Dia De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead

viva la vida fest 2009 austin texas
Originally uploaded by Trixie SweetWolf

today is the first Day of the holiday, Dia De Los Muertos, so i have been thinking a lot about relatives and others that have passed on.
i really love the whole concept of the Day of the Dead Holiday, as i think americans are really uptight about how they deal with death in general.

i got to participate in the Viva La Vida Fest that was held at the Mexicarte Museum last weekend. it was really festive, fun and amazing. i love all the costumes and art and the ofrendas that were set up. it's a meaningful and colorful celebration.
there are more pictures of the event here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ultratrixie/sets/72157622538251031/

SweetWolf was proud to be a vendor at the event, and i hope to be able to participate again next year. it was really a lot of fun!

Namaste Bag, Art Swap, and my first freezer paper stencil....

Namaste Bag
Originally uploaded by Trixie SweetWolf

I made this bag as part of a Namaste Art Swap. It was organized by the beautiful lady who is http://prettyinpeace.etsy.com/

since I am not so much an 'artist', I decided to go with the medium I know best--fabric! There were a lot of 'firsts' here for me: my first time doing a swap like this, was my first time doing a freezer paper stencil (it worked very well!) and it was my first 'log cabin' style patchwork attempt.
I designed the symbol to represent the meaning of Namaste. (also a first, designing a symbol!)

It's very bright, hope my swapee likes it!!
and once I get my item, I'll tell you about that!
cheers
and
Namaste...

crazy quilt collage. sweetwolf. jan 20

crazy quilt collage. sweetwolf. jan 20
Originally uploaded by SweetWolf AKA UltraTrixie

here is a crazy quilt block I have been working on over the weekend. I submitted it to the 'collage a day' project on Flickr. I figured it was collage-y enough! I have plans to sew it into a bag....