Sm Nagual Shapeshifter by Juan José Ramos Handmade Barro Betus Mexican Folk Art

Description

This is Small Size Fearsome
Nagual / Shapeshifter with a menacing expression...
He would make a great gift for the lover of Mexican Culture or addition to your Mexican Folk Art Collection.  This Nagual was made by the
Juan José Ramos Medrano
in the
Betus Pottery ceramica tradition.
I also
have a larger version of this Nagual
as well as many other new pieces I will list in the coming days..
so
c
heck out
my
Ebay Store for more pieces by Juan Jose and other artists..
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It measures: 4 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches long and 3 inches wide.
This great piece of
Mexican Folk, it is truly a whimsical piece
that will be sure to please.
"Juan José Ramos Medrano is the grandson of the renowned Mexican sculptor, Candelario Medrano. Candelario was a sewer pipe maker who began making ceramic sculptures out of the pipe clay. This became known as the fetus clay tradition of ceramic art. The subjects of these playful artforms are often fantastical creatures. Each piece bears the unmistakable stamp of the particular folk artist who made it.
Juan José, or JJRM, as he signs his work, carries on his grandfather’s folk art tradition. He lives on the outskirts of Tonalá, Jalisco, in a small community called Santa Cruz de las Huertas. He works in his humble house creating soulful pieces of art. He prepares his brick kiln days in advance while he kneads the clay into figurines and paints them. He then coats his colored creatures with betus or birch extract oil to give them a lacquered finish. The pieces are then dried before baking at a very low temperature to prevent them from exploding.
Juan José often draws inspiration from a magical creature known in Mexico as the Nagual. A Nagual is a human being who uses magic to convert himself into animal form. The Nagual may also transform into more powerful, fantastical animals. The Nagual use their powers either for good or for evil, depending on their personality."
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