Happy Dia Des Los Muertos – Folk Art Catrinas from Capula Mexico
November 1, 2010
Race Horse Game Wheel 1930’s
March 17, 2009
Mexican Folk Art – Coconut Masks
February 16, 2009
I love the coconut masks that are made in southern Mexico. I always try and pick a few of these up when I visit.
Diablo mask I picked up in Oaxaca in 2007. He is my favorite!
Mask for Dia De Los Muertos
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Alebrijes – Folk Art From Oaxaca, Mexico
Vintage Sock Monkeys
February 15, 2009
Sock Monkeys are a form of American Folk Art that originated in the 1930’s. The sock monkeys were made of Ragg socks made by Nelson Knitting Company of Rockford, Illonois. The red heeled ragg socks were a trademark of their iconic design and impartial to the creation of the finished toy! In 1955 the Nelson Knitting Company began including sock monkey patterns with every pair of socks sold. Below are some great examples that I found on Ebay.
Sock Monkey Instructions from the 1950's
Comic Book Artist Marina Corral's Dodger Sock Monkey (Made by hand by her boyfriend; he has great sewing skills!)
Alebrijes – Folk Art From Oaxaca, Mexico
January 2, 2009
Alebrijes are carved folk art figures from Oaxaca Mexico. Alebrijes originated in the 1930’s and were created by artist Pedro Linares. Linares fell ill and said that the brightly colored figures came to him in a dream during his illness. Below are some beautiful carvings by some of my favorite alebrije artists that I found on El Caracol Zapoteca and Ebay.
Squirrel by Jacobo Angeles
Cheetah by Miguel Santiago
Fox by Armando Jimenez
Armadillo by Bertha Cruz
Rabbit by Luis Pablo
Badger by Jacobo Angeles
Fox by Zeny Fuentes
The Invisible Agent 