No Skeletons in MY Closet!

There's no skeletons in my closet because they're all sitting around in my studio... and the living room. And hanging around in the carport! I also have bags of heads and random body parts stashed in once empty corners. What, you might ask, are they all doing here?
They have emerged from storage- some in our horse barn, some in the attic, some previously exiled to a friend's factory building- to become newly re-animated. And they're all excited to know that a "pod" awaits them in Hartford...
I have been asked to do an installation at the Envisionfest on Saturday. Five other artists and myself were chosen by the artist David Borawski to create a work in one of those storage units that get plunked down in people's driveways when moving or renovating. A great idea! Hit and run pop-up art projects. I'm pleased to have been asked as my history of showing in Hartford has been limited to a distant association with the now defunct Artworks Gallery. The skeleton extravaganza- loosely titled "The Down Town Bone Shop" is my resurrection of a project I started several years back that was only seen in a limited capacity in New Haven during an Open Artist Studio. I thought it called for a closer viewing...
The motivation behind this project came from a student I had long ago in a mixed media class. She spied a skeleton (real human I presume) in the corner of our classroom and mentioned how cool it would be to have one. I replied, "Let's make our own!"
Of course, I'm not one to make one piece and move on: no, I made several complete skeletons, experimenting with different papers and tapes. (Cheap Staples mailing tape is the best and I now exclusively use New Yorker magazines for "content" although I toyed with craft paper and newsprint). Then I made heads. The skulls were fun because they inadvertently looked like different stages of human evolution. I made a Cro-Magnan and a Homo Habilis and Neandertal... and a few "ancestors" that we probably never knew existed; they are the missing links!

Here are my exquisitely well-behaved and compliant skeletons ensconced in their temporary home. The event was a success as weather held off and people came out for food, fun and festivities. For a first-time event, I felt like everything was nicely planned and executed.
Here's a last shot. I love the expression on the young art appreciator's face. (I also approve of her purple togs). My skeletons had a lovely time. They are now available for Halloween appearances... got a party in your future?