Be Brave Studio

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This collection began out of fear, a fear of being alone and broken hearted.  In 2018 I felt a strong desire to create characters, this feeling followed me on my first solo adventure to Mexico.  Wandering through the city center alone, observing the festival all around me, I felt the furthest from loneliness. I felt excitement, alive. The classic clown often brings fear to some, the clowns in Mexico are edgy yet playful, mysterious rather than scary.  One of the most recognized characters in Mexico is Catrina, she has come to symbolize death, or rather the willingness to laugh at death. Few other countries pay homage to death like Mexico does. Including Frida and Diego as clowns is very deliberate. Their relationship with Mexico, their art, each other, heartbreak and death is symbolic.  With my use of expressive color and layers of texture,