Channeling Aztec Art

If you are open to meeting new people, trying new things, listening as well as talking than every day can be a learning experience and things you once found scary can become beautiful. I recently met a Mexican artist who explained to me how important skulls were to the Aztec culture. They were symbols of the relationship between life and death and were found throughout Aztec culture. When the Spaniards came to Mexico they were not too hot for the native culture but the Aztecs found ways to preserve the art, religion and practices in different ways and to this day El dia de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is still celebrated. After learning this I associate skulls in jewelry and art as a symbol of resiliance, determination, human beauty, culture and the dichotomy of life and death as well as personal growth. This black wood bead bracelet with silver skull reminds me of that whenever I wear it.