Day of the Dead Special: Electrical Sugar Skull

I met Mike at the end of September, but have been hanging on to this post to share today, on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead">Day of the Dead</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd0ekqdNmPjcszoRaQCwyulWQwxkeC39Ap1ekydAHLFmKFGxTAOsssdT_XuLkXDDXXElGgyhOZfXbNvOy5c2MPz-J9I4yhPcGF99lc_Jq_SKk3RC2Rz04Ujva8P_Ri1LEirUzdWFD/s1600-h/electrical+sugar+skull.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399174474213362210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd0ekqdNmPjcszoRaQCwyulWQwxkeC39Ap1ekydAHLFmKFGxTAOsssdT_XuLkXDDXXElGgyhOZfXbNvOy5c2MPz-J9I4yhPcGF99lc_Jq_SKk3RC2Rz04Ujva8P_Ri1LEirUzdWFD/s400/electrical+sugar+skull.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I've posted numerous sugar skulls here (click <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Sugar%20Skulls">this link</a> to see all posts tagged as such), but this one is particularly interesting due to its proximity to the tattoo below, which is the logo for the <a href="http://www.ibew.org/">International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers</a> (IBEW), or the electrician's union, to which the contributor belongs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5k6eRC_8F1Ze-CmcjNAlToZB_1kwaZV8c2abA57By4axNer8Ivzy-v214t1x06SzI7B4ePPiRcNPzNaxjwhe9sUPwnm0Q3f1pKerxyuLs3WOSTXZOe1gjFOtlWLXHsR19uq_i1bG/s1600-h/electrical+sugar+skull+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399174394453080786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5k6eRC_8F1Ze-CmcjNAlToZB_1kwaZV8c2abA57By4axNer8Ivzy-v214t1x06SzI7B4ePPiRcNPzNaxjwhe9sUPwnm0Q3f1pKerxyuLs3WOSTXZOe1gjFOtlWLXHsR19uq_i1bG/s400/electrical+sugar+skull+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxZ11t4Az6BqKeT2ETBGiXNTO_y_1B0mUAYGg_AA4h-ECw65P41ZasBZTrIRee9btOdD1-QDeJv8V1uvCAYUvMww8Fv8P1NGT3Rh_OM95j6AMYiPgc8evj2euCgxAHQlh485X-3Y6/s1600-h/amped.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399174225744419490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxZ11t4Az6BqKeT2ETBGiXNTO_y_1B0mUAYGg_AA4h-ECw65P41ZasBZTrIRee9btOdD1-QDeJv8V1uvCAYUvMww8Fv8P1NGT3Rh_OM95j6AMYiPgc8evj2euCgxAHQlh485X-3Y6/s400/amped.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR7XCpeYIOB4tqp28QhFQiY-pxGPbhmf62XDWciPLz1iP8nKGnKaG8v6PuMWbWRMRmUMpFCHuBU5POTs0mwIy_wxSA7LC9VwRHIHrfu2lUKtTilHiMmSXEYleTVqD7UTr58Y_ABYo/s1600-h/ibewnew.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399175643825733298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR7XCpeYIOB4tqp28QhFQiY-pxGPbhmf62XDWciPLz1iP8nKGnKaG8v6PuMWbWRMRmUMpFCHuBU5POTs0mwIy_wxSA7LC9VwRHIHrfu2lUKtTilHiMmSXEYleTVqD7UTr58Y_ABYo/s400/ibewnew.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 274px;" /></a><br />The tattoos were done by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/robhotte">Rob Hotte</a> at the incomparable <a href="http://www.lotustattoo.com/">Lotus Tattoo</a> in Sayville, New York.<br /><br />For an extra El Día de los Muertos bonus, I encourage folks to check out my old friend Mike's Day of the Dead Mariachi troupe <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/12/michaels-mariachis-celebrate-life-with.html">here</a>.<br /><br />As for this post, I thank Mike for sharing his incredible tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />*<br /><br />Extra bonus material:<br /><br />About 2 months ago, a reader named Leslie sent me the following blurb:<br /><br /><blockquote>Hi! I ... sent you a link to Albuquerque's <a href="http://www.tintacantina.com/">Tinta Cantina</a> - the shop does all kinds of work but they really do a lot of Day of the Dead stuff - in particular - look under the artist Jason. I do not work there, nor am I trying to promote them - I just think that the tattoos done here in New Mexico are quite different from the interpretations you show from the East Coast and that you might find it interesting.<br /></blockquote>Thanks to Leslie for sharing this link with us here on Tattoosday!

Day of the Dead Special: Electrical Sugar Skull

I met Mike at the end of September, but have been hanging on to this post to share today, on the Day of the Dead : I've posted numerous ...

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