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For me it’s always a pleasure restoring antiques, especially multidimensional ones, because there is plenty of fun in the process. Some years ago I restored a large plaster Jesus sculpture, circa 1930, it belonged to the grandmother of a friend of mine whom I really appreciate, Fernando Romo Durand. I did the job in my …
Since I came to the USA I found many people that liked skeletons and Day of the Dead themes, among them are my friends Howard Park and Sarah Seip, owners of 4 Starr Frame Shoppe & Gallery, located in the charming town of Stonington Connecticut. Desde mi llegada a los Estados Unidos he encontrado mucha …
As I mentioned on an earlier post, skeletons are very common things in Mexican life, not only for Day of the Dead, but as an everyday presence. One day I was talking to a very good friend, a New Bedford Massachusetts native, connoisseur of antiques, New England traditions, and great couturier. We were examining clay …
I decided to change the name of my blog, etsy shop, and brand. Many of the people that used to find me on Google or other searchers are missing me, the former name of the blog was www.josephine-artifacts-collection.blogspot.com, the NEW ONE is www.josephinemaxsonfineart.blogspot.com New name, same content. Decidi cambiar el …
I thought of posting this story for Mother’s day, but it sounded so repetitive that I let all summer pass before I came back to writing. This piece is called “The Mother”, and it was inspired from my son’s early drawings. Pense en escribir este articulo para el dia de las Madres, pero sonaba tan …
I got ready last September 2012 for my first solo exhibit after 4 years of retirement due to the birth of my son. I had very few time for finishing my work, only 3 months for filling a whole gallery. I took the challenge and the new pieces started revealing themselves, one of them was …
Starry Night I painted the above oil picture in 2007, the name was “Starry Night”, it depicted Bernice, an 8 year-old starfish hunter. She seems to be floating in the night sky, which is also the sea. I think is sea and sky at the same time. The stars have a double meaning, they can …
Bernice and the starfish house / Bernice y la casa de las estrellas de mar Read More »
