Día de los Muertos

As I was working on this year’s Day of the Dead themed mail art, I realized it is 40 years since I discovered this now favorite holiday. The discovery came as a student living in Switzerland at the Museum Rietberg in Zürich. It was my first introduction to the folk art that is part of the celebration. As the years have gone by, the holiday has become increasingly meaningful to me — when I am in San Francisco, I always have an ofrenda in my home. It is a holiday I love on a visual and spiritual level.  Some years I travel for the holiday and always seek out the local celebration — including a few times in Mexico.