day of the dead figurines mexico

Elegantly clad in a red and gold gown, La Catrina lifts the edge of her lacy, broad-brimmed hat. Maria Lozano in Mexico crafts the wonderful skeletal figurine from papier mache, painting it carefully by hand. Lozano designs the figurine after the original "La Calavera Catrina", a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.

Artisans from the Angel Cerón Artisan Association create their interpretation of Catrina, the Grand Dame of Death that is a symbol prevalent in the Day of the Dead celebrations that honor ancestors and influential people that have passed from this world. This Catrina, in an elegant amethyst purple evening dress and a wide-brimmed hat, appears to be strolling down a promenade. A yellow bloom graces the bottom of her gown. Her skeletal figure is black with white highlights that accentuate the texture of the ceramic figurine.

Mexican artisan Angel Ceron creates his interpretation of Catrina, the Grand Dame of Death that is a symbol prevalent in the Day of the Dead celebrations that honor ancestors and influential people that have passed from this world. This Catrina wears an elegant tangerine orange evening dress and a wide-brimmed hat and carries a bouquet of three pink and yellow flowers. Two more blooms grace the bottom of her gown. Her skeletal figure is black with white highlights that accentuate the texture of the ceramic figurine.

Working in papier mache, Marina Lozano of Mexico creates this excellent catrina statuette. The skeletal sculpture is elegantly dressed, with ribbons and flowers in her hair and a large slice of watermelon in her hands. Lozano designs the figurine after the original "La Calavera Catrina", a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.

Mexican artisan Angel Ceron creates his interpretation of Catrina, the Grand Dame of Death that is a symbol prevalent in the Day of the Dead celebrations that honor ancestors and influential people that have passed from this world. This Catrina wears an elegant harvest gold evening dress and a wide-brimmed hat and carries a bouquet of three blue and yellow flowers. Two more blooms grace the bottom of her gown. Her skeletal figure is black with white highlights that accentuate the texture of the ceramic figurine.

Husband and wife duo Zeny and Reyna from Oaxaca grew up with the tradition of carving alebrijes (fantastical figurines of real and imagined animals); both of their parents were master carvers in that region's traditional folk art. Here they create a wildly colorful dragon in a contorted, acrobatic pose. The dragon is carved by hand from copal wood and painted in a rainbow of psychedelic colors.

Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.

This is an awesome gift for the music fans in your life or for anyone looking to add a conversation piece to their home. Jorge Escamilla crafts a skeleton saxophone player from ceramic and dresses him up in a cool suit, hat, and shades.

Jorge Escamilla's work blends popular Mexican iconography with everyday themes. He credits his craft as the greatest source of personal growth in his life.

The football fans in your life are going to love this Mexican twist on their favorite sport. Jorge Escamilla crafts this cool skeleton football player ready to throw a pass from ceramic and paints it with metallic details.

Jorge Escamilla's work blends popular Mexican iconography with everyday themes. He credits his craft as the greatest source of personal growth in his life.

Inspired by the famous La Calavera Catrina etchings of José Posada, this original sculpture is a delight. Mexico's Marina Lozano crafts the statuette by hand from papier mache, painting it with careful detail.

Catrina is the undisputed queen of Day of the Dead;, however, her popularity has grown so much that she makes appearances year-round in Mexican culture. This cheerful Catrina is made from a hard papier mache called cartonería, which has also expanded from making party favors to works of folk art in this same country. Marina Lozano creates the skeletal lady in a dress meant to evoke the colors of spring.

This delightful duo is handcrafted by Mexico's Gerardo and Teresa Ojeda in the style of Oaxacan alebrijes. Carved from copal wood, the two toucans are painted by hand with colorful paints. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930s.