Friday, November 1, 2024
After breakfast I decided to stick around the hotel today because I have my projects done and plan on being a tourist all day after the morning demos in class.
Class started at 10:00 a.m. and we had our last paint demo this morning.
Mija gives the daily details
Michael used this maneki-neko to demo his paint techniques
With both of my projects done, I was able to wander today. I started by visiting my favorite cemetery in Oaxaca, Xochimilco which is in the hills to the north of our hotel across the Pan-American Highway.
WALKABOUT # 13
Above and below are the two ofrendas in the courtyard of the Templo de Santo Tomás Xochimilco.
My favorite cemetery to visit when in Oaxaca for Dia de los Muertos is the small one belonging to the Templo de Santo Tomás Xochimilco. If visitors wait until today they are well rewarded with the care the families take with so many of the gravesites. That being said, there is still some neglect for sites that no longer have a caregiver and some damage still from the earthquake of a few years ago.
I walked the road west of the cemetery towards the central district.
Snapped a street photography style photo--love that little girl looking right at me.
The water delivery guys gave me a few more street photography opportunities.
This is one of those photos spoiled by something moving in front of the subject--
until you get home and realize it is awesome.
A goal was to view the hotel Denice stayed at during Guelagetza, the dance festival, last July. It is called Hotel Sin Nombre (No Name).
These two vehicles are parked outside the hotel and I suspect that they are theirs.
Art in the stairwell at the hotel
I ended up having lunch there. This was my table with a view.
The Diaper, again
This is the sitting area in the hotel lobby.
One of my On the Ground photos.
(The rules are I cannot touch anything and must photograph it the way I find it)
The ofrenda in the zocalo now has sand paintings
This photo is from an art gallery I stepped into. I also stopped at the Centro Fotografico Manuel Alvarez Bravo (a great little photography gallery) and the ARIPO, a local artisans high end gallery.
The original schedule for today had the famous Michael deMeng workshop critique at 4:00 p.m. Instead we gathered around the ofrenda for a mezcal toast to our loved ones who have passed.
Thanks to some hard work today our providers arranged for a group dinner on the outdoor patio of El Fogoncito. While the food is always good here, tonight the star is the location to watch the la calenda scheduled to march past the restaurant on the way to the zocalo. However I could not resist a spot on the curb right next to the action for my photography.
After la comparsa, we took a walk toward our goal for the evening. El Panteon General, the big city cemetery.
El Panteon General is a bit of a challenge. Closed for a long time after it was disturbed by the big earthquake, it does have the reputation of being well lit by the candles in its alcoves. The bad news is that nothing else is lit up which makes taking photographs hard.
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