recuerda mi corazon

what stirs our hearts....

 

we love this time of year.

it speaks to us with a thrill that explodes in each singular cell.

 we swoon over market baskets filled with honey coloured candles,

arms full of marigolds,

copal and mescal.

side by side on the dark hillside of a panteon

swimming in a sea of flickering candles

we have shared todos santos.

we have witnessed the traditions,

passed the mescal,

watched in wonder, wrapped in robozos,

  completely swept away in nights like no other. 

who better to meet on the zocalo of prescott, than mi comadre dawn elliott?

baskets full of treasures

and many journeys through mexico together tucked under our arms

  as the golden light of our indian summer

whispers now,

allowing

Fall

softly

in.

 

it stirred our hearts,

all these miles from mexico and years of memories shared,

  to create an altar here in our own home town.

to welcome each one of you to our dia de los muertos annual art exhibit. 

please join us....and bring your friends!

getting your shrine on...

leighanna light

 

to everyone who has so generously chosen to create a shrine

i humbly thank you.

with each new package the stories come tumbling in

and i am swept away with your wondrous imaginations and generosity.  

such heartfelt offerings. 

it is important that we devote time and attention worthy of your efforts to the shrine gallery.

we are currently doing just that, with great care and enthusiasm.

with each new shrine comes the intensity of heart,

conviction, and compassion.

the power and sincerity of each individual shrine

allows the simple idea of making a difference in the world one shrine at a time

to grow into something quite extraordinary.

it is as if every ones heart is bursting open in its desire to reach out and 

lift up the hearts of children who will now have an opportunity

for education and through their hard work,

to a life filled with possibilities.

 lylia hagerty