tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post5539802566723644493..comments2023-05-10T02:42:40.990-07:00Comments on Living La Vida Pintada!: just a little something...that kinda bothers me...Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10708856676697990169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-67608674558782860182009-09-29T08:30:07.964-07:002009-09-29T08:30:07.964-07:00Wow! I agree with you! I research all of my saints...Wow! I agree with you! I research all of my saints. And before I started painting my meurtos, I researched them as well! When I first started painting saints, a friend of mine told me that when she paints her saints, its a form of prayer for her. I found this to be true as well. Although, I have a hard time remembering things and have probably forgotten alot of the things I have read by now.. I still agree.<br />Wow! I wonder what it was about that lady that people were just shelling out that type of money?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218036040982175253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-81104337841603328992009-08-10T15:52:37.502-07:002009-08-10T15:52:37.502-07:00I am so glad to read this. It seems that as the t...I am so glad to read this. It seems that as the trends move to the Dia de los Muertos that you can find it commodified all over the place. As an art lover, it makes me happier to know that YOUR art is meaningful to you, thus more meaningful to me!! Keep up the great work!!Jessica Adkissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613747147555086659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-1999633048643059512009-08-07T19:38:58.999-07:002009-08-07T19:38:58.999-07:00I too think that is good advice. I only recently l...I too think that is good advice. I only recently learned of the celebration and that was through Stephanie Hilvitz who holds the yearly tradition online. I got participated last year and really felt I had done something that gave me a spiritual feeling of doing something for my lost family members. I don't sell what I do. The skulls I painted will hang up in the patio along with last years. For one thing, they would never sell, hahahaah, and for another, painting for me is a sense of release. I give away most of what I paint. Thanks for sharing an important part of an artist life. The importance of learning what they paint about. Have a great weekend.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-55881200368614073152009-08-07T09:57:08.307-07:002009-08-07T09:57:08.307-07:00I feel like that about Frida Kahlo. I always assur...I feel like that about Frida Kahlo. I always assure people that I liked her "before she was trendy." They don't understand her art, aren't familiar with the darkness of her work, and want to make eyebrow jokes. Some guy came by the booth once and said, "If I had a time machine, I'd take her a razor to fix her eyebrows." I thought to myself, "And I'd use it to tie your mother's tubes at age 12, pal." <br /><br />Sigh. The ignorant will always be amongst us, and they will sometimes profit unfairly. But legitimacy attracts legitimacy. The buyer of La Dolorosa probably thought the colors would match their new couch.gennimcmahonhttp://www.welldressedrecluse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-8049703791625212212009-08-06T11:31:32.902-07:002009-08-06T11:31:32.902-07:00I agree.
I lived in Mexico for awhile, and have c...I agree. <br />I lived in Mexico for awhile, and have celebrated this holiday for many years.<br />We had an altar at our wedding celebrating all of our loved ones that have passed on, and had an explanation of the holiday in our programs for people that were not familiar..<br />I see alot of weddings, tshirts, paintings, tattoos, etc..that are themed after this, and it kind of rubs me the wrong way.<br />People don't even take the time to research this beautiful event, much less celebrate it, but are quick to make a buck off it.<br />I have had a sugar skull tattoo for almost ten years now, and it still amazes me with the popularity of it these days, and the fact that people getting it have no idea what it is all about.Kate8085https://www.blogger.com/profile/15728122500870547157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066621723742556861.post-14899352899893822932009-08-06T10:52:35.206-07:002009-08-06T10:52:35.206-07:00I'm surprised she was able to sell a painting ...I'm surprised she was able to sell a painting to someone with little to no explanation of its content. When my brother has a prospective buyer, they always ask 40million questions about him and the piece. <br /><br />For what it's worth, I totally agree.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446240453044714146noreply@blogger.com