Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida and full of movement

and full of movement

muscles tensed

Lovely little bear woodcarving by Oaxacan artist Ana Xuana

burnt-orange body is decorated with short black dash marks that add a vibrant

created by Oaxaca artist Lucero Fuentes

Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida and full of movementAnother beloved figure of Mexican street life takes shape in this papier mch sculpture by Antonio Alonso: the globero, the wandering balloon seller whose tall bouquet of color can be spotted from blocks away in any plaza or park. Once again, the role goes to a tlacuache, this time outfitted in a red shirt, blue trousers, and a small black coin pouch slung across his hip, ready for an afternoon of business. The opossum holds his pole with both paws,