La Catrina 是墨西哥艺术圈内的icon地位的角色。Cartrina的形象在艺术表现中常伴随着挖苦的攻击性,意在与讽刺那些尝试模仿欧洲风向的高等公民。
La Catrina is an iconic character from México. The Catrina was a sarcastic character with the purpose of making fun of high class people who were trying to imitate the european fashion.
这些制品的创作地点位于墨西哥中心地带的纳华托州的多洛雷斯·伊达尔戈。在当地的工坊中有30位工匠依然使用在殖民时期由西班牙人所留下的制作技艺。
The creation of these pieces occurs in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, in the heart of México. The workshop have 30 craftsmen working with the same technique that was taught by the spanish in the colonial era.
基于这一背景,在墨西哥的传统节日''亡灵节''中,节日的起源是使亡灵在活人之间不朽的生存。对于死亡仪式的庆祝在墨西哥文化背后是非常神圣的,本地也有专门为庆祝节日所制作的传统陶瓷制品“Mayolica"。
Along with this, the traditional “Day of the death” has immortalized the death to live among the living ones. The celebration of the Death is very importante for the Mexican culture and our ceramic celebrates this with handcrafted pieces in traditional and local techniques better known as “Mayólica”.