Dia de los Muertos
COVID casulty
TREE OF LIFE
Illustrations for international cookware brand for a Dia de los Muertos themed dinnerware collection.
Although I’m presenting this for the first time in 2026, the artwork was created back in 2020. Unfortunately the timing of the project proved fatal. The project developed in the usual manner and over a period of several months it became a collection of plates, dishes and cup designs - I was super excited! Then came COVID! As it was a seasonal design, lockdowns meant it missed its window to go into production, so making it onto the shelf for the Fall of 2021 was impossible, but there was still a chance of making 2022. Unfortunately, with restrictions continuing into 2021 and a backlog of projects in the pipeline, the client ultimately decided not to go ahead. I had hoped it would have been resurrected in the intervening years but sadly it's now truly dead and buried :((( However, I'm proud and happy with how the design turned out and I still believe in life after death :) #illustration #madebyhumans
SKETCHES
The brief was to create a design centred around the tree of life associated with Day of the Dead ofrendas. I added a frieze of Alebrijes around the outside.
Initial sketch idea
Revised and resolved final sketch
FINAL ARTWORK
Main plate design
detail
detail
ALEBRIJES
MOCK-UPS
Made with human hands and ❤️
All appreciations and comments are greatly appreciated:))
