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Fernanda J. Carregado, in her beginnings in Spain, discovered hat making by taking different courses to specialize in it. She saw the making of a hat as the creation of a sculpture, this being the beginning of a discovery that is still present in her narratives to this day. artistic. The Sea by Car is an intimate work representing his experience through the hat and his personal growth.

For the person who heard this expression for the first time and many more.

To Mabel, my mother

Foreword

I met my namesake years ago in her beginnings as a designer and creator of her headdress-sculptures. Experimentation and dedication, together with her passionate dedication and the passage of time, have led her to strike in the same direction.

These headdresses are transformed into ceramic, ornamental sculptures and luminaires, which are presented on six models. Selected photographers will be in charge of photographing these models that evoke ancient carriers of containers with water. Magnificent photographs will be the result of this interesting and functional project, which gladly threatens to reach greater distance and depth.

On this journey that only she can stop (and I know that no one will dare to invite her to take a break), Fernanda is in a hypnotizing but pleasant spiral of work. Investigative, curious, questioning and tireless; capable of achieving everything he has in his hands, in his mind, and above all in that big heart.

We agree in name and in perseverance.

A pleasure, and my most sincere congratulations for your shared creativity.
Do not stop.

Nando Arguelles
September 2O22

A phrase originated in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century when going by car to the coast was a luxury. At the beginning of the 20th century and from Spain, we received a very popular expression. It happened around then that the first automobiles were beginning to be seen on the streets, competing with horse-drawn carriages. To own one of them you needed to have a lot of money. Since in those years it also became fashionable for the wealthiest to go on vacation to the Mediterranean or Atlantic resorts, the height of exquisiteness was to travel there with your own car. He who could do that, could do everything. That's why the phrase "Going to the sea by car" arose, meaning that whoever could afford those two luxuries combined was a tycoon. This expression, over time and in our lands, was simplified into “… and the sea by car” , as if saying: “you want everything”. Sometimes, it is usually used as etcetera, to finish off a series of things. The title of this exhibition reflects that expression, since it is a retrospective of the creative evolution of the artist Fernanda J. Carregado. The hat in the beginning was a great trigger for his work, seeing these pieces when creating them as sculptures and also going through the world of fashion until he created sculptures in different materials and experienced disciplines. This exhibition contains a collection of ceramic sculptures with textile details that are transformed into lamps and then become artistic hats. The artist has been inspired by her own pieces that she developed during her professional career over the years. A hybrid piece that transforms from sculpture to lamp and then to hat, ending in an artistic photograph taken in collaboration with a professional photographer. A handmade ceramic piece with the ambition to have it all, that wants it all and wants to be many things. In a few words, and the sea by car.

I.-The hat box is born in me.

The hatmaker was born in me. Discovering the world of hats and headdresses in 2006 was a great change for me, a place where I could express myself without limits and with sensitivity. It was a channel of liberation from difficult moments, where I learned about emotions in an intense way. . Marie's Headdress represents my discovery and my study of this discipline that gave me tears of emotion and strength for a great change in my life.

Carlos Caceres Lavergne

Hahnemühle Paper

digital photography

Measurement: A3 - Handmade ceramic frame

II.-Details in the immensity

Upon entering this world I found my personal style and my pieces were recognized in the crowd. A bit of art and a sense of beauty deeply engraved in me since I was a child naturally. I cannot believe in an environment without beauty, I feel that every day there is more to create. The Selly hat is my step into the details and the desire to discover how to make excellence in these pieces.