Your wall would look so much better with this colorful metal embossed dog alebrije made by CAC student Susan. The piece was generously framed by LaFontsee Galleries and measures 13x17 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.