Florera Terracotta Flower Girl | Hand Sculpted Catrina

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Description

The Lady in Blossom Catrina sculpture is an original work of art. This piece of cultural art is hand sculpted from raw clay by hand. Terracotta edition catrina figures are part of a limited edition series. The surface is left natural unpainted with only a thin coat of urethane to capture the texture and natural beauty of what raw earth sediments can be sculpted and transformed into. After sculpting and shaping the catrina it is then kiln fired for several hours in a traditional large brick oven that is heated naturally by wood. 

Important Receiving Clause.
Individual Catrina Eleganté are extremely fragile and delicate. Therefore Zenwaro fulfillment team has developed very specific handling information and instructions. These instructions and policies are provided to individual customers and require purchasing customers full consent to follow receiving instructions closely as defined and provided before moving to the packaging and order fulfillment stage. 

Components

The Terracotta Florera Catrina is made up of three pieces.

  • The head and elegant sombrero is solid with a long metal pin which inserts into the neck of the Catrina's body.
  • COA(certificate of authenticity) signed by the artist Marcos Perez confirming that it is an original work of art.

Dimensions

Dimensions | Weight | Specifications

  • 17.5"tall x 7"wide x 6"depth / 43cm x 18cm x 15cm
  • Weight: 6Lbs | 2.5Kg.
  • *Measurements account for the entire sculpture.

How It's Made

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 greater artisan community of Patzcuaro, Michoacán Mexico. Sr. Perez is a celebrated, accomplished, and award winning artist.

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Artisan Story

Marcos Perez lives in the state of Michoacan and uses the untamed natural beauty that this territory offers as a constant inspiration for the Catrina figures that he sculpts and paints by hand. This authentic Catrina sculpture is part of our Catrina Elegante Collection an exquisite group of fine ceramic sculptures that are inspired by Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) each figure is an original work of art, handmade by artisans located in Michoacán Mexico. 

Señor Perez leads a small group of creative apprentices from his family and greater artisan community of Patzcuaro, Michoacán Mexico. Sr. Perez is a celebrated, accomplished, and award winning artist. His studio grants apprenticeships which provide starting artists in his community an opportunity to practice their work.

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Care & Handling
Hand-Crafted (FPO)