CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES If I only had wings (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 12” x 16.5” x 2.75”2001Paper, thread, copy of an old photograph, page of an old book, a milagro (charm). Woodcuts, machine embroidery, sewing and hand stitching. In the collection of Francine Hermelin & Adam Levite, NYC, NY. NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Three Hearts (Series Cucas Paper Dolls) 10.5” x 12” x 2.75”2001Handmade paper, cloth, crochet, inherited objects from my maternal grandmother, natural hair, silk thread, ribbon. Hand sewing, stitching and embroidery.   In a  private collection PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Take a closer look (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 9.5” x 12” x 2.75” 2001Handmade paper, wire mesh, color xerox-copy of an old photograph, the positive image on film, laced beads, lace and beads. Hand sewing and stitching. In a private collection PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Tide (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 10” 6/8 x 16” x 2.75” 2001 Serigraphy in the background, Cyanotypes and Vandykes printed on paper, veneer, crochet, a milagro (charm), silk thread. Sewing machine embroidery, hand sewing and stitching. In the collection of Francine Hermelin and Adam Levite, NYC, NY. PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Little Princess II (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 8” 7/8 x 9 “1/8 x 2” 3/42001Relief, child’s drawing, collage, knitted wire, color photograph, silk thread, milagros. Sewing, embroidery. INQUIRE ABOUT THIS WORK FOR PURCHASE PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Disruption (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 12” x 15.5” x 2.75”2001Cyanotypes, Vandykes, polaroid transfer, veneer, thread drawings, paper, tea bag, found objects. Sewing machine and hand embroidery, stitching. In a private collection PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Innocense (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 10” 1/8 x 11” 1/2 x 2” 3/4 2001Handmade paper, reeds, fabric, found metals, metallic thread. Knitted wire, Polaroid transfer, machine stitching, hand embroidery. INQUIRE ABOUT THIS WORK FOR PURCHASE PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Fear-y-tales (Serie Cucas/Paper Dolls) 11” 2/8 x 17” x 2” 3/42000-2001Paper, bark from a coconut tree, a milagro (charm), a white moth, piece of a decorative ceramic tile, thread and wire. Cyanotypes and Vandykes printed on paper, machine embroidery, hand sewing and stitching, embossing. In the collection of Mati Muñoz, Quito-Ecuador PREVIOUS

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES Dressing-up (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 9.5” x 12” x 2.75”1998-2001Crochet, silk paper, fabric, Cuban cigarette wrappings, color xerox-copy of an old photograph. Hand sewing and stitching. In the collection of Rubria Carrasco, Manhattan, NY. PREVIOUS NEXT

CUCAS/PAPER DOLL SERIES For my Andrea: may you never feel trapped (Series Cucas/Paper Dolls) 8” x 10” x 2.75” 1999Drawings by my daughter Andrea and her left footprint transferred to a plate and etched. Sewing machine embroidery and hand stitching. Color xerox-copy of an old photograph, red willow, wire, thread and a milagro (charm). Private