SABRINA ZARCO
  • Home
  • Shop
  • About
    • Commissions
    • Awards & Exhibitions
    • Contact

Burn Your Worries Zozobra - artists collection

SKU:
$0.00
Unavailable
per item
Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom") is a giant marionette effigy that is built and burned every autumn during Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, usually during the second week of September. As his name suggests, he embodies gloom; by burning him, people destroy the worries and troubles of the previous year in the flames. Anyone with gloom that they need to get rid of can come by the offices of the Santa Fe Reporter in the weeks leading up to the burn to drop off slips of paper with personal gloom written on them. Many people put legal papers in the gloom box as well. At the festival the papers from the gloom box are placed at Zozobra's feet to be burned alongside him. For the history and more about the work of Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe check out this link. https://burnzozobra.com

Up cycled  thrift store items: lampshade cover, mug tree, doll parts and sheer curtain. Hand sculpted face, handmade clothing with various "worries" inserted to bottom of skirt. Hand embroidery flames over the worries. 
 
Height: 30" high to head, 33" if you include the wild hair
Skirt is about 16" wide and the waist about 6"wide
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google+
Add to Cart
​Images may not be downloaded, manipulated or reproduced without prior written permission from Sabrina Zarco. Commercial or private use without explicit written consent is prohibited and punishable through US and Worldwide copyright laws. This applies to all creative elements, including photography, graphics and written content. 
​© Sabrina Zarco, All Rights Reserved. 
  • Home
  • Shop
  • About
    • Commissions
    • Awards & Exhibitions
    • Contact