Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art folk art collectibles Standing tall at the heart

Standing tall at the heart of the composition is the emperor axolotl himself

one in warm gold with dark geometric scales

and oranges blooming across a soft purple body

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

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art folk art collectibles Standing tall at the heartArtist 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