MISSOULA, Mont. -- It's the Day Of The Dead, and community volunteers created a piece of art to celebrate it made of biodegradable products.

It's called the Missoula Mandala Project. The goal is to fill 10,000 square feet of Caras Park in downtown Missoula, with a painting made of sawdust, food coloring and ethanol.

Participants used close to 60 bags of sawdust. The art is temporary and will be raked away and composted the next day. Volunteer Gabriel Schwartz, tells NBC Montana what he enjoyed "putting the sawdust around, because it's so fun." Volunteer Karlene Kantner said the event was "a really great opportunity to get involved with the community and meet other people."

The Missoula Mandala project was created by Janaina Vieira-Marques and Pedro Marques. Janaina grew up participating in the creation of temporary sawdust carpets in public spaces in Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro. She now is a Missoula resident and tells NBC Montana she is pleased with the projects turnout. "I think that's wonderful, because the mandala is just a place where people get together exchange experiences, talk, get to know each other and make a dream happen," said Vieira-Marques.

The Missoula Mandala Project is in its 3rd year.