Jud Turner- “Skull (Destroying to Create)”

On June 4, 2011 Skull-A-Day celebrated Skull Appreciation Day with an exhibit of over 100 skulls at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA. If you didn't have a chance to make it to the gallery while the show was up, we now proudly present: "Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition".

Jud Turner- “Skull (Destroying to Create)” $200.00

Jud Turner received training in drawing and painting at the University of Oregon, under Professor Ron Graff and the late Professor Frank Okada, both renowned artists and educators. In the early 1990's, he transitioned to sculptural works as his main artistic output, focusing on direct welded steel work and found object assemblages.

Currently, Jud lives and works in Eugene, OR with his beautiful wife, Melissa, and 3 cats. He spend as much time as possible welding, working, and laughing.

To see more on the process of creating this piece for the exhibit please visit HERE.


For information on purchasing this work please contact the exhibit curator at:

The 2011 Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition was a collective art show celebrating the 5th anniversary of Skull-A-Day.com and its tremendous audience of artists and readers.

Throughout year 5.0 we will be featuring artwork from the show a few times a week. This is a chance to see all of the excellent skulls that were on display, and FOR SALE. Some of these pieces may still be available and this is a wonderful opportunity to own an original piece of skullriffic artwork. There are many well known artists who have contributed very reasonably priced works and many of them have donated their portion of the sale to benefit a great charity, the Richmond Peace Education Center.

Please take a moment to view all of the remarkable work that was created for the onset of this annual festivity. Your skull will appreciate you for showing it some love.

R-evolving Skulls

Some of you might remember sculptor Jud Turner from his previous Skull Assemblages that were posted here in the past. Today Jud shares a few more of his welded sculptures with us that keep life moving even if it looks like it has stopped.

The first is titled "R-evolve"

Second is "Canis Cyclus"


And the third submitted is a tribute to the fallen skaters out there.


These are amazing pieces, Jud. I really like how the first two make me see them in motion even though they clearly are not. As you can all see, Jud does outstanding work and this is only a small example of it. Be sure to check out his site, or if you are in the areas of SanDiego, CA, Puyallup, WA, or Keizer, OR you can check out some of his works in person. See his site for details.

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Mammoth Skull

Skull-A-Day friend Jud Turner recently completed this “Mammoth” piece.

Jud told us: “My life-sized Columbia Mammoth, made from 95% recycled materials (mostly farm equipment) was just installed in the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center. It was commissioned by Pacific Studio, and is over 14 feet tall and 20 feet long. You can see more photos of the piece HERE: ”


Unfrozen C says:

It is always a pleasure to see the work that is created using recycled items. I find it fascinating to look at all the different components that make up this particular piece and try to imagine what their original purpose was for. Thank you for continuing to be a friend of the Skull-A-Day community and your past support of our work.

Since it is Friday be sure to flashback to some of Jud’s other featured work HERE.

Skull Assemblages

Artist Jud Turner made these amazing pieces. Be sure to check out his site to see more of (and buy) his work...

Skull Appreciation Day Pieces for Sale

50 incredible pieces from our 2011 Skull Appreciation Day exhibition are still available for purchase!

There are pieces by several well-know artists including James Victore, Terry Border, Stefan Bucher, and Jud Turner; as well as the editors of the Skull-A-Day Tatman, Abby, and Citizen Agent.

All of them are reasonably priced and a percentage of all of the sales goes to support the local nonprofit the Richmond Peace Education Center.

See all of the pieces and get information on how to purchase them on the exhibition site HERE.