

The piece is built from magnet wire

Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet Day of The Dead Art The Zapotec call them santosEduardo Jimenez comes from the most important family in Oaxacan woodcarving. His grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, is the man credited with originating the copal wood alebrije in San Antonio Arrazola, a tradition that went on to define the folk art of an entire region. Nelson Rockefeller collected his work. Eduardo carries that legacy into a new generation with a style that is entirely his own. This piglet sits back on its haunches, chest out,