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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Viva La Vida

was amazing!  I got there yesterday at 11am to set up, and I got home at midnight, so it was a very long but fun filled day!


There were people dressed up as Muertos everywhere, and there was a wonderful parade in the evening, live music all day, and an amazingly lively crowd all day long. Here are some pictures of just a few memorable scenes and characters:






 
(look at her Chihuahua wearing a skull and crossbones!)

 


  
I love this one, her dog has Frida eyebrows!

 

  
  

 
I wish I had been able to get some shots of the parade, but my booth was so full of people I couldn't get to the front for pictures! (this is a good problem ;-) ) This is a shot after the parade as the crowd was dispersing.


And now a special treat to show off.  I've been keeping this under cover until now so I could include pictures in this post.


I was the very fortunate winner of a Dia de los Muertos altar box made by Esther Verschoor from Heemskerk in the Netherlands!

 
(my little trolls were showing it off at the festival)

 

The inside of the box is filled with sugar skulls, flowers, fruits, and even a tiny cake for the muertos to feast on!


The entire box is beautifully painted on every side.

This box is wonderful, a true work of art, thank you so much Essie, for making it with such attention to detail and for sending it all this way! The crowd at the Festival loved it too.






8 comments:

essie said...

Thank you so much for the feature.
What a beautiful pics.
Seeing these beautiful ladies make me wish I would have been there.

Hugs,
Es

Zan Asha said...

Wow, what a wonderful festival! I love all of the costumes! I wish we had a Muertos festival here ;)

Esther's work is amazing! Great stuff! Hope everyone got something from your booth!

SpiritMama said...

It was a fantastic event! Essie's work IS great,and yes, everyone bought something from my booth! ;-)

laterg8r said...

wow, that is a fantastic gift!!!

those are cool pics TFS :D

Ayala Art said...

Great pictures! I wish I was there! :oD

Little Dickens Designs said...

I wish I could have been there to see that in person!

Ghoul Friday said...

Looks like it was a fantastic event! Thanks for sharing the pictures :)

Nishant said...

I love all of the costumes!

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