OGDEN, Utah — Students at Weber State University are using art to help showcase where they come from, by decorating Catrinas.

"A prevalent symbol of, we all eventually die as skeletons, regardless of our status or as our ethnicity,” explained America Cuevas, a local artist and student at Weber State. She hosted a workshop for Hispanic Heritage Month, for people to decorate their own figures.

"Symbolizes not just only cultural pride, but the importance of preserving that cultural importance and also the message it holds through generations and generations, I really love future generations to experience what I’m experiencing as well,” said Cuevas.

She wants to help foster community, give people a chance to express through art and teach others about her culture. They used paint, paper and

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