Odds 'n' Ends: Day of the Dead

Here is where I take the opportunity to show off some of the toys and paper models I have collected, that are only tangentially related to tabletop theater.

This Day of the Dead retablo is about the size of a matchbox, the piece measures 2" x 1 1/2" x 1/2". The miniature skeleton, as well as the background details of the tree and moon were created with clay and hand painted. He is enclosed in a cardboard box with the detailing seemingly done in green ink.

A birthday gift from a former boss, bought as I recall in Manhattan at House of Cards & Curiosities, 23 Eighth Avenue (between Jane Street and West 12th Street).