Come celebrate life with the Cactus Gallery family THIS Saturday, October 8th from 7-10p. "Muerto en vida," (Walking Dead) is the title of our 7th Annual Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibit.
A few people have asked me, why "muerto en vida?" Well, as many of us have been struggling and have been a bit "spiritless" as of late, I thought the title to be fitting for this year's exhibit. But alas, it is also a time for celebration - a celebration of life and a time to be thankful, positive, grateful and appreciative of what we DO have.
Show runs October 8, 2011 - November 8, 2011
Day of the Dead is commonly known as a Mexican holiday. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Altars, marigolds, offerings, skulls, masks, humor and tears all encompass this years old tradition.
Similar observances, festivals, and parades occur elsewhere in many Latin American countries, as well as Europe, and like celebrations appear in many Asian and African cultures.
The exhibit will feature more than 40 artists who have created original works just for the show: oils on canvas, acrylics on canvas and wood, dolls, assemblage, photography, wood cuts, sculpture and tons of mixed media works! Come out and support local artists and small business. In conjunction with Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) Second Saturday Gallery Night. For map/info: http://www.nelaart.com/
If you are interested in seeing work for an artist in particular, in commissioning a piece or in availability of prints, please let me know.
Also, if you see a piece you would like to purchase or simply have a question regarding any of the works, please contact me:
Sandra Mastroianni @ semastroianni70@yahoo.com or 323.256.6117.
A few people have asked me, why "muerto en vida?" Well, as many of us have been struggling and have been a bit "spiritless" as of late, I thought the title to be fitting for this year's exhibit. But alas, it is also a time for celebration - a celebration of life and a time to be thankful, positive, grateful and appreciative of what we DO have.
Show runs October 8, 2011 - November 8, 2011
Day of the Dead is commonly known as a Mexican holiday. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Altars, marigolds, offerings, skulls, masks, humor and tears all encompass this years old tradition.
Similar observances, festivals, and parades occur elsewhere in many Latin American countries, as well as Europe, and like celebrations appear in many Asian and African cultures.
The exhibit will feature more than 40 artists who have created original works just for the show: oils on canvas, acrylics on canvas and wood, dolls, assemblage, photography, wood cuts, sculpture and tons of mixed media works! Come out and support local artists and small business. In conjunction with Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) Second Saturday Gallery Night. For map/info: http://www.nelaart.com/
If you are interested in seeing work for an artist in particular, in commissioning a piece or in availability of prints, please let me know.
Sandra Mastroianni @ semastroianni70@yahoo.com or 323.256.6117.
Cemetery
Jon Measures
Mixed media
SOLD
"I'll Keep You," said the Black Hen
Kurtis Rykovich
Oil on wood - 15" x 18"
SOLD
"I'll Keep You," said the White Hen
Kurtis Rykovich
Oil on wood - 15" x 18"
SOLD
Pequeño Nagual
Nicole Bruckman
Acrylic on board
SOLD - prints available
La muerte seductora (Seductive Death)Patricia Krebs
Acrylic on wood
AVAILABLE
Before She Takes Me (Antes de que ella me lleve)
Patricia Krebs
Acrylic on wood
SOLD
Transition - Transición
Patricia Krebs
Acrylic & collage on wood
AVAILABLE
St. Melody and St. Zara
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
SOLD
Carnaval, musica, dia de los muertos
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Bella en la noche
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Mariposita
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Play Now, I Can Sleep When I Die
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Hanging on to the Bitter End
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
It's Hard to Watch You Fall
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
SOLD
Danger Kitty - Peligroso Gatito
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
My Broken Heart is Still Tied to You
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
SOLD
Catholic School Girl Forever
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
St. Victoria, Child Bride
Sheri DeBow
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Sacred Heart
K Howell
Carved ivory wood, cigar box, acrylics
AVAILABLE
Sacred Heart II
K Howell
Carved ivory wood, cigar box, acrylics
AVAILABLE
Two Sides
Christine Benjamin
Acrylic on canvas
AVAILABLE
Dias de los Mods
Christine Benjamin
Acrylic on canvas
SOLD
Play of the Dead
Teod Tomlinson
Oils on canvas - 11" x 14"
AVAILABLE
Little EvilKeely Benkey Reichman
Knitted and felted wool, paper clay, acrylics
AVAILABLE
Torin
Keely Benkey Reichman
Knitted and felted wool, paperclay, acrylics
AVAILABLE
PrimoKeely Benkey Reichman
Knitted and felted wool, paperclay, acrylics
SOLD
Oriel
Keely Benkey Reichman
Knitted and felted wool, paperclay, acrylics
AVAILABLE
Azulito
Deadmundo
8.5" x 11"
SOLD
AnaCarisa Swenson
Mixed media - 16" tall
SOLD
Las siete tumbas
Jaime Cortez
Black and White Photograph
AVAILABLE
Flor de la muerte
Jaime Cortez
Black and White Photograph
AVAILABLE
Catrina Lila
Carlos Villez
Mixed media
AVAILABLE
Angelito de mi guarda (My Guardian Angel)
Carlos Villez
Mixed media - 5" X 8.5"
SOLD
Somos novios (Dearly Beloved)
Carlos Villez
Mixed media - 4" X 7"
SOLD
"Pies, para que los quiero si tengo alas para volar? (Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?)
Carlos Villez
Mixed media - 5" X 8"
SOLD
Rat Spirit
Lacey Bryant
Oils on wood - 12" x 16"
SOLD
Ram Spirit (diptych)
Lacey Bryant
Oils on wood
Upper 12" x 16" / Lower 12" x 13"
SOLD
Lilies
Lacey Bryant
Oils on cigar box - 6" x 7.5"
SOLD
Kinsey and the Hummingbird
Lacey Bryant
Oils on cigar box - 6" x 7.5"
SOLD
What Will Be (Monica)
Lacey Bryant
Oils on found cabinet door - 15" x 23"
SOLD
Cat Spirit
Lacey Bryant
Oils on wood - 12" x 16"
SOLD
Caroline and Valentine
Lacey Bryant
Oils on found cabinet door - 16" x 19"
SOLD
Self Portrait Without Skin
Lacey Bryant
Oils on found cabinet door - 12" x 16"
SOLD
Memento Mori Sugar Skull #06
Broken Toyland
Acrylics, paper and wire on thick custom cut wood - 11"x12"
AVAILABLE
Memento Mori Sugar Skull #07
Broken Toyland
Acrylics, paper and wire on thick custom cut wood - 10"x15"
AVAILABLE
Memento Mori Sugar Skull #05
Broken Toyland
Acrylics, paper and wire on thick custom cut wood - 11"x14"
AVAILABLE
Memento Mori Sugar Skull #03
Broken Toyland
Acrylics on thick custom cut wood
AVAILABLE
Memento Mori Sugar Skull #02
Broken Toyland
Acrylics on thick custom cut wood
AVAILABLE
Blooming SeasonUlla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, beads - 11" x 8" x 2"
SOLD
Ghost Dance
Ulla Anobile
Mixed media - 9 1/2" x 7" x 3 1/2"
AVAILABLE
Mother
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, beads - 21" x 10 1/2" x 3 1/2"
AVAILABLE
Mrs. Skull
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss, ribbon - 9" x 6" x 2"
SOLD
Mr. Skull
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss - 10" x 6" x 2"
SOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Skull
Ulla Anobile
Mixed media
SOLD
Blue Ghost
Ulla Anobile
Mixed media - 11 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 2"
AVAILABLE
Dirge Singer (ITKIJANAINEN)
Ulla Anobile
Paper mache, wood, acrylics, felt, embroidery floss - 18" x 13" x 3 1/2"
SOLD
In old-time Finnish Karelia, the birthplace of my ancestors, dirge singers, or 'crying women', were respected figures of village life. When someone died, it was their job to help ease the shared sorrow of those left behind. Their lamentations were often improvised, using certain common elements. It was the mark of a good dirge singer to be able to bring everyone attending a funeral gathering to tears.
There were in fact four kinds of laments performed communally: death laments (sung at funerals), marriage laments (usually about the family losing a daughter; as the bride would move to live with the husband's extended family, she could visit her birth home only once or twice a year), laments about going to war (no explanation needed here), and 'occasional laments' (those composed for a specific situation or event).
At the beginning of the 20th century, many of these old traditions began to disappear. When I was growing up in Finland, it all seemed ancient history, quaint and a bit primitive. Now, of course, I can't help but admire the psychological as well as spiritual wisdom of such rituals. And interest in these traditions has reawakened of late both in academic circles and among people in general. There are now courses taught by contemporary 'crying women', and stories are collected from those fortunate enough to remember the old ways.
Rose
Roger Triviños
Charcoal on paper
SOLD
La guitarra de Mario (Mario's Guitar)
Roger Triviños
Oil on canvas
SOLD
Abre tus ojos (Open Your Eyes)
Roger Triviños
Charcoal on paper
AVAILABLE
FlitterSheila Fein
Acrylics on canvas
AVAILABLE
The Worms Go In, the Worms Go OutSheila Fein
Acrylics on canvas
AVAILABLE
Center Rose Runway
Sheila Fein
Acrylics on canvas
AVAILABLE
Runway
Sheila Fein
Acrylics on canvas
AVAILABLE
Magritte's Canary
Janet Olenik
Acrylics on birch board - 8" x 10"
AVAILABLE
The ParakeetJanet Olenik
Acrylics on birch board - 8" x 10"
AVAILABLE
Unititled
Pablo Ramos
Ink on paper
AVAILABLE
I Won't Forget You
Michael Foley
Acrylic and glitter on panel - 5" x 7"
AVAILABLE
The Blessed Ones
Michael Foley
Wood print - 5" x 7"
AVAILABLE
Golly Gee
Michael Foley
Vector illustration wood print - 5" x 7"
SOLD
Ojos verdes
Miki Lorena K.
Acrylics on canvas - 11" x 14"
SOLD
In Woderland
GS Khalsa
Mixed media
SOLD
Put a Spell on YouLea Barozzi
Oils on canvas - 4" x 4"
SOLD
We All Wear Masks
Lea Barozzi
Oils on canvas - 8" x 10"
SOLD
RosalindaBeatrice Bojorquez
Mixed media - 11.5" x 12.5"
AVAILABLE
Skull
Beatrice Bojorquez
Mixed media - 11.5" x 12.5"
AVAILABLE
Recuerdos muertos
Ambre Gonzalez
Pochoir print on Rives BFK
AVAILABLE
DOD Maiden IIAlex Alferov
Hand painted tile - 9" x 9"
AVAILABLE
DOD Maiden II
Alex Alferov
Hand painted tile - 9" x 9"
AVAILABLE
Sugar Skull
Alex Alferov
Hand painted tile - 9" x 9"
AVAILABLE
Sweet Dreams
Mavis Leahy
Mixed media - 6.5" x 8"
SOLD
Fredrick & Friend
Mavis Leahy
Mixed media - 4" x 5"
SOLD
Forgiven
Mavis Leahy
Mixed media - 6.5" x 5"
SOLD
Say "Ahh"
Michelle Waters
Acrylics on wood - 8" x 10"
AVAILABLE
SecretRasa Jadzeviciene
Mixed media
SOLD
I Never Knew You Cared
John Weldon Wood
Acrylics on panel - 16" x 19"
AVAILABLE
We'll Just Have to Adjust
John Weldon Wood
Acrylics on canvas - 20" x 15"
AVAILABLE
'Til Death Do Us Part Manny Cuchilla
Gouache
SOLD
La sirena Manny Cuchilla
Gouache
AVAILABLE
El triste mariachi Manny Cuchilla
Gouache
SOLD
El diablito
Manny Cuchilla
Gouache
AVAILABLE
El corazon
Manny Cuchilla
Gouache
AVAILABLE
Top Hat Clown Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Baby Zapata
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
SOLD
Baby Chapulin Colorado
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Baby Lucha Libre
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Baby Chavez
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Unitiled
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Baby Leila
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
Bless the Day
Marlon Ivory
Pyrography on redwood, acrylics and prisma
AVAILABLE
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