The Day of the Dead is almost here and one of its most beloved symbols is the sugar skull. These colorful designs are represented in everything from candy and jewelry to tattoos and face paint. The ...

After the death of her mother in 2008, Kate Heyhoe found herself submerged in grief and in need of an outlet. "I knew she wouldn't want me to be sad, she would want me to find a way to celebrate her ...

Day of the Dead is coming up, and it's the perfect time to celebrate with a sugar skull tattoo. Sugar skulls, also known as Calaveras, are decorative representations of human skulls that are typically ...

Living in San Francisco's Mission District, artist Jonathan Koshi has long been enamored with the lush imagery of the Day of the Dead festival – especially the skulls. Early every November, the ...

Maggie Wolters-Williams makes sugar skulls for families to place on their ofrendas. Every year, Maggie Wolters-Williams’ house is filled with white skulls waiting their turn to go to other homes for ...

The Garcia Arts & Education Center will host a sugar skull workshop the weekend leading up to Dia de los Muertos. On Friday and Saturday, the cultural tradition of creating and decorating sugar skulls ...

Jamal Bara, right, and her mother, Fran Elliott, hold some of the wares for sale at Secret Sugar Skull Shack, the gift shop Bara owns in Riverside. Joe Stumpe Eagle correspondent After Jamal Bara ...

Whether you are hosting a Dia de los Muertos party or selling your crafts at a fall festival, you want to do it in style. An art apron is a great way to show off your work and share the spirit of the ...

In Aurora, Day of the Dead festivities now span three weeks. That’s plenty of time to explore all the Sugar Skull City activities and art on display through Nov. 7 in downtown Aurora. “Sugar Skull ...