~~TASTOAN MASK~~2013~~MASCARA TASTOAN~~

Just got back from our Summer buying trip with a special prize...the newest addition to our selection of "Played" Tastoan masks. It's from the festival this past July. I've attached a link to our more extensive article on the Tastoanes in the PV Mirror of July this year.


http://pvmirror.wordpress.com/endless-discovering/july-2013-●-the-dance-masks-of-the-tastoanes/


We also have 2 previous "Tastoan" posts on this blog that you may not have seen....¡Pásele...take a loook!

~MASCARA TASTOAN~2012~TASTOAN MASK~

Here is our latest bad boy, collected in Sept. of this year. It was "played" in the 2012 Dance of the Tastoan.

The "Dance/Battle/Fiesta" is celbrated each July 25th, the Feast Day of Santiago in the streets of Tonala, Jalisco.

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Aqui esta nuestro tipo malo mas nuevo, coleccionado en Sept. de este año.
Lo fue "jugado" en La Danza de Los Tastoanes de 2012.

La "Danza/Batalla/Fiesta esta celebrado cada 25 de Julio, el Dia de Santiago en las calles de Tonala, Jalisco.

~TRADITIONAL STYLE~~KEN EDWARDS~~ESTILO TRADICIONAL~

Tranquil, enchanting, graceful. Three words that describe the feeling conveyed by this simple yet imaginative style..."Tradcional"...also known as "Palomar". The artisans are free to choose from a multitude of fantastic flowers, leaves, birds & butterflies making each composition an unique work of art.

Ken Edwards offers an amazingly full line of dinnerware and serving pieces in 4 styles, as well as kitchen & bath accessories. Home decor items include lamps, planters, boxes, candleholders and over 100 animal & bird figures. The tiles in this series work very well in a kitchen or bath. They read well from a distance. The line even offers drawer & door pulls!

~CATRINAS & BUTTERFLIES~CATRINAS y MARIPOSAS~

~THINGS WE LOVE~COSAS QUE  ENCANTAMOS~

The imagery surrounding Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is quite fascinating. IT TEEMS WITH LIFE! Butterflies, birds, flowers, dance, food and drink...the list goes on...all our favorite things in life are remembered tenderly, enjoyed fervently.
Actually two days...Nov.1 & 2. The 1st is for 'los angelitos' the children, the 2nd is for the adults, when the fiesta really cranks up!
Remembering those who have gone on before us...with humor, with love. Sharing their visions and re-affirming what they've taught us. We re-evaluate our own lives through them, on these two  days every year. Every year on these two days they come back to visit us. How beautiful that is...no...it's not about Death, it's about Resurrection!