Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Oaxacan Wood Carvings A small inset of turquoise-colored

A small inset of turquoise-colored clay

A crown rests on her head

a small altar that carries the whole weight of a great Mexican feast for the dead

golden stars and symbolic embellishments add to her celestial presence

This beautiful angular giraffe has a special modernistic form and a wonderful painted design

Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Oaxacan Wood Carvings A small inset of turquoise-coloredAnother beloved figure of Mexican street life takes shape in this papier mch sculpture by Antonio Alonso: the globero, the wandering balloon seller whose tall bouquet of color can be spotted from blocks away in any plaza or park. Once again, the role goes to a tlacuache, this time outfitted in a red shirt, blue trousers, and a small black coin pouch slung across his hip, ready for an afternoon of business. The opossum holds his pole with both paws,