Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art mushrooms and the tlacuache's pink tail

and the tlacuache's pink tail curls around behind him as he steadies his load

emerald greens

all leading your eyes to the face

rounded form

Though often covered in yarn or beads

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art mushrooms and the tlacuache's pink tailArtist Cristo Escamilla's murcilago is in mid flight and completely weightless. Wings fully outstretched, body tucked in, it possesses the suspended quality of something caught between one moment and the next. The wings showcase Cristo's unexpected approach. Instead of the dense, looped mesh used for bodies, the wing membrane consists of fine parallel wire strands stretched between black wire finger bones. These strands are so thin and evenly spaced