We visited a PLOM family from Madrid.
María Blanco Brotons and Aníbal Hernández are one of those charming couples, capable of creating a world of their own.
In fact, they have formed a colorful and cheerful family thanks to Manuela (8 years old) and Ritta (6 years old).
She is a journalist and photographer, and he is an illustrator and graphic designer.
In addition, they are always in touch with music, fashion and a wide variety of hobbies.
2 creative girls who dare to do it all
With those credentials, the girls have come out equally active: they fill notebooks with drawings of all kinds, make newspapers (yes, newspapers!), sing, dance (surprisingly well) and live art as a way of being on planet Earth.
Manuela likes to put glitter on her crafts, make comics, chat with her parents and look at rocks.
Ritta names everything (even her T-shirts are each named) and draws admirably well. “We don’t do anything to encourage the girls’ creativity ,” says Maria. But we are very sad that the school does not take this issue into account.
We only organize certain extracurricular activities, but we don’t have the time or the budget.
We have planned dance classes, drum lessons, painting… In any case, in the end, they develop what they see at home.
For example, Aníbal paints body parts and they have to complete a figure with it.”
From Hannibal’s mural to the art wall
The wall of the girls’ bedroom is a mural made by Aníbal.
I did it in two days ,” he explains. I had to rent a projector to draw at that scale without losing the proportions.
And also in his room we are organizing his own ‘art wall’, a space reserved for works, which we still have ‘under construction’.
We are storing drawings by Dario Adanti, collection prints, paintings by friends… And this is where it will be soon. Desfile, by Carmen Segovia, which we acquired at PLOM.”
Parade, by Carmen Segovia, occupies a prominent place in Manuela and Ritta’s home.
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“We’ve always liked the anthropomorphic vibe.
I feel good about the style of the group, the way they dress, the animals…” MARY
Coming soon? Yes, for now I have put Carmen’s work in my workspace ,” says María. next to inherited paintings and drawings that inspire me, but it is not its definitive place.
It is a ‘temporary assignment’.
We chose it because we’ve always liked the anthropomorphic vibe, and I feel good about the group’s style, the way they dress, the animals…” Aníbal notes: “To me it looks like a seventies California cult; even something satanic,” he jokes. 
“We do nothing to encourage girls’ creativity. Anyway, in the end, they develop what they see at home.” MARY
Quackery NO, monsters YES
Aníbal and María smile and make it clear that they don’t like cuckooism, empty kitsch.
And it’s obvious, talking to Ritta and Manuela: they like to draw monsters, they have a curious fixation for paintingpickles, and Ritta, with her 5 years old, is fascinated by
The cat and the bird from Paul Klee.
“In kindergarten they studied a painter every trimester, but in elementary school that’s over. And it’s a shame, because it broadened their horizons. It’s a real shame,” laments María. “Education is set up like a penitentiary institution ,” says Aníbal. It’s horrible.”
This PLOM family lives in an art house
Fortunately, Manuela and Ritta live in a house that breathes art down to the smallest detail, and that wall in their bedroom promises to be a stimulating source of creativity.
Manuela and Ritta’s parents have already had their eye on something by Mr Ed, Maxi Luchini and Blanca Hernández! Do you want to see works by these artists?
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An interview by Diana Aller (thank you!).
