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Novica Handmade Drop-Dead Gorgeous Recycled Auto Parts Sculpture

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Description

This rare beauty is from Mexico's Armando Ramirez, who creates eco-friendly artworks from recycled auto parts and scrap metal. The shapely catrina figurine is crafted from connecting rods, timing chain, expanded metal and other scrap. A dramatic picture hat and long dangly earrings complete her ensemble.

The original "La Calavera Catrina" was a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.


Product Features: 

  • Dimension: 27.5" H x 7.75" W x 7.75" D
  • Weight: 5.104
  • Color: Yellow
  • Material: Recycled auto parts, scrap metal
  • Made in Mexico


Story Behind the art:
Latest Update

I've been working with you now since 2002 and I consider you as part of my own family. I had the privilege of having one of your directors explain the project to me.

When I first set up my workshop, sales were slow. But every one of you showed me incredible support and I found strength and faith in knowing that my work was being shared.

The changes were obvious - we had to train the people who assist me and pay them better to overcome the challenges that arose along the way. My workshop became a formal and well-organized place to create and we improved the quality of our work as well as the tools to craft our designs.

We're still working in the same workshop where we began but we've expanded the workspace and are growing as needed to keep up with the demands for our sculptures, chess sets and decor accents.

We've faced significant challenges over these years. One I remember most was the supply of our materials. Once I was about to replenish designs and the pieces I used as the base of my sculptures were out of stock. I looked in a number of other places but wasn't able to find what I needed. I was told these pieces sold out easily here in the state, so I began seeking out suppliers from all over Mexico.

In addition to the automotive and bicycle parts and scraps from die-cut metal, I've begun using pieces from suppliers that dismantle firearms. Our standardizing of each sculpture is much better organized. I'm very pleased to have definitively formalized my workshop.

Today, I'm studying fine arts at the University of Guadalajara. My idea is that this will let me greatly expand my creativity.

Original Artisan Story

Hi, I'm Armando Ramirez. All my life, I've lived in a town of artisans, and this has motivated me to create new art. As a child, I enjoyed inventing toys and soon yearned to create a unique style of art. Environmentally enamored, I now transform recycled goods.

At first, little by little, I began to craft figures from scraps and discarded mechanical parts — mostly from cars and bicycles. And so I began to create sculptures, soldering the pieces together and giving them shape as I imagined they should look.

The process involves selecting recycled items that can be used. I separate them and soak them in a cleaning solution to remove any impurities. I solder them together until I achieve my design, then I give the finished sculpture a protective coat of glossy varnish.

The handmade touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.

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Specifications

    SKU
    40744671-000-000
    Material
    Metal
    Finish
    Antique
    Color
    Yellow
    Product Features
    Handmade
    Dimensions
    7.75 In. L X 7.75 In. W X 27.5 In. H
    Model Number
    396469

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