Memento Vitae Matchboxes Memento Mori Art prostrating

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a non-profit  spay and neuter alley cat organization in Commerce City

” Its a little poem/song that is in the holy Book Of Bokonon

It was a recommendation that I took very seriously

I first created these designs during the pandemic  to describe some of the things we were all experiencing while cooped up together or kept apart from each other

Memento Vitae Matchboxes Memento Mori Art prostratingI love the art of Memento Mori! I particularly appreciate the Mexican take on it which is warm and playful and infused with a joyful spirit of celebration for people that we have loved and lost. Autumn is the time when we contemplate death because we start to see echoes of it in nature. This is why All Hallows Eve and Dia De Los Muertos happen when they do. This new set of matches features some old favorites like the Excess in Moderation and Santa