Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) has announced its Xikar Xi2 Dia de Muertos series. This pays homage to the Mexican Día de los Muertos celebrations, which take place on November 1 and November 2. Both days honor deceased family and friends. QI will launch the Xikar Dia de Muertos series at the company’s QI Spotlight show on Saturday, October 17th.
There will be four designs on the Xikar Xi2 model cutter:
Cartonería
In the state of Guanajuato, traditional paiper-mǎché (cartonería) skulls are made from paper and flour paste (engrudo). These festive and expressive designs often feature native flowers and patterns in bright colors such as pinks, teals, and yellows.
Alfeñique
The states of Mexico and Puebla are well known for their sugar paste confections (alfeñique), which are molded into skulls and other shapes for Día de Muertos. The style includes bright, neon-like colored icing in applied swirls, detailed patterns, and miniature marigolds.
Guerrero
In Guerrero, artisans make skulls from clay or carved wood with a stark black or white surface, then hand-paint intricate folk art on them. The designs often depict rural Mexican life detailed with images of birds, jaguars, harvests, and traditional dances.
Huichol
In the mountainous region of Sierra Madre Occidental in western and central Mexico, Huichol artisans developed a style using wooden or clay skulls covered in beeswax, then tightly pressing vibrantly colored beads one by one onto the surface, often featuring imagery of fire, corn, and the sun.
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Each cutter has a suggested retail price of $59.99.
Photo Credits: Quality Importers Trading Company
