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This Place is a Dump...(ACEO Reproduction Print)

This Place is a Dump...(ACEO Reproduction Print)

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This skeleton just looked like it said that. "This place is a dump!" It's from a movie from the 60's I think. Maybe a Betty Davis movie? Or maybe an Elizabeth Taylor?
When I was a kid and stayed home sick, my mother would put a sheet over the sofa in the living room and make a bed for me. She was better able to keep an eye on me if I was downstairs. Anyway, when she had the chance,we would watch old movies together.
One day, I was about 6, somehow the subject of sex came up on tv. I told her I knew what that was! She was flabbergasted and asked me what sex was! I told her it was "when the man asks the woman to go have a smoke on the balcony with him!" She never lets me live that one down!
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Dia de los Muertos is a celebration which occurs from late October early November.Dia de los Muertos = The Day of the Dead. This is a very special celebration that I learned about when I lived in Tucson,Arizona. It is my favorite festivity.

This is a celebration of the dead. An altar is erected, adorned with the following very colorful special items: skeleton (calavera) skulls made of sugar and decorated beautifully with colorful icing and/or beads (whatever you would like to use),marigolds as the dead's favorite flower,water for the dead to drink,pictures of the dead ones,special bread or "pan" and pastries are made for the living and the dead to share.It is a wonderful expression of love and celebration of the dead one's life and appreciation/respect from the living.

The celebration usually starts with a procession in the streets and winds up in a church or gathering place for the festivities. I was told the procession is to awaken the loved ones to celebrate with the living and gathers along the way,those who wish to participate.If you have never participated in this absolutely wonderful festival,I encourage you to do so.It is colorful and personal yet shared with all those who have lost someone close and/or meaningful to them.
It is a time of reflection on the lives of people you have lost and the celebration of the life they lived.

This is a print of the original ACEO and measures a standard 2.5inches x 3.5inches. ACEO's can be framed and hung on the wall, given to friends who love art but can't afford it, or traded like baseball cards with other collectors.

Each ACEO housed in a protective sleeve and place in a special envelope constructed with handmade paper. It is mailed to you ensuring its safe arrival.

Image ©2008 Brett Ward
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Added on Nov 11, 2009