I began this blog in 2013 as a way to share my love for the Day of the Dead. Along the way, I have looked at the endless calacas and calaveras that fill the pop culture representation of this tradition. Unfortunately, I think that the enthusiasm for painting a decorated skull on every object imaginable has caused most to move into the realm of appropriation instead of appreciation.
To counter this cultural dilution, I am commiting my blog and my art back to the original mission of this inspiring holiday. This is not to say that there is not a place for the decorative skull merchandise; I just think those items should be infused with an opportunity to understand the intention they are heretitarily linked to.
The symbol is already popularized; it’s time to remarry the meaning to it. An excellent place to begin to understand what the origin of the sugar skull iconography is can be found in this short documentary.
Dead Deco 