Lena's Limited Edition Photograph entitled "Aztec Dancer" accepted into "Outstanding Visual Artists" of Region Show at Museum of Living Artist

YOU ARE INVITED to the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute at Balboa Park, San Diego, CA to view this photo on exhibit until October 5th, 2008.

ARTIST STATEMENT: "This was one of the most moving performances I have ever witnessed. As drums beat in the background and the smell of burning sage filled the air, the Aztec dancers swirled around the gazebo in Chicano Park. The sound of the caracol (conch shell trumpet) pierced the air as the Hueceros de Fraile (friar bones) ankle bands made of Ayoyote tree seed pods rattled with each step. In this dance, the Chicanos honor their Aztec ancestors through ritual dances and ceremonies, passing an important sense of history and identity to successive generations. The entire community participates in these dances, from the toddlers to the elders, each one in elaborate costumes of brilliantly colored beadwork, brightly colored feathers, glistening sequins and hand appliqués."

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