Category handmade doll

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

art doll, art dolls, articulated doll, artist doll, assemblage, bones, cloth body, contemporary art doll, Day of the Dead, hand made clothes, handmade doll, Mexican skeleton, movable limbs, skeleton, skeleton doll, winged skeleton, wings

CUTE + CREEPY + COOL

As I mentioned on an earlier post, skeletons are very common things in Mexican life, not only for Day of the Dead, but as an everyday presence. One day I was talking to a very good friend, a New Bedford…

Margarita H Maxson
October 17, 2013

art dolls, clay, cloth doll, doll making, Frida Kalho, hand painted doll, handmade doll, Izannah Walker, Margarita J. Hernandez-Maxson, Mexican artist, muslin, needle sculpting, News, plaster, sculpting a doll, Victorian sewing

The Day – Handmade dolls inhabit two worlds | News from southeastern Connecticut

Barry, Amy J. “Handmade dolls inhabit two worlds”, The Day [New London]. March 19, 2013, pp D1-D2 Starry Night, 2007, Oil on panel, 27” x 33” Self-portrait with…

Margarita H Maxson
March 19, 2013

button jointed doll, cloth doll, earrings, Frida Kalho, handmade doll, hands, Mexican women artists, Mexico, Oaxaca, self portrait, shawl, surrealism, thorn necklace, whimsical jewelry, wool hair

“Self portrait with hand earrings”

Autorretrato con aretes de manos, Frida Kalho, 1940 There she was, looking at us proud of herself and her accomplishments as artist, but still hurt because her personal life was not what she wanted. Frida paints both her success and…

Margarita H Maxson
January 4, 2013

animal doll, art doll, artist doll, baby blanket, bunny, cloth doll, egg, handmade doll, handpainted doll, miniature doll, rabbit, sleeping bunny, stuffed doll

Newborn Baby Bunnies

Since I moved to the USA I noticed the super abundance of rabbits as soon as spring and -especially- Easter approach. In Mexico, my native country there is not such tradition. I was caught by the look of the baby…

Margarita H Maxson
May 7, 2011

braided hair, cloth doll, coffee stained doll, Folk Art doll, hand painted face, hand sewn joints, handmade doll, handsewn doll, pet doll, pink dress, raggedy Ann

A doll for Beverly

I met Beverly few years ago, she is the kindest lady I have ever met, I wanted to make something special for her since she celebrated her birthday last week. I made this doll and the black bunny specially for…

Margarita H Maxson
June 18, 2010