Table altar in Santiago Pinotepa Nacionál,
Oaxaca, Mexico, 2001

Pernel S. Thyseldew
www.digthatcrazyfarout.com

Waltrip High School student work
Rebecca Bass, Art Teacher, 2003

Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is a celebration honoring those who are no longer living. This website reflects a collaboration between Lawndale Art Center, Houston area art educators, and the Art Education Program and the Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Education at the University of Houston to provide online information for those who wish to better understand the traditions associated with Day of the Dead festivities.

This collaborative process reflects an ongoing integration of ideas for the teaching and communication of art facilitated through technology. Click teacher comments to view the input of Houston art educators participating in the development of this website.

Spanish Version Coming Soon!
Click Día de los Muertos for Spanish Version

This site was translated by the following high school students: Daniel Brown, Erin Wall, Alaere Ikemi, John
Mazzu, Katherine Jones, Martha Hallie Hablinkski,
Jennifer Freel, Amy Lowman, Paige Cantrell, Carder
Scholin, Lindsey Mellon, Jordann Milbauer, Marcus
Aguilar, Sterling Jones, Diana Lizette Lopez, Lauren
Chinault, Juan Tschen, Stefanie Gaskill, John Furlow,
Kelly Montana, Noelle Kurtz, Sarah Fanelli, Gabriella
Perez, Cathryn Homier, Hilary Lane, Silvia Pejerrey,
Katy Hale, Cullen Sandeen, Katherine Gomer, Mallary
McDaniel, Kwelina Thompson, Magdalena Wistuba,
Katherine Beck, Robert Samuel Long, Alison Porter,
Lauren Allen, Scott Philips, Christopher Rouxel, Edwin
Mauricio,Ashley Wyatt

Translations edited by: Elizabeth Pizaña, Mayra Muller
Schmidt, Luisa F. Jiménez, Monica Pizaña, and Albert
Pizaña

Lawndale Art Center

University of Houston

Art Education

Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Education