Antonio Alonso: Flowers Seller Mexican Folk Art Home DŽcor it has the floppy ears

it has the floppy ears of a hound and a tail held high with confidence

invoked by those seeking protection

ancient miracle icons

Four geometric panels in terra cotta red and graphite black radiate from a square mouth

and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style

Antonio Alonso: Flowers Seller Mexican Folk Art Home DŽcor it has the floppy earsThe next figure in Antonio Alonso's street vendor series brings us the florista, the flower seller whose wooden crate of fresh blooms is one of the most enduring sights in any Mexican market. Here she is rendered as a female tlacuache, dignified and absorbed in her work, cradling a generous bouquet against her chest while a wooden crate of roses waits at her feet. She wears a long red dress patterned with a fine white grid, finished at the hem with an