Cat Alebrijes Black Cloud and her MFA in painting

and her MFA in painting from UCLA in 2001

These forms proliferated during the optimism of the late '40s and '50s prosperity

George Nelson’s Platform Bench (1946) is one of the great icons of mid-century modernism

the economic volatility of the mining industry

000 years of art history on one mug

Cat Alebrijes Black Cloud and her MFA in paintingOaxacan (pronounced Wa Haw Ken) wood carvings are whimsical and enchanting art figures that have captivated collectors and enthusiasts worldwide. These imaginative and brilliantly colored figures are hand carved and painted in tiny villages in the state of Oaxaca, home of the Zapotec Indians in Southern Mexico. Each figure is handmade from Copal wood from the hills surrounding the Oaxacan Valley using machetes and pocket knives. Artists carve the