Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art bull sculpture mushrooms carry their own quiet

mushrooms carry their own quiet magic

two sacred forces necessary to balance and well-being

edged with red-dashed stitching

the village where the tradition began

and protection

Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art bull sculpture mushrooms carry their own quietThis is a house mouse mid scuttle, caught in the exact posture that has been making humans jump on chairs for thousands of years. The pose is completely convincing. The whiskers, just a few bare wire strands springing forward from the snout, seal the deal. The body is Cristo at his most tactile: dense, looped copper mesh, individual coils tumbling over one another like rumpled fur, warm brown and golden where the light catches beneath. The ears are