4400+ Hometowns to be shown in Salinas for Dia de los Muertos

4400+ Hometowns, my piece memorializing American service men and women killed in the Iraq War, is going to be shown later this month in Salinas.
The show is part of a Day of the Dead Show sponsored by Artists United-Artistas Unidos.
Details are below:

Bailando con la Muerte:
a Multicultural Community Celebration of Art and Culture

Hartnell College Gallery
Salinas, California
October 25 - November 6, 2010

The reception is on Tuesday, November 2, Dia de los Muertos, from 5-8 p.m.
The celebration in Salinas includes a procession from the gallery to the Steinbeck Center.

Some event details are here.

4400+ Hometowns to be shown in Sacramento

In March of 2004 I began this piece to memorialize the American servicemen and women killed in Iraq. Each of the fallen has been represented by his or her hometown cut out from a map. It is still a work in progress with over 4,400 hometowns. There are big cities and small towns and everything in between. Communities from all over the United States have been represented in the piece. Many communities have lost more than one person in Iraq. Those cities and towns are represented multiple times.

During July, Starting on July 10 this piece will be included in the Americana show at Tangent Gallery in Sacramento, California.