A Marshall full stack with Our Lady of Guadalupe on the screen. Here is an artist rendition:
This time of year always makes me reminisce about Dia de los Muertos and how much fun it was in Cleveland last year! There was such a great community festival with a lot of artist involvement.
Here is the entrance to the graveyard where you could leave messages for the dead:
Many artists, myself included, had the honor of creating ofrendas or shrines within the church. There was such a great variety of interpretation it turned out to be a very spiritual night.
Here is a couple from the parade that went down the street
This was a great, life size Mary
All of these were handmade!
This is part of the shrine that I made. It was in honor of my grandmother, my cat Chango, and Our lady of Guadalupe. We built the display and filled it with paintings, drawings, a quilt, and mementos.
The air was filled with incense and music
This was the main altar made by Dante Rodriguez in honor of his abuela. I love the housecoats and they reminded me of my own grandmother!
Here is another close up of mine:
This is a view at night when the sun was down and all the candles in the room had a magnificent glow.
This is from another artist.
What a great time! A shame to be missing it this year, boo.
