Sugar Skulls

{Completed Sugar Skulls, 2010}

{Materials: Royal Icing, Sequins, Colored Foils and Sugar Skull, 2010}

{Frida Kahlo Inspired Sugar Skull, 2010}

{Sugar Skull Detail, 2010}

{Sugar Skull Detail, 2010}

{Sugar Skulls from above, 2010}

The Des Moines Art Center asked me to decorate sugar skulls for the annual Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). This is the Art Center's 10th anniversary of this ritual event and they needed some new skulls decorated for the display in the museum. The altar display honors those who were leaders within the Hispanic culture of Des Moines, Iowa. To read more about the event at the Des Moines Art Center click HERE. If you are in the area I highly suggest attending the event! It is a colorful, culturally rich day with music, food and great art.