Frida Kahlo Painting, “The Two Fridas”
Posted: January 11, 2014 Filed under: Mexican Folk Art | Tags: Day of the Dead, Frida Kahlo, Mexican Craft, Mexican folk art, Papel Mache Comments Off on Frida Kahlo Painting, “The Two Fridas”
This is a unique piece of Frida Kahlo and Day of the Dead inspired Mexico folk art! It is made of paper mache, fabric, wood and colored pencil. One of the pieces is, “The Two Fridas” and the other is, “Frida With Monkeys.” The colored pencil drawings are as amazing as the papel mache Fridas…Click on the photo to take you to the Online Shop. Enjoy!
Frida Kahlo Christmas Ornament
Posted: November 24, 2013 Filed under: Christmas, Frida Kahlo, Navidad | Tags: Christmas, Frida Kahlo, Gifts, Navidad Comments Off on Frida Kahlo Christmas OrnamentThis is a beautiful glass ornament depicting Mexico’s most famous artist, Frida Kahlo. Yes, she has likely exceeded the popularity of Diego Rivera, Siquieros and many other men of her time. The ornament was hand-blown and hand-painted in Krakow, Poland. It measures about 9″ tall and adds a little vida to any Christmas tree. Click on the photo or available here.
What is the Significance of Hands in Mexican Folk Art?
Posted: July 18, 2013 Filed under: Jewelry, Mexican Crafts, Mexican Earrings, Mexican Folk Art, Mexican Style, Mexico, Religious Folk Art, Unique gifts & Jewelry, Zinnia Folk Arts Shop | Tags: Alpaca, Folk Art, Frida Kahlo, handmade, mexican artisans, Mexican crafts, Mexican folk art, Mexican jewelry, mexican style, Milagros, Religious folk art, religious iconography, traditional folk art Comments Off on What is the Significance of Hands in Mexican Folk Art?One of the most frequent questions I’m asked in the shop is, “What is the significance of the hand in Mexico?”
Hand motifs do appear in many pieces of jewelry and religious iconography from Mexico and though there is no absolute answer to the question, here are a few ideas.
One of the most obvious answers is that the hand is so important to all of us in terms of making things (hand-made), performing, communicating, praying (especially when 90% of the country is Catholic) and in making us human. This is just as true in Mexico as it is in other places. The heart in the hand (another common image in Mexico) is a traditional folk art motif, associated with the Shakers, the Amish, and the Pennsylvania Dutch. It is widely considered to symbolize charity, or to mean something is “from the heart”. Others consider it to represent friendship, love and truth.
The hand motif in Mexican jewelry probably increased after Pablo Picasso’s gift of the silver hand-shaped earrings to Frida Kahlo in the 1930’s or 40’s. She painted herself in them and many nicho boxes and retablos created around Frida’s image contain those famous paintings. Some Mexican artisans make beautiful hand-shaped earrings.
Here are a few pieces we currently have in the shop that can give you an idea…
Contact us for this lovely wooden hand covered on one side with milagros. It is $58 and measures 7″ by 4.35″ wide.
This beautiful and amazing carved hand is covered on both sides with milagros. It costs $166 and measures 10.5″ tall by 4.5″ wide.
Frida Kahlo Folk Art
Posted: February 15, 2013 Filed under: Frida Kahlo, Mexican Crafts, Mexican Folk Art | Tags: Frida Kahlo, Mexican crafts, Mexican folk art 4 CommentsProbably the three most recognizable icons of Mexico are the Virgin of Guadalupe, the skeletons of Day of the Dead and the images of the surrealist painter, Frida Kahlo. In every folk art making community in Mexico and created from every type of media, there are pieces of folk art which spring from the omnipresent importance of these ideas.
Frida Kahlo is immediately associated with Mexico and being Mexican and her images, most of them painted by herself, appear in jewelry, nicho boxes, key chains and lots of other objects that attract tourists and native Mexicans alike. She was a beautiful woman! And she has a fascinating story. Those pictures with her monkeys or her parrots make her seem even more exotic. The unibrow defies prescribed beauty notions of the time. The wearing of huipiles from her mother’s Tehuana home in the isthmus south of Oaxaca and the braiding of flowers in her hair were fashion only worn by the indigenous women of Mexico, not those of Frida’s wealth and status. She was unconventional and that’s part of the reason we find her so fascinating. She really did follow her own drummer. A hard thing to do and even harder at a time when women were sidekicks to men…
We have some folk art in the shop right now that focuses on Frida Kahlo…I’ve linked the photos to the online store (click on the photo if you’re interested) and if it’s not linked, you can still purchase it by contacting us through the form at the bottom of the page. Viva la vida!
Our Shop is Open!
Posted: May 20, 2012 Filed under: Folk Art, Mexican Folk Art, Mexican Jewelry, Mexican Pottery, Paper Mache, Religious Folk Art, Santos, Textiles, The Shop, Unique gifts & Jewelry, Zinnia Folk Arts Shop | Tags: Alpaca, Frida Kahlo, Josefina Aguilar, Margarita Fick, Mexican ceramics, Mexican dishes, Mexican folk art, Mexican jewelry, mexican style, paper folk art, paper mache, Religious folk art, Textiles, Wood Carvings Comments Off on Our Shop is Open!
Come visit us and put a smile on your face…Celebrate the joy of the great country of Mexico… See the ART in folk art!
We’re open Tuesday-Friday 11-6, Saturdays 10-5
Closed on Sunday & Monday
612-824-4342
www.ZinniaFolkArts.com
Mexican Silver Jewelry On It’s Way to the New Folk Art Shop
Posted: April 23, 2012 Filed under: .925 SIlver, Frida Kahlo, Mexican Earrings, Mexican Jewelry, Unique gifts & Jewelry | Tags: .925 Silver, Frida Kahlo, Mexican jewelry, Mexican silver, mexican style, silver earrings Comments Off on Mexican Silver Jewelry On It’s Way to the New Folk Art Shop
Here’s another sneak peek of some of the lovely .925 silver earrings we’ll have in the shop when we open…the prices range from $140-$200 for beautiful, handmade silver earrings. Enjoy!
The earrings are available right here...
Frida Kahlo Inspiration
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: Frida Kahlo, Mexican Folk Art, Paper Folk Art | Tags: Frida Kahlo, Mexican folk art Comments Off on Frida Kahlo Inspiration
The face, and life story, that continues to inspire! Click on the photo for more information about each piece…
Last Week at GUILD and Red Tag Sale Next Week!
Posted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: Day of the Dead, Frida Kahlo, Mexican Folk Art, Unique gifts & Jewelry | Tags: Day of the Dead, Frida Kahlo, GUILD Collective, Mexican folk art, On Sale!, red tag sale Comments Off on Last Week at GUILD and Red Tag Sale Next Week!
Saturday, February 25 will be the last day at GUILD Collective for Zinnia Folk Arts!
We are moving to our new space at 826 West 50th in Minneapolis and hope to open in late April or early May, 2012.
GUILD Collective will be having a Red Tag sale throughout the store from Wed, February 22 through Saturday, February 25 and ALL Zinnia Folk Arts will be 20% off. A few things will be marked down even more…
What will be included? Day of the Dead folk art, some Guatemalan saints, some ceramics, some Frida Kahlo things, glassware, and a few random things that are “last ones.”
If you’re wondering whether something will be marked down, just ask on the handy form below!
New Mexican Silver and Alpaca Jewelry
Posted: February 11, 2012 Filed under: .925 SIlver, Jewelry, Mexican Earrings, Mexican Folk Art, Mexican Jewelry, Unique gifts & Jewelry | Tags: Alpaca, Frida Kahlo, handmade, Mexican jewelry, Mexican silver, Virgin of Guadalupe Comments Off on New Mexican Silver and Alpaca Jewelry
Click on the photo or here to read more!
Valentines for Frida Lovers
Posted: January 17, 2012 Filed under: Frida Kahlo, Mexican Folk Art, Unique gifts & Jewelry | Tags: Folk Art, Frida Kahlo, Gifts, handmade, paper folk art, Valentine 1 Comment
This is a very pretty, one of a kind, little Valentine made of a reprinted Mexican newspaper, filled with a soft cotton and then embroidered with red yarn along the edge. It’s been embellished with a photo of Frida Kahlo and some lovely gold designs. This is the only one left in red but I also have one in pink, green and black. But, sadly that’s it! I can’t locate the artisan who made these. They were made in the US but they have the right Mexican feel, don’t you think?
They are $13.50 each and can be found right here. Free local pickup in the Twin Cities!
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