Illinois Artisans, Chicago is featuring the work of Bonnie Lopez, a Chicago based juried Illinois Artisan.

Lopez will be displaying a collection of Calaveras, paper mache figures, for the month of October (Mondays – Fridays from 9a thru 5p). These figures are a celebration of death, and each year Lopez produces a new collection of the skeleton figures doing normal daily activities.

Bonnie Lopez will be giving an artist talk on her work October 11th from Noon-1pm.

Find more on the featured artist, Bonnie Lopez, at https://www.facebook.com/events/525156694188554/.

For more information of the Illinois Artisan’s Program, please visit: http://www.museum.state.il.us/programs/illinois-artisans/.