OAXACAN WOOD SCULPTURE

Oaxacan wood sculpture is an imaginative Folk Art form from Oaxaca, Mexico. It is used to describe a style of fanciful and surreal animal carvings with bold paint schemes that has developed during the last 20 years in three small villages in the State of Oaxaca on the southern tip of Mexico. 

Several bins of scrap wood pieces were spilled onto the floor in the art room and the students were assigned to choose 7 pieces or less to assemble into a critter of their choice.  The pieces were then glued together and painted a base color.  The next step was to paint bright decorations on their sculpture in the manner of the the Oaxacans.  This project requires a great imagination and the students did a great job!