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Paint Them Up -- Oaxacan Art

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Home Inspector with King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. Home Inspector Lic #207

Below is a shot of the "unfinished" works from one of the most respected of the woodcarvers in Mexico. This work is all handmade. We watched one of the champion woodcarvers working away on his projects. It was amazing to watch these animals take shape. It started with some fellows doing the "rough" carving. Then they hand the rough carving to the master who finishes all of the projects.

Then, once they are finished, they go inside to be handpainted by the crew. Oaxaca is home to some of the most famous and successful artists in all of Mexico.

 

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'The Diamond Group' 'A Cut Above The Rest'
The Diamond Group @ Keller Williams - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Texas Real Estate

Hi Steven, they are really lovely when painted in their bright colors.  I bought some from our local museum and I would include pictures, but we just moved and they are packed away.  I heard that they are depictions of dreams.  Thanks for your post

Jul 10, 2011 12:41 PM
Sussie Sutton
David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX
David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

Pretty cool. I remember seeing some pictures of the painters you posted a while back.

Jul 10, 2011 02:58 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

I would expect they don't get painted up.  Michelangelo painted up, but he was laying on a very high scaffold.

Jul 11, 2011 01:03 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

I admire anyone who can take a knife and carve anything.  I just had trouble carving a cantaloupe.

Jul 16, 2011 09:21 AM
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Steven L. Smith, King of the House Home Inspection, provides information for real estate buyers, sellers and real estate industry professionals. Blog posts emphasize issues commonly found in Bellingham, WA and Whatcom County. Smith is Washington State Licensed Home Inspector #207, a state licensed structural pest inspector, ASHI certified inspector #252760 and one of the most experienced inspectors in the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest. Steven L. Smith is lead instructor of home inspection at Bellingham Technical College and teaches classes for Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Steve was a two-term member of the state licensing board.

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