Day of Dead is Nov 2!
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 08:34AM 
This painting is called "La llorona" after a Mexican legend about a woman who lost her children who drowned on a river and now wanders endlessly looking for them, they say that at times when you feel lost, wandering the streets, mourning, she will find you and cover you with her shawl, making you one of her "children".
I made this painting for a Day of The Dead exhibit at Pura Vida, a beautiful local art gallery and shop in downtown Charlotte.
I used a Masonite board and made a collage with old book pages where I drew the llorona, I added a layer of lacquer varnish to protect the collage and paint.
It ended up looking more like a bride/skeleton and kind of Victorian in style.
The Day of The Dead, also called All Saints Day, is another Catholic feast we celebrate in Mexico, on Nov 2. And if you think this blog is suddenly going all religious on you, don't worry, it stops today. Religious icons and images are embedded in Mexican culture, from Our Lady of Guadalupe to La Catrina, it's a rich culture that I had the privilege to experience growing up and as an artist I am drawn to the religious images and the meaning they have.
I have a printable of this piece available at my etsy shop!
Please dont miss this interview over at the fabulous Diahn Ott's blog, her work is really amazing, please visit her etsy shop (thank you Diahn for digging me up from the millions of etsy shops!)
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