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La Catrina in a composition of flowers and symbols
The figure of La Catrina translates visual elements associated with the celebrations of the Day of the Dead in a construction of 1,212 pieces, gathering articulated skeleton, cempasuchil flowers and details of sugar skull.
The model is not just a isolated figure, as it includes a decorated base and montable butterflies that extend the composition, offering an exhibition scene with visual meaning and attention to the whole set.
Indicated for adults starting from 18 years, the construction invites to dedicate time to forms and adornments, preserving a decorative tribute inspired by Mexican culture.
La Catrina is presented as a skeleton figure dressed and ornamented, adding visual references that invite to observe the construction with respect to the cultural inspiration that gives it form.
La Catrina unites figure, adornments and base in a vertical composition, allowing to observe the details of the costume before going through the flowers and butterflies.
Clothes, silhouette and flowers of cempasuchil
The figure combines the format of skeleton with a hat and a dress decorated, creating a contrast between bone structure, elegance and floral elements that defines the identity of the piece.
Stamped sugar skulls complete the adornments and relate the surface of the model to the visual tradition that inspires it, without the composition needing to of external elements to be recognised.
The head and arms can be positioned to vary the presentation, allowing the figure assumes different postures without losing the central character of the composition.
Cempasuchil flowers appear in more than one part of the model, connecting hat, dress and base by the same floral language that leads the look through the figure.
Cempasuchil flowers travel through the model from top to bottom, connecting the hat and dress to the base that accompanies the figure.
The flowers of cempasuchil built with pieces appear in the hat, dress and base, creating a continuity of color and shape between the figure and the space in which it is supported.
This floral repetition connects different parts the assembly and helps to distribute the look through the model, passing from the adornments of the clothing to the decorative base.
The base also receives floral elements and contributes to the figure remain part of a broader scene, offering an integrated presentation between character, flowers and support.
Sugar skull prints complement the costume, creating contrast between appearance skeletal character and the decorative details that cover the clothing.
The reasons for the sugar skull are part of the suit, keeping the decoration connected to the visual elements described in this set.
Two butterflies to compose the scene
The set includes two interchangeable butterflies made of pieces of the set, with one of them integrated to the base and the other can be placed in the hand of the figure, bringing two ways to organize this detail in the exhibition.
The butterfly offers a delicate contrast with the skeletal shape and helps to vary the chosen posture, creating a point of color that dialogues with the other floral adornments.
As the position may be changed, the model accepts small personal adjustments without changing its main structure, allowing reorganize the scene according to the available space or preference of the collector.
The two interchangeable butterflies can be placed in different ways, allowing to alternate the relationship between the figure and base according to the chosen posture.
Butterflies can accompany the figure in two ways, with one on the base and the other on the hand, to vary the composition without changing the structure of the character.
A montage to enjoy calmly
With 1,212 pieces and indication to from 18 years old, La Catrina proposes an adult construction with details of clothing, flowers, base and figure, offering an assembly path that alternates between different scales of detail.
The process allows you to keep up with the adornments are distributed by the model and how the figure connects to the base, making the assembly itself an opportunity to observe the composition closely.
Once ready, the head and the articulated arms offer more than one choice of posture, while the butterflies can be reorganized, maintaining the adjustment possibilities that continue after last piece.
The height of 43 centimeters makes this a prominent vertical piece, and the base should stay on a stable surface that accommodates the set without hiding the adornments.
The articulated arms and head help adjust the pose, allowing changes of presentation that preserve the visual identity of La Catrina.
A tall figure to expose
La Catrina measures approximately 43 cm height, a dimension that helps to choose a shelf or table with sufficient vertical space for the figure and its adornments.
The base follows the character and creates a stable visual reading presentation, while flowers and butterflies remain integrated into the composition, offering a highlight piece for a collection of adult constructions.
When choosing the butterfly position and the angle of the arms, it is possible to adapt the figure to the environment without hiding its main details, keeping flowers, prints and skeletal shape visible.
The indication of 18 years or more guides the construction for adults and collectors, for whom the process offers time to observe flowers, prints and joints separately.
The height of 43 centimeters calls for a point of exposure with vertical space, where the hat, figure and base can be fully perceived.
A visual celebration for the collection
The figure gathers references to the Day of the Dead in a composition with flowers, sugar skulls, butterflies and an articulated silhouette, treating every detail as part of a decorative homage.
For those who collect buildings inspired by art and culture, La Catrina offers its own presence, while the height of 43 cm and the adorned base help reserving a prominent place for the model.
At the end of the assembly, the piece allows adjusting posture and position of butterflies, inviting to revisit its appearance without reconstructing it, with a combination of beauty, symbol and construction that remains open to observation.
The play is inspired by the Day of the Dead and Mexican visual traditions, so its description preserves this context and does not reduce the meaning to a generic Halloween decoration.
The context of the Day of the Dead should accompany the presentation of the piece, recognizing her Mexican inspiration rather than describing her as a generic Halloween symbol.
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Two butterflies to compose the scene
