Arte del Pueblo is proud to represent the work of Guillermina Aguilar. Guillermina works in clay and has produced an important theme where she gives 'Homage to Frida'. Guillermina is among the most significant modern day folk artists giving homage to 'Frida'.

As much as Frida was fascinated by Tehuana Women and the variety of their traditional dress so is Guillermina Aguilar, as her highland Zapotec culture is closely associated with the traditions of the coastal Tehuana's. For Guillermina the multiple manifestations of Tehuana splendor are an integral part of how she identifies herself as a modern folk artist.

In the case of 'Frida as a Tehuana' Guillermina has reproduced in clay the work of Frida "Self-Portrait, 1943". Please see picture #6.

Guillermina Aguilar is a well documented Master of Mexican Popular Art. Guillermina is the eldest of the Aguilar sisters of Octolan, Oaxaca. Guillermina's sisters are Josefina, Concepcion and Irene Aguilar. From an early age, the famed Aguilar sisters learned to make clay figures from their mother. Their work today is world famous and highly sought after by Folk Art Collectors. Guillermina, Josefina, Irene and Concepcion have transformed traditional clay making into new and magical forms. Their clay figures are exhibited widely in galleries and museums both in Mexico and abroad.