Skull-A-Day

[Flashback Friday] 85. Found Bottle Skull

2010-10-01T10:04:00.003-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 321. Junk Yard Skull

2010-09-24T22:04:00.002-04:00

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#2: 321. Junk Yard Skull

Elgin C says:

This one from the original project is one that I think about often. First let me start with the execution of it, nothing was added or subtracted to create this. The finished art material exists exactly like it was before just slightly shifted. A more philosophical lesson here is that art is inside of everything and it is just waiting for an artist to bring it out. Also, doing it inside the natural frame- only a mature artist would see that and use it. The item however that I spend so much time thinking about is the actual fate of it. Here is a piece that was meant to be left behind for others to discover, but at the same time it was created on something that was portable either by purchased or ultimately removed for destruction. Even today I wonder: Is it still sitting there? Did it get sent for scrap? Was it an invitation for more additions, did the image get obliterated by profession of love or profanity? Did a local Skull-A-Day fan venture forth and carry it away back home for display? This is one that I would really like an update on if at all possible.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.o. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

[Flashback Friday] 223. Recycled Skull Ring

2010-09-17T11:04:00.002-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 3. Sir-Skull-A-Day

2010-09-10T10:04:00.006-04:00

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#4: 3. Sir-Skull-A-Day

Rewind C says:

This, for me, has always been and maybe always will be the skull that defines the original project since it was the one that began it for me. As Noah talked about in his post here, I was one of those who received that email announcing the project. I did a little digging and was able to pull that email out of my Skull-A-Day archives to share with you.

While this piece was created a couple of years after this happened, it is hard to think about this skull without putting it into that historical context. Besides, announcing that audio tapes are dead, this piece is representative for being the first in a series of what can be thematically grouped as “dead media” that was skullified throughout the original project year. From computer diskettes, to a reel to reel machine, to a TV, Noah explored the accumulation of objects that our society no longer sees as useful. It is powerful to think about how the objects we use everyday maybe the items that define our current existence one-thousand years from now, are looked to as junk. Will our future selves laugh at our objects and call us primitive, or will they see us as geniuses that helped move human culture to its next evolutionary level. For now however, these objects will survive as art.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.o. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

[Flashback Friday] 32. Interlocking Skull

2010-09-03T10:04:00.010-04:00

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#5: 32. Interlocking Skull

C. Harvey says:

It was almost inevitable that this one would show up. However, most of you were probably guessing that this would be #1 not #5. Since this one now has taken on a life of its own, let me share with you a more humble beginning.

As the original project started its second month, Noah and I developed a sort of rapport I would try to encourage him with my commentary, and he would sometimes have a comment on my commentary only encouraging me further. I fell in love with the idea of using this image as wrapping paper and I was thinking about sending Noah a little present wrapped in it. (see the original comments here) I printed out #32 large enough for the purpose of wrapping paper and tacked it to a bulletin board until I would be ready to send it.

On July 8, 2007 I was sitting at my computer staring at the bulletin board, and was struck by the proverbial lightning. The #32 that I printed out a couple of days earlier was the same size as my head. I cut it out punched a couple of holes and it worked perfectly as a mask. “C” was ready to go public, I took a couple of pictures and sent them off.

The next day Noah posted this on Skull-A-Day. It was the green light that singled to me “lets keep this going” and so it did for the rest of the year. I know making a skull a day was hard, but needing to come up with a comment a day was not so easy either. Sadly I didn't earn my 365 merit badge, but I gave it a good effort.

Now you ask: Whatever happened to Citizen Agent’s original mask? The answer: It became part of the #366 installation and I would guess it is now part of the Skull-A-Day archives, maybe if I am lucky it is framed hanging on a wall in a Skull-A-Day Cafe.

And now you know -- the rest of the story- Gooooooood Day!

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.o. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

[Flashback Friday] 23. Mr.(Foam) Peanut (Skull)

2010-08-27T16:04:00.003-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 339. Video Fan Skull

2010-08-20T13:04:00.003-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 187. Skull Clips

2010-08-13T10:04:00.006-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 112. Construction Barrier Skull

2010-08-06T10:04:00.004-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 159. Six-Pack Skull

2010-07-30T11:04:00.002-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 168. (Escape To) Skull Mountain

2010-07-23T11:04:00.004-04:00

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#11: 168. (Escape To) Skull Mountain

Sherpa C says:

Looks like today I am carrying some more baggage from last year. When I first saw this piece, I was fooled into thinking that this was a photoshop job of a real mountain. After enlarging the picture I then realized what an extraordinary piece this was. If I remember correctly each skull Noah did back in 1.0 was actually started and completed in the same day. The Skullmaster must have rose with the sun in order to finish this while there was still daylight to take the picture. To this day I am still curious about the size of the piece, I know the dimensions, but I just can't imagine what it would look like say next to a gallon of milk. To this day, I still really enjoy the mirror effect for the water, how can something so smooth cause such a ripple effect.

In thinking about this piece today I was reminded of the early 20th century climber, George Mallory, who’s body was recover 75 years later on Mount Everest. This piece would make a fitting tribute to all those who push the limits of their human existence for eternal recognition.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.0. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

[Flashback Friday] 118. Skull Chair A.K.A. (Very) Skair(y)

2010-07-16T10:04:00.007-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 237. Plumber's Skull

2010-07-09T10:04:00.012-04:00

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#13: 237. Plumber's Skull

Radiant C says:

It is bound to happen that there be overlaps with other favorite lists, and with this one it was featured as #34 of the fan top 52 last year.

I never realized the true size of this piece until I saw a child standing next to it in one of the pictures from the show. This one has always made me think of that old windows video game, that and the other video game franchise about plumbers.

Something I truly admire about this is the full use of stock parts to create it. One could have easily taken the easy way out and just formed bends in the pipes, but you went beyond and used connectors to achieve your features. Also the use of a die to cut threads instead of soldering pieces is also something else that I admire about the piece. I have always liked the idea of constructing this into a fully functioning piece, however studying it, it would be almost impossible unless you add some additional valves to keep sections from mixing or make it a single temp water feature. I wonder what having this installed would do for the potential resale value of a house, maybe a drinking fountain at the Mütter Museum would be a better place to install a food safe version of your work.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.o. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

[Flashback Friday] 308. Lego Skull

2010-07-02T11:04:00.001-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 219. Skull-Master

2010-06-25T10:04:00.008-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 298. Lincoln's Skull

2010-06-18T10:04:00.010-04:00

[Flashback Friday] 157. Shade(s of Death) Skull

2010-06-11T10:04:00.012-04:00

Flashback Friday** has been so successful that Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, decided to continue it for another year with a different spin on it. This year we will be taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. This is a perfect opportunity to visit the archives as well as get to know your editors a little better as we will be adding some additional commentary on some of the original pieces. In doing so, perhaps you may discover some of what it is that drew us getting more involved currently with Skull-A-Day.

#17: 157. Shade(s of Death) Skull

Venetian C says:

Something that surprised me with the flashback countdown last year was finding out how many of the original skulls I missed commenting on. It seems my favorite list is not starting out much better, as I have found yet another I missed. One of the things I remembered most about this one was how a specific moment in time was captured in this picture with the birds circling overhead. It reminded me that we are also just a moment in time, and that no matter how we try to repeat something it can never be the same. In doing “C-Rations” each week I discovered the large number of pictures I take just to get that one “good” shot. I can imagine how the same was true for this image. The birds, being traditionally tied with death in folklore, work beautifully with the skull because it looks like an unspoken message is being sent altering them to the location of the of the departed.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.o. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.