October and Day of the Dead is the best time to share art inspired by the Memento Mori and Danse Mabre themes. I love this kind of art! From the grim, brooding imagery of early Medieval printmakers – to the enlightenment sensibilities of Hans Holbein in the Renaissance – through to the modern period with the prints of José Guadalupe Posada! I particularly appreciate the Mexican take on it which is warm and playful and infused with a joyful spirit of celebration for people that we have loved and lost.
Autumn is the time when we contemplate death because we start to see echoes of it in nature. The trees become skeletal. This is why All Hallows’ Eve and Dia De Los Muertos happen when they do.
Below you’ll also find prints and products inspired by bits of music and literature dealing with death, written by a handful of writers that I love, including Kurt Vonnegut, William Blake, Baby Keem, Langston Hughes, Nas and Dylan Thomas.
25% OFF SKELETON – THEMED TEES! DISCOUNT CODE IS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AT CHECKOUT
EXCESS T-SHIRT – YELLOW $30 $22.50
EXCESS T-SHIRT – RED $30 $22.50
QUEST LIKE A TRIBE T-SHIRT $30 $22.50
WHATEVER T-SHIRT $30 $22.50
ONLY ONE T-SHIRT $30 $22.50
LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING T-SHIRT $30 $22.50
AUTUMN MYSTERY BUNDLE $20
AUTUMN MYSTERY BUNDLE $60
AUTUMN MYSTERY BUNDLE $100
MYSTERY BUNDLES WILL INCLUDE AN ASSORTMENT OF ITEMS FROM THE BELOW SKELETON ARTWORKS.
MEMENTO VITAE PLAYING CARDS $14.95
MEMENTO VITAE GREETING CARDS $20
MEMENTO VITAE MATCHBOXES $25
ROAD TO NOWHERE $30
THEY JUST REMOVE ‘EM $30
IF I HAVE TO DIE $30
I MAKE MEDICINE SICK $30
NOTE UNSAID $30
IN THE PINES $30
EXCESS POSTER $30
SO IT GOES 11″X17″ $30
ANY EXCUSE $30
QUEST LIKE A TRIBE $30
HOW GREAT THY USE 11″ x 17″ $30
RED HOT $30
SANTA MUERTE $10
EXCESS $10
MARY $10
SO IT GOES 5.5″X8″ $10
DONE RIGHT $10
PARTY $10
HOW GREAT THY USE 5.5″x8″ $10
COUSIN OF DEATH $10
LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING $10
ONLY ONE $10
WHATEVER $10
A NOTE UNSAID $10
GO AND BE GREAT $30
LET IT BE $50
LOVE OBVIOUSLY $30
SO IT GOES 24″X36″ $100
LET’S DO GOOD $100
