Day of the dead stones

by karuski

August 25, 2014

day of the dead, drawing, France, ile de ré, illustration, mexico, rocks, skull, stones

Found some great little porous stones here on Île de Ré which have intriguing little pock holes. They made me think of skulls and the urge to day of the dead them became unstoppable… This is today’s crop, more to come!!!

Posted by karuski

Karuski is the nom de pencil for me, Katherine Mengardon - I am a fan of all things 1960s, CAKES, obscure indie pop bands, children illustrations, bad puns and cats. Any spare time goes towards baking mad cakes, drawing families and catified musicians. Find me here too: http://www.pinterest.com/katmendo https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/karuskicolours https://www.facebook.com/Pateachoux https://www.facebook.com/KaruskisLittleShopOfColours www.karuski.co.uk

10 thoughts on “Day of the dead stones”

Ava Marie says:
- August 25, 2014
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These are so cool! How creative!

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- karuskiblog says:
  - August 25, 2014
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  They are a lot of fun…
  
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Starr Creative - Home and Family Crafts, DIY & More says:
- August 25, 2014
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wow – now this is original and creative and so cool!!

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- karuskiblog says:
  - August 25, 2014
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  Thank you!!
  
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Dean says:
- August 25, 2014
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Genial, genial! Absolument genial! Continue!!!!

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- karuskiblog says:
  - August 25, 2014
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  Merci merci, je ne peux plus m’arrêter!!
  
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Natalie says:
- August 26, 2014
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Yey!! I am glad you made more as I thought the one that you made the other day was fantastic!

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- karuskiblog says:
  - August 26, 2014
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  It’s getting a little compulsive, dreamt about them! But also got more ideas…
  
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allthoughtswork says:
- August 26, 2014
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So awesome–you’re rockin’ your inner Frida Kahlo. I only wish there were some object next to them for a size reference.

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- karuskiblog says:
  - August 26, 2014
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  Good point! The bigger ones are about half a hand and the small ones a couple of knuckles, in skelton terms… 😉 will do for next batch, coming right up! Thanks for kind words…
  
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