{"product_id":"carolina-sandoval-kengi-gica-fusion-oaxaca","title":"Carolina Sandoval \u0026 Kengi-GICA: Fusion Oaxaca","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCarolina Sandoval and her husband Kengi Santos are a young married couple from Oaxaca, part of a new generation bringing fresh energy and imagination to the woodcarving tradition. Carolina has developed a truly unique painting style, and her trademark palette of bougainvillea pink and deep purple is instantly recognizable and extraordinarily beautiful. This extraordinary fusion piece is among the most inventive work we have seen from any emerging artist!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe concept alone is remarkable: a hummingbird with a snail's shell in place of its body, the two creatures fused into one completely original being. The hummingbird head is exquisitely painted in overlapping blue-purple feather scales, with small golden eyes and a long black beak tapering to a fine point. The snail body is hot pink, covered in delicate chevron and wave patterns, with a ruffled undulating base that flows like fabric. A crown of sharp purple spikes rises dramatically from the top of the shell, and perched on its surface is a tiny secondary snail, painted in matching green and pink, as if the shell has grown its own small passenger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe shell itself spirals inward in deep green and purple, ringed with fine Zapotec geometric fretwork. And nestled at its center, as if discovered there, is a tiny perfectly painted lizard in dark green with bright pink circles: a secret inhabitant, a piece within a piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEvery element earns its place, and Carolina's signature colors tie the whole composition together with confidence and joy. This is the work of two artists finding their voice, and that voice is spectacular!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe beak is removable for safe shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Oaxaca \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 9''Tall 9''Long 5''Wide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandia Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48367090532601,"sku":"58366CS","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/1069\/3451\/files\/CarolinaSandovalSnailHummingbird_SandiaFolk9327.jpg?v=1778181673","url":"https:\/\/www.sandiafolk.com\/products\/carolina-sandoval-kengi-gica-fusion-oaxaca","provider":"Sandia Folk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}