Antonio Alonso: Flowers Seller Mexican Folk Art Home DŽcor Every line is precise

Every line is precise

circled in vivid blue with yellow irises and sharp black pupils

This delightful piece combines two of Mexico’s most cherished crafts — Tenango embroidery from Hidalgo and handmade paper art from Puebla

Unlike the highly detailed styles of Arrazola or Tilcajete

Antonio Alonso: Flowers Seller Mexican Folk Art Home DŽcor Every line is preciseThe next figure in Antonio Alonso's street vendor series brings us the florista, the flower seller whose wooden crate of fresh blooms is one of the most enduring sights in any Mexican market. Here she is rendered as a female tlacuache, dignified and absorbed in her work, cradling a generous bouquet against her chest while a wooden crate of roses waits at her feet. She wears a long red dress patterned with a fine white grid, finished at the hem with an