More "loteria" cards! I''ve loved these Mexican game images ever since I first saw them more than 20years ago. And when I bought these loteria cards at the "tianguis" the other day. I also bought some Mexican play money--like Monopoly money but in pesos and with Mexican images. Although this play money mirrors the colors and styles of real Mexican money, and is made of the same slick plastic-like material, the images are not the same. I'd love to have Frida Kahlo on a bill, but she's not... at least not yet.
This is a really simple little project, more about the whimsy of the materials than the structure or anything else. It's a little Japanese stab binding book with the play money used for the pages and a couple of loteria cards on the covers.
On the front is "El Mundo," The World, and on the back is "El Diablito," the Little Devil... which I guess some people also associate with money.
Love the idea of the Loteria cards. I live in Queretaro. I'm learning bookbinding. I'm so glad I found your blog!
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