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  1. Veronica Castillo is a ceramic artist who crafts exquisitely detailed, brightly colored folk art objects using centuries-old methods and symbols. She is a member of the honored Castillo Orta folk art family of Izucar de Matamoros in Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its tree of life candelabras.

  2. Nov 6, 2023 · Verónica Castillo, an internationally acclaimed artist living in San Antonio, Texas, has shaped her own legacy through clay. In 2013, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded her the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship Award.

  3. Aug 5, 2022 · VERÓNICA CASTILLO: AWARD-WINNING ARTIST AND CLAY SCULPTOR. August 5, 2022. Although the Castillo family’s fame centered on their creations of “Arbol de la Vida,” Tree of Life sculptures, Veronica ventured into different topics and spaces. At age sixteen she took an interest in “Day of the Dead” skulls and masks.

  4. Veronicas work continues to build upon the artistic family traditions passed on from generation. Her exhibits have achieved national and international recognition. In 2013, Veronica received the 2013 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award.

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  5. May 9, 2024 · For Texas-based artist Verónica Castillo, a 2013 NEA National Heritage Fellow, ceramics and clay sculptures are a family affair. For three generations, her family has been known as master artists of the form, earning acclaim particularly for their Tree of Life sculptures and candelabrum.

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  7. 51K subscribers. Subscribed. 112. 7.3K views 9 years ago. www.craftinamerica.org. Ceramic artist Veronica Castillo on forming the base and arms. HOLIDAY episode PBS premiere: December 20, 2013....

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  8. Verónica Castillo is an internationally acclaimed artist from Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, México. At a very young age, under the tutelage of her parents, renowned artists Don Alfonso Castillo Orta and Doña Soledad Martha Hernández Báez, she was exposed to the artistic technique of working in polychromatic ceramics, a tradition passed on ...