Lirios Cat Tapir and unique relief painting method

and unique relief painting method

bathed in the soft light of the harvest moon

offering a sense of peace and tranquility

rendered in a cartoonish style

Lirios Cat Tapir and unique relief painting methodCurious coral pink cat statuesque with flaring tail. This is an superlatively refined copal carving by Jose Olivera and painted by the highly gifted Francisca Melchor. Carved by Hand with Simple Tools Thoroughly Sanded to a Porcelain Finish Painstakingly Painted by Hand Confidently Signed by the Artists Veritable Oaxacan Carving made from prized Copal Wood Single body carving with removable tail Origin of This Carving is the village of San Martin