{"id":5675,"date":"2022-05-03T05:46:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/?page_id=5675"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:52:10","slug":"alex-echevarria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/meet-the-artists\/alex-echevarria\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Echevarria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-100% su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5676 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5676 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5676\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; 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border-radius: 5px 40px 5px 35px; background: #AAD3FF; padding: 15px; width: 95%; height: 300px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;\"><b>Alex Echevarria Contact Links<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"&#109;a&#x69;l&#x74;o&#x3a;w&#x61;&#98;&#x69;&#115;&#x61;&#98;&#x69;&#118;a&#115;h&#x6f;n&#x40;g&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#109;\"><b>&#x77;a&#x62;&#105;&#x73;&#97;&#x62;&#x69;v&#x61;&#115;&#x68;&#111;&#x6e;&#64;g&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#x2e;&#99;o&#x6d;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wabisabivashon\/\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wabisabistudios\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h4>Alex Echevarria &#8211; Artist Statement<\/h4>\n<p>Alejandro &#8220;Alex&#8221; Echevarria is a nationally honored teacher of Asian studies and a lifelong martial artist. He brings these philosophies to others through his artistic expression. He is best known for his Jizo statues, which are Buddhist icons seen frequently in Asia. Jizo blesses and protects women, children, travelers, and those transitioning from this world to the next.  Alex also sculpts animals, pets, and other figures taken from Asian folklore for his smaller work.  Visit WabiSabi Studios for his whimsical garden sculptures, pavers and mosaic art.<\/p>\n<p><b>Alex Echevarria&#8217;s works can be seen at the WabiSabi Studios which is stop #33 on the 2023 VIVA Holiday Art Studio Tour, Dec 2-3 &amp; 9-10, Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 am \u2013 4 pm.\u00a0 For more information on the free, self-guided tour and an interactive map,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/events\/holiday-tour-2023\/\">click here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2444,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5675","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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