Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno Burnt orange Acapulco Chair

Burnt orange Acapulco Chair

With the advent of mass tourism in the 1960s

Ventura had already progressed from carving masks for local festivals to producing his own distinctive dancing chickens and other fantastic animals

which is halfway between Mexico City and the Pacific resort of Acapulco

Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno Burnt orange Acapulco ChairWooden 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.