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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | 46 Artscene by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff "Connected to your Community" Mexican Day of the Dead inspires local exhibit Oakville artist Lili Warren has a new exhibit on display, inspired by a Mexican tradition to honour the departed with the hope to meet again. Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls is featured at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre's (QEPCCC) Corridor Gallery, 2302 Bridge Rd. A reception is set for Saturday (Oct. 24) at the centre at 4 p.m. "It is a great opportunity and honour for me to share my love and passion for Sugar Skulls and Mexican traditions," said Warren. Sugar Skulls a Mexican tradition Sugar Skulls in Mexican customs are not meant to be scary, macabre, dark or gruesome, she explained. On the Day of the Dead (Nov. 1-2), Mexicans celebrate the lives of those who have died with family members decorating their loved ones' gravesites. Sugar Skulls get their name because the object is made of molded sugar and decorated with icing, foils and coloured beads. "My collection of skulls are made out of plaster of Paris decorated with acrylic paints and a collage of different materials, such as beads, fabrics, glass, silk flowers and sugar icing, among other materials," said Warren, whose exhibit features 17 unique and artistically-designed skull pieces. "I am a passionate artist who has created original pieces of art work, through a variety of mediums, like oil paintings, pastels, charcoal, pencil, ceramics, and caricatures." An Oakville resident since 2002, Warren moved to Canada in 2000 from Mexico City, where she was born. Her passion for the arts grew while she Lili Warren It's a great opportunity and honour for me to share my love and passion for Sugar Skulls and Mexican traditions. My collection of skulls are made out of plaster of Paris decorated with acrylic paints and a collage of different materials, such as beads, fabric, glass.... Oakville artist Lili Warren was attending law school -- she says she has always painted and created art as a hobby. Warren's Sugar Skulls were made between 2012­14 and include different themes and designs inspired by traditional Mexican crafts, festivities and characters, such as Alebrijes, terracotta, piñata, chocolate and Mardi Gras, to name a few. Her exhibit remains on display at the QEPCCC until Jan. 3, 2016. Canadian-Mexican artist and Oakville resident Lili Warren has a new exhibit on display at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre's Corridor Gallery, 2302 Bridge Rd., that celebrates the Mexican Day of the Dead (Nov. 1-2) and traditions, specifically Sugar Skulls. The art form is meant to honour those who have died and gets its name because of the use of molded sugar. Warren's exhibit, Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls, features pieces made from plaster of Paris. A reception is planned for Saturday (Oct. 24). The exhibit is on display until Jan. 3, 2016. | submitted photos in support of World Class Stage Performances on the Big Screen een 2 for 1 admission to any Signature Series performance Valid for Guillaume Tell or The Comedy of Errors expiry: october 31, 2015 171 Speers Road (at Kerr) Oakville 905-338-6397 · www.film.ca facebook.com/filmca @filmcacinemas Guillaume tell october 11/14 the comedy of errors october 25/28