{"product_id":"isabel-fabian-frog-woodcarving","title":"Isabel Fabian: Frog Woodcarving","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIsabel Fabian is among the most celebrated painters of alebrijes in Oaxaca, and pieces like this one are why. The carving has the compact authority of a real frog at rest, body crouched and round, legs folded beneath, eyes lifted. But what Isabel does with the surface is extraordinary. A massive sun medallion radiates across the back in concentric rings of blue, lime, and yellow dotwork over a deep violet ground. Fret borders edge every section. The folded hind legs carry a woven basket pattern in lime green that reads almost three-dimensional, like a textile draped over the muscle. A bright orange stripe runs down the spine like a flash of lightning. The face holds its own world of detail: huge yellow eyes ringed in concentric circles, fine fret bands along the jaw, fine dotwork from snout to crown. The webbed back feet show pink and violet undersides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIn Oaxacan tradition, the frog is a symbol of rain, water, and renewal. The Zapotecs called the toad \u003cem\u003exini cocijo\u003c\/em\u003e, son of the rain god Cocijo, and a stone frog still guards a temple plaza at the ancient Zapotec city of Yagul. Frogs were heralds of the rains, announcing the planting season. This frog carries that same meaning: water, abundance, new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA masterwork from one of the most refined hands working in Oaxaca today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Oaxaca \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 6''Tall    5''Long    4.5''Wide \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandia Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48543586910457,"sku":"619367IF","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/1069\/3451\/files\/IsabelFabianFrog_SandiaFolk2459.jpg?v=1781893001","url":"https:\/\/www.sandiafolk.com\/products\/isabel-fabian-frog-woodcarving","provider":"Sandia Folk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}