Tag: Skull

A friend 'til the end

Go There Now I formed this paper mâché Day of the Dead skull head using a balloon. S/he is embellished with pipe cleaner worms, satin flowers, and glitter and pearl accented gauze butterflies. I used press-on nails as teeth. Hand drawn silver flowers decorate the back of the head. Height: 6”; width < 6” I had so…

Floral Calavera

     Dia de los Muertos reminds me of my heritage, my ancestors, and where I come from – all combining to make me who I am today. Therefore, my skull is colorful and happy.      Floral Calavera is a 6" x 6" mixed-media Dia de los Muertos skull doodled with flowers and various other…

Deaths Sting (full view)

My inspiration for this piece is from, 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?". The elements are wool felt, Kraft-Tex, metal flashing (texturized with an embossing folder), cube letter beads for "teeth", buttons, beads and of course skeleton keys!

Deaths Sting (close up)

My inspiration for this piece is from, 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?". The elements are wool felt, Kraft-Tex, metal flashing (texturized with an embossing folder), cube letter beads for "teeth", buttons, beads and of course skeleton keys!