- El Día de los Muertos -

After exploring mandalas and various tribal patterns for a while, I thought of creating some pieces of art inspired by el Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, celebrated in Mexico.
The festival is to honour and celebrate loved ones who have passed away; traditional objects from the festival include sugar skulls, marigolds and favourite foods of the deceased.  The day is on the 31st of October, similar to Hallowe'en in England.

People also paint their faces in the style of skulls, emphasizing the hollowed eyes, nose and cheekbones.  Spider webs are usually seen in many of these designs, as well as teeth and elongated mouth marks on the cheeks and other forms of decoration.

I have tried to recreate some of these designs using face paint and makeup.  Below are a few photos I have taken of my first two attempts:

Aims:

• Create more Day of the Dead designs in paint & makeup on the face
• Use these designs to create some prints (monoprints?)