I spent several hours at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California yesterday. There's a quilt exhibit going on there: "American Quilts: 200 Years of Tradition" from their permanent collection. It's there until March 15, by the way. My friend Peggy and I were there to demonstrate and promote quilting. There was also a Dia de los Muertos celebration going on there. It was originally supposed to be outside, but it was sprinkling in the morning so they held it indoors where we were stationed. I loved all the spectacle! So colorful. They had dancers and bands and shrines for departed loved ones. Here are some photos to give you a taste. They sold tamales for only $2.00! The only downside was the bone-crunching loudness of it all when the music was going. Otherwise, totally awesome.
Next to our table they had sugar skulls the children could decorate with sequins, beads and
icing. What fun! It made me wish I was a kid so I could try. I noticed that they sold sugar skull molds in the gift shop, in case I'd ever want to make my own....
After I got home, Dave and I snuck out and put up an Obama-Biden sign on a street corner not far from our house in Irvine. It was still there when Dave left for work this morning, but I noticed it had disappeared by 10 am. Bummer....
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