Look no further than skeleton nail art. This fun manicure trend is a must-have for the spooky season, adding a touch of scare to your fingertips. Best of all, it's easy to DIY.

The skeleton with the hat is the fresh element in the Johns lexicon here. It’s a figure that seems familiar, like some folk-art reference, while remaining, for me, unplaceable.

The “Skull & Skeleton in Art VII: Folk Art to Pop Culture” show runs from Sept. 23 through Nov. 5. The gallery is located on the first floor of the D-Building on Lakeland’s campus at 7700 ...