Dusty Diablos: Folklore, Iconography, Assemblage, Ole!

Dusty Diablos: Folklore, Iconography, Assemblage, Ole!

<center><b>Assemblage ole! </center></b><P><br /><br />Bring your artistic yearnings and sense of adventure along on a journey to the land of <i>Dusty Diablos</i>. Inspiration seeps from every page, and inside here you'll find: a tasty mix of ancient folklore (from the ancient metropolis of Teotihuacán to the miracle witnessed by Juan Diego); colorful pop culture (who knew that Western-Horror was its own film genre or that there's an entire island overrun with misfit dolls?) and informative art-making how-tos (like the Tricky Burnt Paper Routine and crafting your own Nicho). Join author Michael deMeng on an artist's pilgrimage south of the border and experience a culture as rich as it is beautiful and as genuine and down-to-earth as it is humorous and fascinating. While being mesmerized by all the amazing assemblage pieces, you also learn such nifty things as:<ul><br /><br /><li>Mixing up Michael's favorite paint washes to achieve "rusty" results in your own work<br /><br /><li>Crafting your own slithering serpent<br /><br /><li>Creating miniature story boxes<br /><br /><li>Aging bottle caps with beer and so much more!</ul><br /><br />Indulge your senses and come along for a trip through crowded marketplaces, a thrilling taxicab ride and the intoxicating festivities of Dia de los Muertos and discover the allure of <i>Dusty Diablos</i>. You might not want to leave.