Day of the Dead

Here are my first links........on the Day of the Dead.

First, some photos from around the word of this day that I found interesting -

http://gu.com/p/3bhme

 Article from the BBC -

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20080591

An artist worth mentioning is Sylvia Ji, who seems to be very inspired by Día de los Muertos, and La Calavera Catrinas who is a very popular figure associated with this day. 


 


 

You can view more of her vibrant, colourful paintings here -

http://www.sylviaji.com/paintings_2009


I'd love to have this chair, however it's a little bit too expensive for me, so I think I'd prefer the teacup!
http://www.clickforart.com/BuyArt/SylviaJi/MariaThrone