In traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, sugar skulls are given as gifts to the living and adorn the altars of the deceased. The art of handcrafting sugar skulls and decorating them with colorful paint and sparkling embellishments has been passed down through generations of folk artists.
Inquisitive and often mischievous, crows are clever toolmakers that learn from one another. Research shows that crows fashion twigs into spears and hooks to access food and use road traffic for cracking tough nuts. Corvids also recognize individual humans and act differently around people they are familiar with—sometimes even leaving gifts for those who feed them.
The Celtic Mandala wall calendar presents the magical weavings of Welsh artist Jen Delyth. Founded in her deep connection to her Celtic heritage, Jen’s intricate paintings and illustrations are a personal journey into the language of ancient myth and symbol. Her original iconographic style is inspired by the Spirit in Nature, which expresses our mythic connection to the natural world.