During the past 10 years, Seriff has returned to Celaya to work with many of the same toymaking families as follow-up to Lazar's project. They may use the same raw materials such as discarded cement bags and inherited clay molds, while adding popular, newer characters such as Batman. Made to be used, worn, worn out, and in some cases destroyed, these toys still demonstrate the level of master craftsmanship attained by their makers. Seriff is an Austin-based folklorist who has curated and consulted on exhibitions related to Mexican folk art throughout Texas and the Southwest. N.M. Seriff has lectured and published widely on the festival arts and folk toys of Mexico, India and Japan.
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