The first signs of the pending holiday were the vendors in the plaza and Mercado. Sugar skulls and so much more. Winnie the pooh characters and Sponge Bob Square Pants were very popular too. I bought some cardboard caskets from this couple. They were very sweet but didn't seem to understand my Spanish. Later it was explained to me, by one of the instructors at school, that they either just didn't like people from the States (I did run into this on occasion, can't blame them at all) or that they were indigenous people who didn't speak Spanish. Apparently there are a lot of them who come into town to sell their wares.
Then little by little I started noticing small decorations here and there.
Then full blown alters in business and hotel lobbies.
This one was made for Frieda Calo at Academia Falcon.There was a lecture about Dia De Muertos.It has the 9 levels.
The school asked the students to make an alter of their own, so I did. I tried to use as much recycled material as possible, cutting up a sandwich container as a stand for skull shapes that were cut out of plastic plates and decorated with nail polish, paper flowers out of cookie wrappers and a cross covered with the insides of chip bags. I was able to print 2 photos of my parents off my blog and add them to the mix.
More about Dia de Muertos tomorrow.
The Katrina with the flower pots!!
Are the little fruits marzapan or something?
Posted by: stephanie | November 14, 2007 at 02:24 PM
Ahhhhh!! Loving this!!! YOur shrine is lovely, the dried marigolds...all of it!
Posted by: stephanie | November 14, 2007 at 02:23 PM
Love the sugar skulls, your shrine and the shrine when it was lit with candles. THIS is what I've been waiting for!!!
Happy day and night to you ms. Jen.
Posted by: rochambeau | November 13, 2007 at 02:54 PM