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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

304. (Don't Play With) Matches Skull





Arranged Matches, Unlit and Lit (16in x 24in [41cm x 61cm]). Hey kids DO NOT try this at home, seriously! This was done on the cement floor of my well ventilated garage (though I still ended up smelling like burnt wood), with a fire extinguisher at the ready. The red paint visible underneath the last image is actually from one of the attempts at this skull. I shot some footage of this as well, which I'll eventually edit and put online. And remember...



UPDATE: I forgot to mention this one was suggested by fan Melissa Schneider via the Skull-A-Day Facebook page!
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15 comments:

  1. silvergirlApril 2, 2008 at 5:06 PM

    aaahhh! you have way too much fun ;)
    this was great to see.
    thanks!
    just out of curiosity, were these strike anywheres, or strike-on-box?

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  2. NoahApril 2, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    Strike on box.

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  3. vinceApril 2, 2008 at 6:34 PM

    this possibly has become my favorite skull you've done.

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  4. katillac deVilleApril 2, 2008 at 6:37 PM

    Skully always was a real hot head.

    silvergirl: the way to tell is the strike anywhere kind have a white tip. =)

    In addition to running with scissors, I also played with matches.

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  5. catApril 2, 2008 at 9:11 PM

    the concrete and red paint showing through where the skull has burned is an awesome effect

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  6. Kate HorowitzApril 3, 2008 at 12:09 AM

    Every PSA should be an Addams Family PSA.

    (Oh, and nice flaming skull.)

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  7. b13April 3, 2008 at 12:24 AM

    I've been MIA these past few days and you have outdone yourself again! I thought the Tchotchke Skull was cool, but then I saw the watches... and the letters... but the matches...the matches are the BOMB!

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  8. Margins.April 3, 2008 at 2:21 AM

    I just discovered your site and a skull a day sounds amazing! I love it.

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  9. TatmanApril 3, 2008 at 7:28 AM

    All I can say is F'ing Awesome! I wish I was wittier, but this is so cool I was just awestruck. It's just hard to believe that it took over 300 skulls to finally come up with this. It's so perfect it almost seems like a no brainer. Excellent!

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  10. HeatherApril 3, 2008 at 7:40 AM

    I agree, this is one of my favorites so far as well! Very creative!

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  11. CharlieApril 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    A team of Marvel lawyers are looking into whether you have violated their Ghost Rider trademark as we speak.
    Hope you held onto those 300 bucks.

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  12. Crafty MamaApril 3, 2008 at 10:17 AM

    Fire it up, fire it up, fire it up!

    I loved it and was really happy to see action shots.

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  13. JanisApril 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM

    Brilliant!! I love progress shots and the end result.

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  14. bellaApril 3, 2008 at 3:30 PM

    I don't know why, but this made me think of Beavis & Butthead.

    heh heh. fire. fire. heh heh. He set it on fire. heh heh.

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  15. DoomyfloApril 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    seems to be like ghost-rider ;-)

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