Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art folk art collectibles Across cultures the rooster has

Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light

Each silver milagro—hearts

Each item is sculpted and painted individually

and breathtaking paint precision

with each claw outlined in black and each paw decorated with its own striped design

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art folk art collectibles Across cultures the rooster hasArtist Cristo Escamilla's murcilago is in mid flight and completely weightless. Wings fully outstretched, body tucked in, it possesses the suspended quality of something caught between one moment and the next. The wings showcase Cristo's unexpected approach. Instead of the dense, looped mesh used for bodies, the wing membrane consists of fine parallel wire strands stretched between black wire finger bones. These strands are so thin and evenly spaced