Paper mache skull head for the All Souls Procession

Here is the skull head I've been making for the All Souls Procession (much like a parade which anyone can join in). This year celebrates 2o years of this event with more than 20,000 participants, and was inspiried by Mexico's Dia de los Muertos. As usual, I'm working hard to get this finished, as it took much longer than expected to construct. Tucson, AZ 2009

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• Paper
• mache
• All
• souls
• procession
• Tucson
• arizona
• parade
• skull
• skeleton
• art
• craft
• sculpture
• dia
• de
• los
• muertos
• day
• of
• dead

[cabopulmo]

hola...do you have vids of how you did the structure. My sister is having a DIA DE LOS MUERTOS performance and we want to use big skulls. Would you mind to share how to? gracias

[hairlesscactus]

@cabopulmo Hi, sorry, I didn't film any of the beginning stages...basically, you have to construct some sort of framework to paper mache over. I used chicken wire, but have seen others who have used: wadded up paper, cardboard, tape, clay, balloons, empty containers (you have to just visualize it and be creative)...I used green floral foam (carved) for the teeth. Good luck & have fun!

[pos6666666]

That's awesome.

[hairlesscactus]

@pos6666666

thanks...I thought it would be a quick project...it seems all projects take AT LEAST twice as long as imagined!!

[jc3133]

beautiful work, here in mexico is a tradition of Day of the Dead altars, they achieved a great job, congratulations

[pos6666666]

@hairlesscactus Ain't that the truth.I am just now getting into this as far as art goes, I am starting small and making pumpkins and hand sized skulls.We will see how it goes from there.I admire your work.

[phantomcjs]

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