This terracotta sculpture is a figurative incarnation for art imitating life and death. The Catrina Vida N˚1 statue is an extremely rare and creative rendition of Catrina sculpting and Catrina artistry. More traditional Catrina sculptures usually feature colonial long dresses with large festive sombreros. This figure was sculpted by hand and painted with the intention to honor the modern festivities of Dia de los Muertos. From the coloring and style of her face & body paint to her extravagant floral head-dress, all customary attire for the celebration of life and death during Day of the Dead.

Her colors and accents are native to the vibrant and lush jungle territory of Michoacán Mexico, where this Catrina was created. This is an original catrina figure sculpted, cured, and painted by hand from the renowned and award winning artist Marcos Perez. 

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This Catrina is hand sculpted from raw earthenware. After several hours of sculpting and shaping the catrina the raw clay figures. Each figure is then placed in a large traditional red brick oven/kiln that is heated naturally by wood. Individual Catrina figures are fired and cured for several hours. Once properly cured and dried the individual sculptures and their components(accents) are hand painted with a mixture of life-like colors that compliment the raw emotion / look / style or to detail and or extent, depending on the commissioned work. Marcos Perez is the lead sculptor and painting artist for each original Catrina figure. He leads a small group of creative apprentices from his family and the greater artisan community of Patzcuaro, Michoacán Mexico. Sr. Perez is a celebrated, accomplished, and award winning artist.