Metamorphic Dance Animals This form of weaving is

This form of weaving is still common in Oaxaca

He is intrigued by their personalities and has spent a lifetime depicting them

This work is thought of as La Union style but it is the work of Martin Santiago Cruz who is possibly the best know artisan from that village

The dancer carries a lightweight structure

a humming bird taking nectar from the cactus flowers

Metamorphic Dance Animals This form of weaving is18x7, h. 11 cm Wood Paint Origin Oaxaca Signed Reyes has a wide range of subject matter. Some works are taken from nature whilst in others nature is inspired with religious iconography. He moves easily from the natural world to the religious and to the mythical.