mexican clay sculptures

Poised to swing, a skeletal batter takes the plate. Jorge Escamilla in Mexico creates this delightful sculpture, which is formed from clay and carefully painted by hand. He takes inspiration from José Guadalupe Posada's famous etching of 'La Calavera Catrina'.

The original "La Calavera Catrina" was 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.