Nena y Enriqueta

Mi abuela Nena es una tipa super creativa, divertida, talentosa y dedicada. A los quince ya era profesora de corte y confección en Singer. Y como en cuestiones de moda siempre estuvo a la vanguardia, a finales de 1930 se paseaba con modelitos exclusivos por el  pueblo, arrancando comentarios y suspiros. Porque, además, hay que decirlo: era y sigue siendo una mujer preciosa.

Mi abuela pinta como los dioses, y si hay alguna curiosidad en mí por explorar un camino creativo, viene sin dudas de la rama femenina de la familia. En las últimas (larguísimas) vacaciones que pasé en Argentina, me regaló unas muestras de crochet que tejió cuando tenía diez años (y va a cumplir 88 en agosto). Conste que intentó enseñarme pero, por empezar, en mi cabeza no entra que uno pueda hacer esas maravillas con una sola aguja.

My grandmother Nena is a very funny, talented, dedicated and creative woman. At the age of fifteen she was already a dressmaking teacher for Singer. And since where fashion is concerned she was always one step ahead, in the late 1930s she would walk through town wearing exclusive little numbers, raising sighs and comments. Because, it must also be said: she was and still is a beautiful woman.

My grandma is a consummate painter, and if I have any curiosity within me for a creative path, it certainly comes from my mother's side of my family. During the last,(very long) holidays I spent in Argentina, she gave me a few crochet samples she wove when she was ten years old (and she'll be turning 88 in August). Let it be noted that she tried to teach me, but, to begin with, I can't get it through my head that you can make these wonderful things with just one needle.

Y me las regaló para que las use en mis “proyectos artísticos”. La verdad es que me parecen un tesoro así como son y no las quiero tocar. Pero hice una excepción con Enriqueta, porque es la primera muñeca que fabrico y merecía ese honor. Voilà:

And she gave me them so I can use them in my "artistic projects". The truth is that to me they are a treasure just the way they are and I don't want to change a thing. But I made an exception with Enriqueta, because she's the first doll I made and she deserved the honour. Voilà: