15 LA PERA (The Pear) artist Charlotte Sigurdson

The riddle associated with this image:

El que espera, desespera.
He who waits despairs.

(A pun: espera "to wait" and es pera " to be a pear" are homophones in Mexican Spanish.)

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Charlotte Sigurdson is a multidisciplinary artist from Winnipeg, Canada. She began her artistic career as a doll maker and now practices in a variety of mediums including oil paint, textiles, ceramics, wood and gold work. 

Charlotte’s work explores the human condition and the ways in which our inner worlds interact with the world at large. Her paintings focus on the human form juxtaposed with surreal elements and bold colors and patterns. Similarly, her doll work combines realism with abstraction and exaggerated forms. 

Browse all of Charlotte's work for Cactus Gallery: https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/charlotte-sigurdson