The El Dia De Los Muertos Collection

For a long time now I have been obsessed with all things "day of the dead"

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it attains the quality of a National Holiday. The celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day (November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. In honor of this festival I began painting my Dia de los Muertos collection.

"Skulls on sticks" I had fun with this one doing the background completely in dots. The skull family all wear their hearts on their little stick sleeves. *sold*

 The flying skeleton and his pet skelly cat. *sold*

 The Skeleton Bride. *sold*

 Set of four skeleton characters. The backgrounds of these were light blue but it just wouldn't show up with my camera. *sold*

 My first Tree of Life and Death. Bone tree full of blossoms and skulls beneath the earth.

 Skeletal Frida. Such a beauty. *sold*

 Mother & Baby Skeleton *sold*

 Mexican Bridal couple.

 Lovers out for a stroll to celebrate El Dia De Los Muertos. *sold*

 The Juggling Cat. Self portrait of my cat and myself. *sold*

The skull dragonfly. *sold*

"Catrina"