Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art Mexican silver and the warmth of the

and the warmth of the sun

Lovely squirrel by María Jiménez

they have become something entirely their own

blending ancient fretwork with contemporary geometric designs

beautiful animal

Cristo Escamilla: Mischievous Mouse Wire Art Mexican silver and the warmth of theThis is a house mouse mid scuttle, caught in the exact posture that has been making humans jump on chairs for thousands of years. The pose is completely convincing. The whiskers, just a few bare wire strands springing forward from the snout, seal the deal. The body is Cristo at his most tactile: dense, looped copper mesh, individual coils tumbling over one another like rumpled fur, warm brown and golden where the light catches beneath. The ears are