Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet Day of The Dead Art associated the bat with both

associated the bat with both the underworld and fertility

tilted at a slightly different angle so no two ants in the line look quite the same

His hand-painted candle on the base is Luis Pablo's mark

artist of the Pedacitos de Mi Tierra workshop

Eduardo Jimenez: Piglet Day of The Dead Art associated the bat with bothEduardo Jimenez comes from the most important family in Oaxacan woodcarving. His grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, is the man credited with originating the copal wood alebrije in San Antonio Arrazola, a tradition that went on to define the folk art of an entire region. Nelson Rockefeller collected his work. Eduardo carries that legacy into a new generation with a style that is entirely his own. This piglet sits back on its haunches, chest out,