Novica Handmade Elderly Catrin And Catrina Ceramic Sculpture

Taking a rest on a park bench, a well-dressed elderly catrin and catrina couple catch their breath. Mexico’s Jorge Escamilla crafts the ceramic sculpture by hand after the tradition of Josn Guadalupe Posada’s “La Calavera Catrina”. The original “La Calavera Catrina” was a zinc etching created by the artist Josn Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait to lampoon 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.