A little bit of everything

Alebrijes. The colors, joy, charm and mysticism of Mexico are reflected in their crafts, which are beautiful and colorful, especially the alebrijes that are fantastic, surreal and some monstrous creatures, which combine elements of different animals, both real and fictitious. I remember one time an art teacher told us that in general the alebrijes are made up of animals that you like and animals that you are afraid of or are not at all to your liking. These beings are made of paper or wood, painted with vibrant colors and very striking, and can be found in different sizes; tiny to gigantic. There is no rule to perform a alebrije because everything is allowed, everything depends on the imagination of who creates it. The word alebrije is the combination of: joy, witch and embije (paint or dye with bija which is a natural reddish dye). There are different versions of the birth of these crafts but in general Pedro Linares is recognized as th...

Alebrijes. Los colores, alegría, encanto y misticismo de México se plasman en sus artesanías, las cuales son hermosas y coloridas, en especial los alebrijes que son seres fantásticos, surrealistas y algunos monstruosos, que combinan elementos de diferentes animales, tanto reales como ficticios.  Recuerdo una ocasión una maestra de artísticas nos comentó que en general los alebrijes se componen por animales que te gustan con animales a los cuales les tienes miedo o no son de todo de tu agrado. Estos seres son elaborados de papel o madera, pintados con colores vibrantes y muy llamativos y pueden encontrarse en diferentes tamaños; diminutos hasta gigantescos. No existe una regla para realizar un alebrije pues todo está permitido, todo depende de la imaginación de quien lo crea. La palabra alebrije es la combinación de: alegría, bruja y embije (pintar o teñir con bija que es un colorante natural rojizo).   Existen dife...