Mother's Finest

<p>Welcome to <em>Mother's Finest</em> a wickedly elegant collection of illustrated stories that chronicle the downfall of the beautiful the bold and the hopelessly vain. With razor-sharp wit and a macabre sense of style this book introduces readers to a gallery of once-glorious individuals whose charm cheekbones and delusions of eternal youth couldn't save them from the ravages of time - or their own theatrical ends.</p><p>Guided by a sardonic narrator with a flair for the dramatic each chapter reveals a portrait of a fallen beauty caught in their final moment - glamorous grotesque and eternally posing for a camera that no longer flashes. These are not heroes. They're not saints. They're cautionary tales in couture: narcissists divas and socialites undone not by tragedy but by their refusal to fade quietly.</p><p><em>Mother's Finest</em> is part fashion show part funeral and entirely a satire of vanity culture. With haunting illustrations and eulogies with bite it invites readers to laugh cringe and reflect on the price of chasing perfection in a world where time always has the last word.</p><p>A love letter to the glamorous undead and a mirror held up to our obsession with youth this is a book where style meets rigor mortis - and the spotlight never dies.</p><p></p><p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</p><p>My name is Stephen Mott Daniels Sr. aka Esteban. I am a 74-year-old veteran who has been an artist for the past 70 years. I recently realized that I have accumulated over 5000 images of my art and want to share my visions with the world. Although the overall theme represents Halloween I believe my illustrations represent something more. Who we are when we take our masks off.</p><p>My vision is to open our minds up to what is the inevitable. I want to diversify my brand as much as possible. Posters apparel cups and books are some of the possibilities. I have attached a sample of my work hoping that you can share in my vision.</p><p>I realize this is a long shot. One never knows unless one tries.</p>