It's January, and I've finally finished my Day of the Dead alter, albeit 60 days late. It was supposed to be finished at the beginning of November, when Day of the Dead is celebrated, but life got in the way, and I was not feeling like I had a good grip on how I wanted the alter to look. Over Christmas vacation it finally came to me, and I had a wonderful time in the garage completing the art work. I love all the detail and I used a little glitter on the skull to give it pizazz. I think my favorite part though, is the mirror I glued to the back of the box so that the viewer can reflect on their own mortality.
The box is simply an old Ikea organizer drawer that was destined for the trash, and the cross, an old necklace that had not been worn in close to 20 years. I look forward to seeing it hang with my student's Day of the Dead artworks at the Mountain View City Hall Art Show coming up!
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