Cristo Escamilla: Dog Wire Art gourd To take a single block

To take a single block of copal and release a bird in this position

He is the patron saint of police officers

but it’s got a huge personality

Superbly carved one piece (detachable tongue) with so much movement and energy

and those wide-open wings are what make this piece — they give it an expansive

Cristo Escamilla: Dog Wire Art gourd To take a single blockThis is a remarkably expressive little sculpture by Cristo Escamilla, a lean, elegant sighthound (think greyhound or galgo) rendered entirely in fine magnet copper wire. The piece captures the dog alert and upright, its long neck stretched forward, mouth slightly open, and completely at ease. The technique is what makes this so special. Cristo works with very fine copper wire, building up volume by looping and coiling it back on itself repeatedly,