Art in August: Lots of chickens in my sketchbook :)
I’ve been trying to form an almost-daily drawing practice, not very successfully for now, but I’ve drawn some chicken, so it was already worth it :)
From my camera roll: Two storks, from my window!
The hay was freshly cut and drying in loose heaps. In addition to the usual crows I was startled to see one, no two! storks stalking the meadow that I see from the window of my workshop 🤩
Have to tell you about: Dia de los Muertos
Next October-November we plan to travel to Mexico! We chose the dates because I thought it would be interesting to be there for the celebration of Dia de los Murtos (Day of the Dead), and I’ve been researching where to best experience it.
Among the sources I found, this article on the travel blog “Mes p’tits bouts du monde” and its companion video (link in the article) stood out to me :)
I like that the locations are shown on a colourful, illustrated map!
The video is a bit rambling but quite informative and, well, authentic (trend-word, but sometimes it really applies 😅). The host (and writer) attended dia de los muertos some years ago, and stays moved by her experience; and the interview guest has been living in Mexico for several years and has a Mexican family – so I find they give an interesting perspective.
Usually I feature English- or occasionally German-language content or people, this time it’s in French, sorry ;) You can still enjoy the photos, and the map (and maybe let some tool translate the article) :)
That’s it for this month!
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[…] The sweet bread bun on the left is a “pan de muerto” (“bread of the dead”), a traditional cake baked in Mexico during the time before the “dia de muertos” (“day of the dead” – I talked about it in the August letter). […]