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Comment by Maggie Friend on September 9, 2010 at 9:59pm

Thanks Jen! I know what you mean. These altars are an interesting art form and they are imbued with such meaning and passion! Too bad you're so far away--I'd suggest a road trip!

Comment by Jen on September 9, 2010 at 9:50pm

I absolutely love this. I'm fascinated by art surrounding altars, particularly those featuring the Virgin Mary - just in terms of the art quality and the passion with which so many are constructed, decorated, etc. This is simply stunning.

Comment by Maggie Friend on September 9, 2010 at 1:22pm

Thank you for your kind comments. I love the way that the Mexican Ranchos incorporate this bit of art in the community altars. This one was a tough shot: the light was wrong, there were large biting insects all around, and my uncle was waiting impatiently in the car wondering what the heck I was doing out there. It took a bit of editing to reproduce the image that I saw from the photo that I took. In the end, I wound up liking this image more than all the others that I took that day.

Comment by wiffledust on September 8, 2010 at 7:01pm

lovely !!!!