Luis Pablo: Lemur with Snail Woodcarving books Surrounding it are floral and

Surrounding it are floral and petal-like forms that represent life

a playful tongue

the underworld

Don Manuel Jiménez Ramírez

The beautiful embroidered square at the center is made by hand by artisans in the town of Tenango in Puebla

Luis Pablo: Lemur with Snail Woodcarving books Surrounding it are floral andLuis Pablo Mendoza carved a lemur from Madagascar cradling a garden snail in both hands, studying it with huge amber eyes rimmed in cobalt blue. He is not eating it. He is completely absorbed by it. This is what Luis Pablo does: he finds the moment just before anything happens, and holds it there. The lemur sits cross legged, ringed tail coiled out to one side, both arms cradling the snail as carefully as something fragile and newly found. Huge amber