Mingei is draped in bones and ready for The Day of the Dead!This celebration which has roots in pre-hispanic times in Mexico is marked by making altars to honor and remember those who have passed, feasting and celebrating life and its end.
We have everything you may need to get into the spirit.
Muertos for all occasions and occupations!
Monarch butterfly skeletons, winged devils,
skulls hinged and magnetized, molds for sugar skulls, cards, papel picado for festooning, dangly skeleton earrings,
and yes, Virginia, there is a Michael Jackson!
We are also heaped with wonderful Mexican folk art-- Frida and Mexican luchadora wrestlers, jaguars, saints and demons galore!
Ninos
Featuring work by Vicki Ragan
Opening reception
Saturday, October 10
7-10pm
Black and white photos taken at fiestas in Mexico by artist-photographer Vicki Ragan. Her works are in international museum collections and permanent installations nationally. Ragan and husband Shepard Barbash have several books in print about Mexican art and artists, including Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees (1993) and Changing Dreams: A Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers (2008).
Signed copies of the latest book are available at Mingei.
In addition to having an interesting festival, the Atlanta Pagan community is collecting canned food for the Atlanta Food Bank this Saturday at the Friends Church. The need for food is quite urgent, and this would be an easy way to help. If anyone won't be around this Saturday, feel free to leave donations on my porch at 119 Adair Street, across the street from the Friends Playground.
