Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida Lovely little bear woodcarving by

Lovely little bear woodcarving by Oaxacan artist Ana Xuana

muscles tensed

and full of movement

the loyal escort of the dead and the guardian of memory

Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida Lovely little bear woodcarving byAnother beloved figure of Mexican street life takes shape in this papier mch sculpture by Antonio Alonso: the globero, the wandering balloon seller whose tall bouquet of color can be spotted from blocks away in any plaza or park. Once again, the role goes to a tlacuache, this time outfitted in a red shirt, blue trousers, and a small black coin pouch slung across his hip, ready for an afternoon of business. The opossum holds his pole with both paws,