Mexican tiles

Registration is open for our 2012 retreat to San Miguel de Allende. Details here.

Registration is Open for our 2012 Art Retreat!

Registration is now open for:

Libro de Ofrendas
The Offering Book  
October 27-November 4, 2012

 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico  ~ Dia de los Muertos 

four days of workshops with 4 teachers

click here for details and how to register

Peek at what we're planning for our next retreat!

Laurie Mika will teach this at our 2012 retreat!

Lynn Leahy will teach this at our Libro de Ofrendas 2012

A city full of color and life!

San Miguel de Allende is a colorful city everyday of the year, but during Dia de los Muertos, it's especially vibrant! (Our art retreat is planned for 2012 during Dia de los Muertos.)
 

Make your own Papier Mache Skull

Next year, we'll be celebrating Dia de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende! Meanwhile, get in the spirit this year by making your own papier mache skulls with this tutorial.
We'll we posting information for our 2012 retreat here.

Powerful images everywhere

San Miguel is full of color and unexpected beauty.

Catholicism is everywhere, and fills the town with ritual, icons, and sculpture.

(photos by Laurie Mika)

We usually fly to San Miguel from the United States to Leon. Then take private transport to San Miguel. 

day of the dead traditions...

artwork by Jane LaFazio

Do you know about the traditions and symbolism of Dia de los Muertos? Click here to find a nice info sheet on Day of the Dead, and here for info on the ofrenda's or altars. Both documents from from this great website MexicanSugarSkulls.com

Planning Planning!



Jane LaFazio, Helen Shafer Garcia, Laurie Mika and Lynn Leahy at our September 1 meeting

 We four artists met this week to discuss, create and plan our progressive art project for our Dia de los Muertos retreat in October 2012. We'll be finalizing the price within the next month and then be ready to open the art retreat for registration.

Dia de los Muertos

Art by Jane LaFazio

Laura Mika, Helen Shafer Garcia, Lynn Leahy, Diane Uke and I (Jane LaFazio)  are meeting early next month to plan next year's retreat to San Miguel de Allende. We'll share details as soon as we know them!

Mariachi

It wasn't until I traveled to Mexico that I realized how much I love Mariachi music. These three gentlemen serenaded us at our farewell dinner earlier this year. And there's always a Mariachi band in the town square!

San Miguel de Allende

There's color and creativity everywhere in San Miguel. (photo by Lynn Leahy)

San Miguel ~ in April 2011

I love looking at the photos from our last retreat in San Miguel, in April 2011. Our next will be October 26-November 4, 2012, and in the same gorgeous location, same great food, and I'm guessing similar wonderful participants!

San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel IS color

The city of San Miguel de Allende is rich with color.

San Miguel for Dia de los Muertos

This gorgeous photo was taken by Michelle Maczka during Dia de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende. You'll recognize the Parroquia  in the main town square. We are looking forward to our next art retreat in San Miguel October 2012 during the Dia de los Muertos festivities.  

images from our 2011 trip

(photos by Helen Shafer Garcia)

from our 2011 retreat

During our April 2011 Tesoro del Corazon retreat, the jardin (town square) was full of people observing Palm Sunday. 

There was also a wonderful community procession (parade) that day.  
photos by Laurie Mika.

Photos from our 2011 retreat

(photo by Laurie Mika)

(Photo by Helen Shafer Garcia)

Jan's book of photos

Jan Davis, one of our wonderful students from our 2011 art retreat, created this gorgeous book of photos (using shutterfly). She generously sent one to each one of the instructors and organizer.





These are just a few of the pages.




Thanks Jan!