Painting the Calavera - spooky!
Mi fin de semana fue muy buena - my weekend was very good, con arte y cultura latina todos donde yo era - with art and Latin culture every where I went. It sounds ironic but Sacramento comes to life the month of dia de los muertos, with sugar skull workshops in the streets, marigold-making classes and plenty of free, fun events to attend and participate no matter what your creative level may be.
Meistro extraordinaire Rhett Neal
I attended a wonderful, 2-day workshop in making Calaveras - paper maché skulls and figures to honor the dead - at Brickhouse Gallery in Oak Park. Taught by talented artist Rhett Neal, the workshop went by quickly, with instruction on layering newspaper over an armature, adding strips with wallpaper paste, sealing with primer and - the best part - painting and decorating!
Perrito Calavera - with collar and tongue
Our group made a nice variety, from cats to Caterinas, and rivaled the Calaveras featured in the current show at Brickhouse - Altars del Mundo, the gallery's 18th annual altar show, which runs through October 30th.
The night lights of Frida on stage - eerie and beautiful
Also this weekend I caught the held over performance of Frida Kahlo, presented by Teatro Espejo and Teatro Nagual at Wilkerson Theater/California Stage. Despite the tiny venue being muy calor inside, the performance was fantastic, the small space transformed to take the audience through the life of this beloved Mexican painter, her husband Diego Rivera and the demonios metiche they dealt with in their life, both together and apart.