Category air dry clay

air dry clay, art doll, artist doll, assemblage, bones, children's attire, Day of the Dead, figurative sculpture, fish, fishing, hand sewn clothes, handmade doll, interactive art, Margarita Hernandez-Maxson, Mexican skeleton, skeleton, skeleton doll, surrealism, whimsical, wire skeleton

A skeleton boy goes fishing

Since I came to the USA I found many people that liked skeletons and Day of the Dead themes, among them are my friends Howard Park and Sarah Seip, owners of 4 Starr Frame Shoppe & Gallery, located in the…

Margarita H Maxson
October 25, 2013

air dry clay, animal dolls, art doll, assemblage, cats, children's drawing, doll house, doll making, doll sculpting, interactive art, ladder, miniature dolls, mixed media, mother, paperclay, sculpted face, siblings, surrealism

THE MOTHER

I thought of posting this story for Mother’s day, but it sounded so repetitive that I let all summer pass before I came back to writing. This piece is called “The Mother”, and it was inspired from my son’s early…

Margarita H Maxson
September 24, 2013

air dry clay, albine, angel, art doll, articulated doll, assemblage, blue dress, blue ribbon, clay doll, doll house, dream, green, handmade, La Doll, red roof, sand, sleeping doll, whimsical, white hair, wings

BREAKTIME

I got ready last September 2012 for my first solo exhibit after 4 years of retirement due to the birth of my son. I had very few time for finishing my work, only 3 months for filling a whole gallery.…

Margarita H Maxson
April 23, 2013

air dry clay, art doll, artist doll, black, clay doll, contemporary art doll, crow, doll sculpting, figurative sculpture, La Doll, Margarita J. Hernandez-Maxson, movable limbs, painted boots, painted face, sculpted face, stripped stockings, winged doll, wings, wire skeleton, wool hair

The Crow

Once I dreamed about a hybrid creature, mix of a girl and a crow, her face was human, somehow I could make her features bird-like, design black clothing, even giving her wings. Also she had to be very elegant. Una vez…

Margarita H Maxson
January 31, 2013

air dry clay, art doll, articulated doll, children's attire, Day of the Dead, doll's doll, fish, fishing, horse, Jose Guadalupe Posada, Margarita J. Hernandez-Maxson, Mexican skeleton, Mexico, New England, siblings, skeleton doll, Victorian children, Victorian clothing for children

Skeleton Chronicles

As I said before, whenever I start missing Mexico I make Frida dolls or skeletons, you already meet the Fridas, now meet the skeleton, skeleton children! Como dije antes, cada vez que empiezo a extranar Mexico hago munecas de Frida…

Margarita H Maxson
January 19, 2013

air dry clay, angel, art doll, articulated doll, artist doll, button jointed doll, clay doll, hand sewn clothes, La Doll, quilted wings, sculpted doll, vintage apron, winged doll, wings, wool hair

AN ANGEL IS BACK

I became fascinated with clay dolls, and started making them out of that feeling of amazement, serenity, and wonder that I get every time I see one. Clay dolls are something between fine sculpture and playthings, they reminded me of…

Margarita H Maxson
August 27, 2012