Uriel Najera: Artist, Dreamer, Creator

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Uriel Najera: Artist, Dreamer, Creator

Hello, my name is Uriel Najera I am a Fabricator of all things I find magical such as Wig Making, Puppetry, Special FX Make Up, Costuming and Music.

01/26/2024

While I was in my parents' hometown, Puente de Ixtla, Morelos, I really got into embroidery. I remember seeing my grandma as a kid always embroidering napkins. In her old age wheelchair bound and with memory loss, all she does is embroider. It's muscle memory at this point. We may not have the best relationship and understand each other fully, but at least we have embroidery to bring us together.

I became obsessed with sunsets because, to me, they inspire hope. At a time when there is an ongoing genocide in Palestine and throughout the world, we all need a little hope.

01/06/2024

This is a small contastoria that I had made in November 2023 after my cousin Nayla passed away. It was a part of a show I held to fundraise for her funeral. The piece is based on 5 quotes in spanish that talk about death and its relationship with us. Below are the translations to each page.

To all those we lost last year. I love you, and you are missed. We will celebrate and remember you forever.

Translations

Pic 1: Like the sea around the sunbathed Island of Life, Death sings day and night without end.

Pic 2: Death is the golden key that opens the Palace of Eternity.

Pic 3: Death does not exist. People only die when they are forgotten. If you can remember me, I will always be with you.

Pic 4: Death do3s not steal our loved ones. On the contrary, it protects them and immortalizes them in our memories.

Pic 5: Death is only a road to a new life. We will see each other soon!

11/14/2023

Felt very grateful to fly out to Cali to be there for my grieving family. Especially at a time when so many people are dying in the worst genocide of our lifetime in Palestine. I am lucky and privileged to have an outlet for my grief when so many don't right now. Pictured is a series of photos of my last sunset before leaving the west coast and the last photo is seeing the sunrise on the east coast on my flight back to Vermont.

11/02/2023

This year's Alter in dedication to Jonas and Nayla. "Dying has nothing to do with going away...the sun sets, the moon sets but it's not gone."-Rumi

10/26/2023

Dear Prima, I can’t believe it was your time. Your smile always warmed everyones hearts, and your singing always brought us joy. We were all lucky to know you. I hope there is a feast awaiting you on the other side and you are being celebrated and held by our ancestors.

Rest in power,

Love Uriel ❤️

10/23/2023

Been painting a lot recently for the Halloween parade in Richmond. This year the theme is A Funeral March For Time a dedication to the lost of our cosmic buddy Jobo .

This is the second parade that I have worked on for Jonas and each time I am always tickled with Squiggle therapy. Squiggles are a major mutual love of ours and it's how we spoke to one another beyond words and it's how we continue to speak to one another.

SQUIGGLE ON EVERYTHING, let it out and in, over and around to infinite and beyond!

09/25/2023

I've been doing a lot of printing this year and am happy to share some of my current work. DM me up if you're interested in purchasing any of the prints on paper or fabric!

Pic 1 Little Hope, Chaos, and Joy. Will become tiny notebooks on 3x5
Pic 2 Rumi quote on death 9x6
Pic 3 Dodo Bird on 6x6
Pic 4 Albert Einstein quote on Education 5.5x 4.25
Pic 5 Beware of baby Vulture on 6x9

09/11/2023

Yesterday I was 30. Today, I turned 31.

Thank you to all the people who have been in my life up to this point. It's pretty awesome to think about all the communities and walks of life that I am surrounded by and get to be a part of. Keep rocking it folks, and let's keep making art and having fun.

Pic 1 A day in Durham with Spencer and Nico Nov 2022 photo by

Pic 2 Schronting it at Ellewoods in Richmond Oct 2022 photo by

Pic 3 My favorite picture of Me and Jonas September of 2021. I love and miss you so much. Photo by .spoke

Pic 4 Me and Jocelyn June 2023 at Cooper Plate Photo by Mollie

Pic 5 Me this morning, September 11th, 2023. In the upstairs apartment at Bread and Puppet, 31 years old!

08/30/2022

Let it be known that this summer many a cheap art was made.
Pic 1 was a silent auction piece i made to help raise money for abortion access
Pic 2 and 3 Was a series of prints that I turned into notebooks and thank you cards
Pic 4 My new love of making stuffies.
Pic 5 My set up in the B&P Cheap Art Bus

06/15/2022

Friendship is such a beautiful thing!

05/27/2022

When I'm not too busy puppeteering you can catch me in the streets Roller Skating my way through life. Thank you to for the motivation and inspiration!

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03/27/2022

I've been going through a metamorphosis recently.

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http://emailuriel.wixsite.com/uncreationz

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