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Irene Aguilar
Out of a crowd on the zocolo in the heart of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, emerges characters from the range of idiocentric individuals; a priest, a nun, a flower vendor kneeling with a bouquet of calla lilies, and a hot red devil leering straight at the viewer. You can almost hear these evocative clay figures sing and shout, chat and whisper. Playful, colorful, decorative, affordable, and always matte-glazed - these hand shaped terracotta figures are from master maker, Aguilar of Ocatlan de Morelos, Mexico. Her work can be seen in the permanent Girard Collection at The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe as well in the book, Masters of Mexico.