![]() The figural ceramics of Teodora Blanco reflect aspects of family and village life. Many of her figures represent women at market, mothers carrying babies, and women with protective animal spirits called nahuales. Her figures are often covered with mantles of flowers and animals to express themes of protection, fertility, and nurturance. Teodora Blanco used to say that she was not alive unless she was working with clay. Her spirit and unique style live on in the work of her children and their spouses who continue to produce hand-modeled and mold-made figures for sale in Mexico and abroad. |
Photo: Annie O'Neill.
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