Oscar Carrillo: Dog Sculpture Barro Negro Cristo uses simple tools for

Cristo uses simple tools for his creations: pliers

as visually striking on a shelf as it is absorbing in the hand

and quietly confident

adding cultural significance to the piece

Oscar Carrillo: Dog Sculpture Barro Negro Cristo uses simple tools forThis joyful patchwork dog by Oscar Carrillo looks ready to wag its tail straight into a fiesta. Its huge ears perk up with curiosity, framed in hot pink, turquoise, and bright red. Every inch of the body is covered in tiny hand painted patterns, triangles, zigzags, flowers, and little milagro style motifs that feel like a patchwork of Mexican textiles. The pose is pure friendliness: sitting up, alert, with big, round eyes and a playful snout that