Ruby has taught this Day of the Dead-inspired recycled art workshop at South Puget Sound Community College, Nova Middle School, St Michael’s School (6th grade), and Timberland Regional Library (several locations, all ages/open to the public). Workshop entails creating a Day of the Dead-inspired skeleton figure out of chenille stems, fabric scraps and other recycled materials. In the spirit of Day of the Dead, the project is a way to honor deceased ancestors and loved ones.  It is also a reminder of our own mortality and that death is the great equalizer: all walks of life, everyone dies. So create an archetype (like “The Bride”, “The Groom”, etc), an homage to a deceased celebrity or historical figure, or perhaps a self-portrait.  See more pics of these Day of the Dead-inspired recycled art figurines HERE

Ruby also taught a more advanced Day of the Dead-inspired figurine workshop at Avanti High School, making the figures out of white coat hanger wire, cardboard tubes, styrofoam skulls, popsicle sticks, fabric scraps and other stuff. Photos HERE