For the next few months, a dozen of the fantastical Mexican sculptures will be on the island to bedazzle onlookers.

Alebrijes are a Mexican folk art that often combine multiple animals into one body– think a fish body with a bird head, etc. The details on these sculptures are absolutely amazing! And we didn ...

The term “alebrije,” which doesn’t mean anything, was reportedly invented by Mexico City artist Pedro Linares in the 1930s.

A vibrant exhibition of giant, hand-crafted Mexican alebrijes now transforms St. Paul’s Raspberry Island, blending folk art ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Alebrijes of Mexico have a history as colorful as the art itself. They are mystical creatures that have been transformed over decades into Mexican folk art sculptures.

“The creatures are called alebrijes (pronounced ah-leh-bree-hehs) and stem from Mexican folklore,” library spokeswoman Denise Raleigh said. The sculptures are part of the larger ...

Because I write middle grade, I pictured different forms of bird drones. Then this character ... The book’s title, Alebrijes, references a type of Mexican folk art: colorful fantastical ...