Isaias Alejandro Morales Delgado: Amarre (A binding ritual)

We are fortunate to have several new pieces in stock and ready to ship from premier paper artist Izzy Morales. Per the artist, “a piece that represents a witch who performs a binding spell using a giant hummingbird. She carries a bat in one of her bags and three pieces of “nail”. (condiment) in the other. She also wears a backpack hanging on the chair she is sitting on, her tousled hair simulating a plume.” This one can hang on the wall too.

Cartonería is a traditional Mexican technique that uses paper and paste as its main ingredients, as well as wire structures, natural fibers, acrylic paint, and a matte lacquer finish. Izzy Morales from Guanajuato is an amazing talent in the field of traditional paper alebrijes and he has developed a wild imaginative modern style all his own. He has been working with paper art since he was 6 years old. Now in his early thirties, he competes in national competitions with his award-winning work. These pieces are highly labor-intensive and he works exclusively on one of kind fine art wonders rather than taking a mass-produced commercial approach. It has paid off for him and he has developed into a well-respected artist nationally.