Calaveritas de Azúcar: Sugar Skull Workshops
Explore the tradition of calaveritas de azúcar and their significance within Día de Muertos. Participants learn about their cultural context while creating and decorating sugar skulls with colorful icing and decorative details.
Workshops can focus on making sugar skulls, decorating them, or a series that includes both processes. Conversation and shared stories connect artistic practice with remembrance and cultural heritage.
Nichos: Día de Muertos & the Art of Remembrance
Celebrate the meaning of Día de Muertos by creating a personal nicho honoring a loved one who has passed. Explore the tradition of ofrendas and how photographs, meaningful objects, and symbols help families remember and celebrate the lives of those they hold dear.
Using a three-dimensional box, arrange images and small objects that tell your loved one's story. Learn repujado (metal embossing) to create decorative elements that embellish your nicho with texture, pattern, and color.
This hands-on workshop brings together Mexican folk art, cultural learning, and personal storytelling, creating a space to share memories and honor the connections between generations.
Ofrenda Installations & Collaborative Altar-Making
Create a meaningful space for remembrance through a custom Día de Muertos ofrenda. Verónica develops original altar installations with schools, museums, libraries, universities, community organizations, and private groups.
Collaborative programs invite participants to contribute photographs, artwork, stories, and symbolic elements while learning about the meaning of the ofrenda. Each installation is developed around its setting and the people or histories it honors.
Cultural Presentations
Explore the history, symbolism, and artistic expressions associated with Día de Muertos. Presentations introduce the significance of ofrendas and their elements, with opportunities for questions, discussion, and reflection.
Available as standalone talks or in combination with a workshop or altar installation.