Interaction with La Menina was initiated by an invitation to the children of Belalcázar to participate in a workshop where I taught them how to make small clay creatures.

All photos were taken by Lisa-marie Vlietstra, another artist in residence at La Fragua:

Where does clay come from? Checking out the source:

 

Making creatures:

Everyone was invited to fill the nests with both clay and found objects:

In the end, many of the creatures were a bit large for the nests and required external apartment housing:

(these photos were taken by me)