Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs

~Two Years~

above video by René Castillo

Today is the second anniversary of my Etsy shop~I was so busy that I forgot that last week was the second anniversary of my blog too! Thank you so much for all of your wonderful support~I am a lucky person to be able to get to do what I enjoy :) I'm working on my Dia de Blogandia post for this weekend~I'm a bit behind and we still have Halloween related things to take of around here, so I won't be posting again until Sunday. If you are interested in taking part of the Day of the Dead events this weekend, see Stephanie for details. The shrine auction that was to be in conjunction with this event has been extended until next year, so if you'd like to be a part of that as well see Rebecca for information. Have a great week (and Halloween)!

"Viva Calvaca" by director Ritxi Ostáriz, music by Voltaire

"Calavera Catrina" Ornaments

These five ornaments that will be available in my shop Saturday. Three of the "Calavera Catrina" (Catrina Skulls) are widows about to be reunited with their beloved~Doña Frances, Doña Luisa and Doña Celia. The other two ladies are stars of the cinema from a bygone era. (I named them Dolores and Lupe, after actresses Dolores del Río and Lupe Vélez).

The ornaments are approx. 3.5-4" x 2" and hang from coffee stained ribbons inscribed with their names  along with the words En honor a El Dia de los Muertos  2009 (In honor of the Day of the Dead 2009). Each piece is made of polymer clay and faces have been painted with acrylics, detailed in ink and coated in a shiny varnish.  Lace, ribbon, hand sewn decorative trim  have been used to adorn the ornaments along jewelry made from glass and swarovski beads and rhinestones. The widows wear ivory clay roses coated with ultra fine crystal glitter and all of the eyes have been coated with ultra fine black glitter.

These will be the only "Day of the Dead" ornaments this year and will be available in my shop at 10am Pacific time/ 1pm Eastern , Saturday the 17th  Have a wonderful weekend!

(please note:You'll have to excuse the slightly greenish cast to the photos~the lighting was a bit off today.)

above: "Señorita Lupe Veronique Covarrubias"

above: "Señorita Dolores Mariana Navarette"

 

above : "Doña Celia Belén Cervantes y Sepúlveda"

 

above: "Doña Frances Catalina León y Castillo"

 

above: "Doña Luisa Iñez Malagón y Viquiera"