Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor

Wooden owl with fish and yellow trousers by Juventino Melchor 
Dimensions 20cm (height) x 5cm (width) 
Hand painted and carved by Juventino Melchor 
Hand made in Mexico

Juventino Melchor is a well-known Mexican woodcarver and alebrije artist who continues a family legacy of working with wood. His figures are noted for their unique humour and inventiveness. He carves, while his wife and family members paint.