Familia — DianitaAcrylics and colored pencils on mixed media paper. 5in x 7in.I didn&rsquo

Familia — Dianita

Acrylics and colored pencils on mixed media paper. 5in x 7in.

I didn’t grow up celebrating Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) as many other Mexican families. But I remember what we learned about our beautiful celebration. I’m not intending to explain to other people about every tiny detail about it as there are more accurate sources out there. From my experience, we always look forward to acquiring Pan de Muerto (bread of the dead?) from a local bakery in my hometown and gather together with family or friends to eat it with a cup of chocolate or milk.

For this last piece, I wanted a cute gathering. Mischievous friends enjoying the delicious food the humans left in the decorated table. They’re not sure what this is about, but what they know is that the bread is delicious and the milk is getting cold.