vintage art

Graciela Orozco depicts Frida Kahlo with her long braids tied up in ribbons. She works in ceramic to create the youthful portrait as a stand-alone figurine or a vase for cut flowers. Immortalized in film, Kahlo and her husband – muralist Diego Rivera – were leaders in Mexico's artistic and intellectual world during the first half of the 20th century.

Graciela Orozco works in ceramic to depict a sturdy black boot of the kind children wore to school a hundred years ago. She masterfully captures the details such as stitching across the toe, the thick sole, the worn leather and untied shoelaces. Pretty enough to display on its own, it van also be used to hold a small potted plant, however it does not provide for drainage.

Graciela Orozco works in ceramic to depict a sturdy white boot of the kind children wore to school a hundred years ago. She masterfully captures the details such as stitching across the toe, the thick sole, the worn leather and untied shoelaces. Pretty enough to display on its own, it van also be used to hold a small potted plant, however it does not provide for drainage.

This adorable doll will make a beautiful gift for newborns, kids, and adults alike. Graciela Orozco takes inspiration from traditional Mexican rag dolls - known as Maria dolls - to create this charming ceramic sculpture.

The charming doll originated in Mexico City when many Otomi and Mazahua people migrated to the capital in the 1970s. Due to their unique traditional clothing, the women became known as "Marias." An educational program was established for them and artist Diego Rivera's daughter, Guadalupe Rivera Marin, encouraged crafting these popular rag dolls as a way to generate income in the 1980s. Artisan women took the idea home to their Mazahua and Otomi towns and the dolls became popular throughout Mexico and abroad.

If you were lucky enough to have a chance to ride on one of these old buses that roam rural Guatemala, why not relive the experience every time you open the fridge? Ceramicist Vitelio Orozco recreates a trio of the vintage vehicles and the people and cargo they hauled to market. The hand-painted ceramic figurines have magnets on the back.