Sugar skulls were created by the Aztec people of Mexico to honour and celebrate the lives of deceased loved ones during their annual Day of the Dead holiday. Floral decoration, especially in the eyes, represented life and rebirth. The fifth piece in an annual series (started in 2014), this piece celebrates the city of Manchester. Every city has a story to tell and, just like its football stadia, Manchester is packed to the rafters with them. This unique sugar skull, with its vibrant blue and red hand painted background, celebrates Manchester lives and unites the colours of this great city, combining 30 iconic landmark buildings, structures, symbols and tiny details hidden within the picture, each telling their own story to create this vibrant piece of wall art; I’m all about the detail! Certainly, a great talking point for both you and your visitors! My sugar skulls are drawn from a real skull (thank my biology roots for that!) and I started drawing them on the day that the brilliant actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away; his death really shook me. I had already lost my mum and drew this piece with the vintage dip pen that I inherited from her. When mum got really ill, I remember watching some of his comedy late at night with her as she waiting to take the last dose of her daily medication. It seemed appropriate to draw a sugar skull remembering the lives of two people who had a major impact in my life. This piece combines my dip pen and ink drawing with intricate papercuts; if you look closely across the top of the skull’s scalp, I’ve layered papercuts to make a faux skyline of landmarks nestled together.
Celebrate Manchester Sugar Skull Fine Art Print
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Bring some gothic flair to your home décor with this unusual and highly detailed Celebrate Manchester Sugar Skull art print. Celebrating the great city united, the skull is drawn in dip pen and ink over a background of blue and red. Look closely and you’ll see many hidden motifs, symbols and landmarks, 30 to be precise, so I have created a companion key, which can also be framed, when you purchase this print; it'll make you look a whizz in front of this print's admirers! A firm favourite, this is a piece that is sure to be talked about. This fine art, gallery quality, archival Giclée print has been produced using bright white, textured, British made 255gsm matte paper. This reproduction fine art print is of exceptional quality and provides a stunning image, true to both the colour and detail of my original artwork. The inks used to create this print are UV stable and are light fast for approximately 80 years if this piece of art is displayed out of direct sunlight (behind glass). This print is supplied unmounted and unframed, allowing you the freedom to choose your own frame to suit your taste and decor. This print will fit into any standard frame but looks particularly great in an 11 x 14" (29.94 x 35.56cm) frame with a mount, which is also a readily available frame & mount combination size. The print is signed by me and a signed certificate of authenticity is also provided with the print. Inspired from what I see in my garden, on my field work, travels and from life experiences, I work only from photographs that I have taken or sketches that I have made in the field.
Ideal for: Anyone who loves sugar skulls, Day of the Dead, gothic icons, Mexicana, Manchester, the Manchester Bee, bees, travel, history, all things British, UK, travel, ink drawings, drawings with hidden symbols, landmarks, skylines, Manchester City football, Manchester United football, art.
This beautiful, fine art giclee print is on 255gsm St Cuthbert's Mill (UK) white, textured paper using 10-colour water and fade resistant, professional Canon LUCIA inks. These quality inks and paper give the print a 200 year fade-free lifespan in a photo album, 80 years if displayed behind glass and 50 years if displayed without glass. Artwork should always be displayed out of direct sunlight and away from direct heat such as radiators. Art prints are supplied with a white acid free board and wrapped in a clear, protective, recyclable sleeve (polypropylene (PP5)). Art prints may be shipped gently rolled and inserted into a strong cardboard postal tube or shipped flat between sheets of thick double walled corrugated cardboard as appropriate. All art prints sold on this website are sold unmounted and unframed for you to choose the options that best suit your taste and décor. Art prints are recyclable should you fall out of love with them. How to flatten rolled art prints: keep them in their clear protective sleeve and gently unroll them, laying them on a hard, flat surface and laying heavy, flat items, such as heavy books, in an even layer on top. Do not attempt to roll them the other way because you will likely crease your print!
Approximate print sizes are: 25x35.5cm (9.84x13.98") on A3 paper, 16.7x23.6cm (6.57x9.29") on A4 paper. Art prints are printed with a white border and fit into any standard sized A3 or A4 frame. A3 sized paper is 29.7x42.0cm (11.69x16.53") and A4 paper is 21.0x29.7cm (8.27x11.69")