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The Frida Series

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I started thinking about the possibility of making dolls out of paintings. The first one I did was the Frida Kalho painting “The two Fridas” . The dolls were separated and are now in private collections in Mexico, they did not stay together, sometimes life is like that. I went on making the next dolls, Fridas, of course, I …

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Cloth and Clay

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I had a doll living in my mind for 3 years. She came real just 5 months ago, when I started actually making her. To start with, I made her head in rock clay. This step took me nearly 2 months. Tuve una muneca en mente por 3 anios, apenas se volvio real hace 5 …

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