Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art Mexican silver the way a small temple

the way a small temple does

tight linework around the eyes and muzzle

distressed wood style with a fabulous ethnic feel

and bright

Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art Mexican silver the way a small templeThis is a house mouse mid scuttle, caught in the exact posture that has been making humans jump on chairs for thousands of years. The pose is completely convincing. The whiskers, just a few bare wire strands springing forward from the snout, seal the deal. The body is Cristo at his most tactile: dense, looped copper mesh, individual coils tumbling over one another like rumpled fur, warm brown and golden where the light catches beneath. The ears are