While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous Oaxacan wood ...

Nevada State Police seek public’s help in I-80 fatal hit-and-run investigation Nevada State Police are investigating a Sunday morning fatal hit-and-run crash along Interstate 80 in Humboldt County and ...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — They are creatures that take elements of various animals and imaginative ideas. Alebrijes (pronounced: ah-leh-bree-hez), are brightly colored Mexican folk-art sculptures of ...

Want to know more about the Alebrijes of Mexico? While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous wood carvings are little more than ...

Alebrijes — the bright towering art sculptures — have brought a welcome splash of color to downtown San Jose. A touring exhibit of eight 20-foot-tall multicolored statues of “magical animals” has been ...

With some notable exceptions, you won’t find the folk art now appearing in “Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art” at Phoenix Art Museum popping up in your average Mexican mercado. Having beaten the ...

An exhibition at the International Museum of Folk Art includes finely crafted animals, skeletons, devils and more, which are traditionally made to celebrate events in the liturgical year Judith H.

It was 1996, on a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, when Barbara Garcia fell in love. It was an instant connection and that has only grown since. Barbara and her husband, David, were at a cultural center ...

The University Art Museum is currently featuring its first bilingual exhibit, “Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States | Milagros en la frontera: Retablos de ...

KITTERY, Maine — Telling the story of the artists in Oaxaca, Mexico, soon-to-be open in the Foreside neighborhood is Zapapa. The new shop selling natural, exquisite textiles and handmade goods – a ...