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Efrain Fuentes

Efrain began carving at seven years old. He specializes in cats,
armadillos and anteaters. He works on his pieces from
start to finish. He initially finds ideas for his creations by
looking at the shape of the wood. He starts to work with a
machete and then works on details with a chisel. His wife Sylvia
paints with him on the finished carvings. Efrain has had the
advantage of learning his craft from a very talented family.
There are 3 generations of Fuentes family members working
in wood carving today. Epifanio Fuentes is the center of this
family of wood carvers. He learned from his father Zenen
and is now working with his three sons, Zeni, Ivan & Efrain