Day of the Dead Gallery

Day of the Dead Cat Mexican Smalti & Italian Millefiori on Board   77cm x 53cm. £750.00

Day of the Dead Dog Mexican Smalti & Italian Millefiori on Board   60cm x 59cm. £800.00

“Since seeing an exhibition celebrating the Mexican ‘Day of the Dead’ at the (sadly defunct) Museum of Mankind about 15 years ago, I have been fascinated at the way skeletons could be used in such gay, colourful and outright fun imagery - far removed from that of Edgar Allan Poe and those corny Hammer Horror flicks of my childhood. The images and sculptures from that exhibition stuck in my memory and became a fixation for me and one of the thrills of finally being able to visit the actual country where those celebrations took place. I was in Mexico recently working at a mosaic factory in Cuernavaca. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to be there for the Day of the Dead Festival, which takes place at the beginning of November, but I was able to collect some imagery and figurines connected with it – which became the inspiration for these mosaics. I hope that they make you laugh and that you can enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.” These mosaics are currently on display at ‘La Perla’ Mexican Restaurant in Covent Garden, London.

Day of the Dead Market Lady Mexican Smalti & Italian Millefiori on Board   77cm x 76.5cm. £1200.00

Day of the Dead Horseman Mexican Smalti & Italian Millefiori on Board   120cm x 90cm. £1750.00

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