Your wall would look so much better with this colorful metal embossed tiger alebrije made by CAC student Alicia. The piece was generously framed by LaFontsee Galleries and measures 11x11 inches.

Alebrijes are imaginary creatures that were first created by Mexican papier-mâché artist, Pedro Linares in the 1930s. Legend says that while very sick, Pedro had a strange dream where he saw mythical, strange animals that kept saying “alebrije” (pronounced: ah-leh-bree-hez) to him. When Pedro woke up from his dream, he began creating these “mixed-up” animals that now are a common feature of Mexican folk art.