THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED! Thanks for participating!
Rachel Stork Stoltz, of
Anatomical Element, is a medical illustrator and obsessed with anatomy. She started metalworking as a way to rip herself away from the computer and get her hands dirty. Her very first piece was an anatomical heart and the anatomical skull with brain soon followed (and is one of her favorites!). Rachel made a skull pendant from old roofing copper that she found in her grandfather's barn.
She is giving away this skull pendant to one lucky Skull-A-Day fan!
Close up, so you can see the details.
A perspective view to show the layers of metal
Hanging on a neck, to give you a better idea of size
PRIZE INFO: One anatomical skull with brain pendant from Anatomical Element. The pendant is about 1 3/4 inches wide and 2 1/4 inches tall.
It's hand cut and hammered, layered with steel rivets. Bottom layer is copper, skull layer is aluminum, and the brain is copper with a fire scale patina.
HOW TO ENTER: A fancy skull like this deserves to be worn somewhere special. To enter this contest, comment below telling me what special place you would wear this pendant to, if you won it. For example, I'd likely wear it to the International Museum of Surgical Sciences in Chicago, IL, on May 31st, for our Skull Appreciation Day show opening.
CONTACT INFO: The winner, chosen at random, will be contacted via email by one of the Skull-A-Day editors within 7 days of the end of the contest. If that winner doesn't respond, another winner will be chosen. With your comment, please INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!!! Entries are only valid with this information.
WHERE TO ENTER: All entries must be made on this blog post, on Skull-A-Day.com. You CANNOT enter this contest by commenting on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+.
CONTEST CLOSES: 11:59:59 PM Eastern USA Time Friday, May 17, 2013.
NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
PRIZE SHIPS: This contest is open to all skull lovers around the world.
IF YOU DON'T WIN: Don't fret, her jewelry is available in her Etsy shop,
Anatomical Element. Rachel is offering a 10% discount on your entire purchase, if you enter the promo code
skulladay13 at checkout. The discount is good from Monday, May 13, 2013 until Saturday, May 25, 2013. You can find out what Rachel is making on her
Facebook page.
67 comments:
Special day? I'd wear this every day! Such a beautiful peace of workmanship! Maybe to a trip to the Medical Museum in Iowa City?
I'd wear this to every job interview ever, because if they can't accept this they don't want me. <3
I would wear this fantastic pendant to my next check up appointment with my oral and maxillofacial surgeon, so he can make sure all the screws in my skull are still where they are supposed to be :)
Lynnewalter@hotmail.com
What a beautiful piece. My friends and I are having a lovely picnic in beautiful Oakland Cemetery here very soon, and I would love to wear this pendant for the picnic! khaoticbliss (at) gmail (dot) com
I would wear it to any IEP meeting I have for my son. Freak them out a bit haha!
I would wear this to work.. I am an archaeologist so it would be very fitting. :)
lilibralith@aol.com
I would proudly wear this on my wedding day this fall. I love all things skull/skelton.
I love this necklace! I would wear it on an evening out so that I could meet lots of new people when they ask me about it! dpphelps7@gmail.com
I would put on my skull earrings, skull t shirt and my new pendant to attend all the day of the dead celebrations in my home town of Albuquerque.
I'd wear this necklace to work, at family events, with my skull scarf, skull errings, skull bracelace and skull shirt. I'd wear it out with friends when we go to see cool bands play. I'd wear it everywhere and anywhere. I'd be my new favorite piece of jewerly
I would wear it to my kiddo's graduation in June. what better place to show off such a pendant! Then I'd wear it everywhere, thereafter. lindsaybabroski@aol.com
I'd wear it when I work in my studio to remind myself to think more, as an inspiration to think outside the box. cyndiastudio (at) yahoo (dot) com
I'd love to say I'd wear this lovely necklace everyday but I work in a factory where everything nice gets ruined easily...so I could only wear it occasionally. I love skulls and bones so I'd wear this necklace whenever I could.
Theotherglove@gmail.com
I know this doesn't seem special, but I would wear this to every doctor's appointment and every therapy session. I would wear this every day that I could.
I just started following this artist on Facebook, and just lover her work. I would wear this as a reminder that brain aneurysms are a serious injury. My mom suffered from a ruptured aneurysm a year and a half ago and is still suffering from it. I would wear this in honor of her and to remind myself that I need to take care of my health.
I would wear it to work, to burlesque shows, to a fancy restaurant.....basically, I would wear it everywhere!
Magpieglitters@gmail.com
I'll wear it to the beach after a long day working on medieval skeletons here in Ibeza, Spain!
Oh my!!! I would love to wear it at work everyday (whenever I am not singing I am a bartender in Santander, Spain!!) I would be perfect with all of my v-neck t-shirts!!! mehnai@rocketmail.com
Wow this is so awesome. I would wear it anywhere...especially places where I might get interesting reactions :)
If I won this I would wear it to ask my crush if she would go out with me. With something this awesome on my neck how could she say no? And if she does say no then this necklace and I will go to the library and check out american psyco or wayne's world to cheer me up.
dogforever46@yahoo.com
I'd wear it to my job because it's the only thing allowed in my job that represents me (I have to wear a uniform).
and I LOVE IT!!! it's just perfect!
ma.del.mar@yandex.ru
To the afterlife, of course. I would be the Envy of the Ethers.
I would wear it everyday to my forensic osteology class and lab. :)
I must agree with a few people here, that everyday would be my choice. It is too beautiful and I love pieces like this
like is like an awesome piece of artwork...
I wear my Good Art Hollywood Skull to work on the stage as well as my sterling skully bell....
it would be so wonderful to have a different skull piece just to be able to change it u!
I would where this everywhere. This is such an amazing piece. I've got a dance workshop coming up and would love to work a theme inspired by this piece into the process
I would where this everyday and everywhere. This is such an amazing piece. I have a dance workshop coming up and would love to work something inspired by this into the process
this is so awesome! i'd wear it to our weekly dungeons and dragons adventures, and claim it as a magic item.
neko_chan12@hotmail.com
So awesome, I would wear everyday !!! Skellymingo@gmail.com
Lending it to a friend so she could wear it as a good luck charm to her Mensa exam would seem fitting. As for me? Would wearing it accompanying my skull T - shirt, cap, leggings, and earrings be seen as a little over the top?
So special!! I work in a high school...I would wear this to work to emphasize the importance of using your brain!!
interp44@yahoo.com
I'd wear it whilst giving birth to my second child (due July 1st!) nina@somaphony.com
Me- I'd wear it everyday. I would want to show the world how awesome it is.
helencullum at hotmail dot co dot uk
I'd wear this pendent every damn day! I'd want to show it off to eveyone, everywhere I went.
sam.jackson0263@gmail.com
Would wear this everywhere! Especially work, will look great with my skull apron.
leeleer71@comcast.net
i'd wear this every day....my grandkids live with me..they are 9,8 and almost 5....they think i'm fabulous,but this would really be cool!!! they'd love to see their Dawa(that's their kidspeak for grandma...i love it!!) in it..and i can imagine their friends faces when they tell them! if i win,i'm seeing it on my neck at their school open house!!!! the other kids have parents there..they will have a Dawa with a freaking awesome skull and brain necklace!!!
I'd wear it to work every day - I'm an art teacher.
charkey@nc.rr.com
I would wear it... To my grave!
This great piece of art i would wear every day a a symbol of what i do.I'm a dental assistant who works with oral/facial cancer patients.We reconstruct patients faces after cancer.I have always been drawn to the system of the skull !!!! I think this awesome art work would be perfect on me!!!And i think my patients would think it was cool too!!
roseqpugh@gmail.com
I would wear it here, I would wear it there, I would wear it EVERYWHERE!! -From a skull-loving x-ray tech :)
I would wear it to Camp Quest Arizona! It's our first 'camp beyond belief' in Arizona and I will be leading many of the art activities with the campers.
hollyandfreddie@cox.net
I would wear it touring local graveyards around the SF Bay Area and draggin cameras!
I would wear this on Halloween and everyday before and following it! It's a gorgeous piece if art that would be a pleasure to wear. Thank you for the chance to win this!
Leave a Legacy Not a Footprint @gmail.com
I'd wear it to Hayden Planetarium and Neil deGrasse Tyson would see it and be SO JEALOUS!!!
kimperial 1492 at gmail dot com
I'd have to wear this lovely piece to the Motor Cycle Club Father's Day meet, some hundred riders strong enjoying a huge pig roast in the woods.
I'd be wearing it as a token of my Father's presence. He died in 2000 and we never got a chance to attend this meet together.
I know everybody would comment or ask about it, and beaming with pride every time, I'd tell them about my Dad and how much this necklace brings his memory to me. (And of course where I got it from!) ;-)
A retired Anatomy teacher of 15 years, I'd proudly display this piece of jewelry in hopes of educating all who comment on my delightful adornment. The skull with it's intricate puzzle of bones that houses our brain, the most amazing network of circuts. I'd rock that skulll!!!
Oops, forgot to add my email... jessicajfuder@gmail.com
I think this would go perfectly with a night out at an opera.
rev.itsari@gmail.com
I would wear it at the archaeological digs I work at, to further increase my reputation as the "Archaeo-Punk" of the staff! :D
bambinauga@gmail.com
I would wear this sweet baby to NY Comic Con 2013, where it would be admired by many other skull lovers ;-)
magalyguerrero@live.com
Special day? Everyday is a special day...but MOST special? I would wear it to pick up my Mum who's been in the Uk for the last 4 years and finally coming home to NZ! k.palmernz@gmail.com
I would wear it to The Color Run NYC in September and MS Walk 2014 in NYC as a symbol of my struggle against Multiple Sclerosis.
Definitely a good choice for my next gallery opening in Bristol, England in August. Especially since I shall be fund-raising for the Frenchay neurosurgical unit which saved my son's life by removing 1/3 of his skull & replacing it with titanium.
troubleandstrumpet@gmail.com
My wife would wear it to the wedding we are going to on Memorial Day Weekend.
I'd wear it everyday - designing skull art,taking my children to school, shopping, walking my dog etc etc... !! everyday would be a special day wearing this awesome skull pendant..
I'd wear it to all my rock shows and pass along her name to everyone! This pendant is beautiful and repurposing elements from her grandparents barn is brillant! :)
dzynmkr@yahoo.com
It would be a nice addition to my skull collection! robynmillwright@hotmail.ca
Everywhere!! Definitely to the Mutter Museum so he could see some of his friends! aleasha.burbidge@gmail.com
I'd wear it to Burning Man, my home away from home.
I will wear mine while I occupy public space.
This necklace is rad. I would love to give this to my gorgeous wife so I can admire both the beauty of her and this necklace.
I would wear this any/every day! Not only is it a skull but anatomy, two of my favorites!!
haynes.jennifer.anne@gmail.com
I'd wear this on my next epic adventure with my sister. We just got back from a trip to Connecticut and NYC
wassonpta(at)gmail.com
OK...well knowing Stork (the creator of this amazing pendent) I would wear it to every art/craft fair in Omaha, NE and the surrounding area that I could find. And when people asked about it I'd had them her card and tell them where they could get one too ;p (or one of her other amazing anatomical jewelry pieces.)
~Toni G.
I would most definitely just wear this everyday! Which is, in fact, pretty special because I rarely end up wearing necklaces much anymore!
I'd like to wear this to Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando this year.
nitebyrds at gmail dot com
I would wear this beautiful example of skull jewelry always...why would one take it off?
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