How Mr Skelly offers 'vulnerable connection' to love, death and grief

Artist Christian Watson sets up his phone on his kitchen bench, ready to take a video, then hits record. On cue, his four-year-old son, Alaska, jumps up into his arms. Videos of the family are overlaid with hand-drawn skeletons to capture realistic human movement.

How Mr Skelly offers 'vulnerable connection' to love, death and grief. Artist Christian Watson sets up his phone on his kitchen bench, ready to take a video, then hits record. On cue, his four-year-old son, Alaska, jumps up into his arms. Videos of the family are overlaid with hand-drawn skeletons to capture realistic human movement. ( ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke ) Minutes later, Christian is in his home studio replaying the video on his tablet and drawing skeletons by hand over the moving figures. That simple family video is quickly shaping into art that connects with millions of people around the world on social media. Christian Watson is an American artist living in Tasmania. ( ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke ) Christian is the creator of Mr Skelly, an animated skeleton that delves into topics such as grief, regret, love and gratitude. "We g...