This is workshop two of a three part series, where we channel our grief for those that we lost into something artful and beautiful inspired by Día de los Muertos. In workshop two, we will show you the basics of flower crown creating. You will learn about the significance of flower crowns in the realm of Day of the Dead's culture and ritual. We will then get our hands active with a hot glue gun and all the other necessary supplies to create the perfect flower crown for you to wear as an ode to your Beloved at the Festival of Altars on November 2, 2024 at Potrero Del Sol Park.

We will bring the colorful floral supplies to adorn your head. You bring the imagination and creativity to create a crown that will make your Beloved proud.

A $15 donation for altar supplies would be helpful and can be Venmo’d to Danielle Revives. It is not mandatory but greatly appreciated. A Venmo will be shared at the event.

Danielle Revives is a San Francisco-born, Hawai’i-raised self-taught artist and altar creator. She uses altars as a three-dimensional sacred platform to highlight the lives of her Ancestors and a way to create an Earthly passage from the Universe. Danielle's altar installations always honor the cardinal directions and the life force elements of air, fire, water, earth, and love.

Danielle does not shy away from social justice. In today’s volatile political climate with the marginalized becoming more marginalized, the Earth experiencing more climate change travesties at an expedited rate, having no voice in the game is not her style. If creating an altar in the name of a person or social justice movement gives an onlooker an “ah-ha” moment. If it inspires someone to do more and better, motivates someone to give all the damns versus none, then her altar has done its job.

Her altars keep the Mesoamerican tradition centered but with a contemporary aesthetic. Danielle manages to sneak nods to her mixed ethnic background of Persian, Kanaka O'iwi (Hawaiian) and Ilocano (Filipino) into everything she touches. Her use of flowers (and more flowers) is her signature.

Danielle has done altar work for the Exploratorium, Chinese Cultural Center's Hungry Ghost Festival, KQED, San Francisco Opera and most recently for the services of San Francisco Chicano activist and muralist, Raymond Patlán. She's had her work featured in a two woman gallery show, The Real Camino at the Developing Environments Gallery in San Francisco. Danielle is the current R.A.I.C.E.S Fellow for Marigold Project. She is married to the love of her life, Patrick. They live on a boat and have their day to day ruled by their two small, scruffy rescue dogs, Raleigh and Nash.

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LOCATION

This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a collective of women-identifying and nonbinary people, and for the safety of its members their address is not public. Attendees will be sent the address in reminder email one day before the event and on event date. Please do not share this address with anyone who is not attending the event. Seating will be first come, first serve.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please note that the event is held in a space that requires going up stairs. Please let us know if we can support you or your belongings up the stairs. There is only street parking available outside of the venue. Public transportation is encouraged.