ahh october is finally here! for those of you who know me- you know that dia de los muertos is one of my favorite times of year. i’ll be sharing my artwork throughout the month. hope you will be inspired to remember and celebrate the life of a past loved one.

el libro del muerto or ”the book of the dead” is not really so much an altered book as an assemblage piece. i used the pages from a lovely antique victorian photo album, and for the cover , an old book. the paper dolls on the cover are from the 1900’s, and the antique lace is hand dyed and beaded. for the “pages” i embellished antique photo’s with collage, pen & ink, ephemera and finding’s. soooo much fun!