RIP David Bowie 1947–2016

David Bowie's death was surprisingly shocking, he'd always been in the background of my life and I guess I unconsciously expected him to live forever.

RIP Lemmy 1945–2015

Lemmy was a truly one-of-a-kind guy. I'm so glad I got to meet him in person briefly many years ago. He will be missed.

Fire, Flour & Fork Skull

I was commissioned by Real Richmond to create a piece of artwork for the Halloween portion of their Fire, Flour & Fork event this year.

I created this papel picado style illustration to be used on all of their marketing materials at the Beaux Arts Ball held at The Jefferson Hotel on Halloween evening, which also happened to be the 120th anniversary of its opening!

As well as being used online and in print, my image was also projected onto the hotel itself and used as decoration inside the lobby.

Some of my other work was also on display as projections in the space!

Chop Suey Skull II

For this year's Halloween window display at Chop Suey Books here in Richmond, Virginia I created a giant skull out of pages from my Skull-A-Day book (which they published)! Don't have a copy yet? Get yours HERE. Or look for it at these fine stores...

New York City

The Evolution Store

Raleigh, North Carolina
Quail Ridge Books

Durham, North Carolina

The Regulator Bookshop

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Mütter Museum

Richmond, Virginia

Chop Suey Books

The Library of Virginia

Need Supply

The Shops at 5807

The Valentine

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
World of Mirth

[BONUS] 434. Dead Media 3

I was recently invited to go to Austin Peay University for a short residency where I created a new anamorphic installation in my Dead Media series. In this case I worked with old vinyl records. Around 100 were used to create this site specific piece...

 

 

See my previous Dead Media installations HERE and HERE.

[BONUS] Skeleton Damask Stencil

 My Skeleton Damask pattern is now available as a DIY PDF download!

To make the repeat pattern you'll need to make two copies of this stencil and reverse one of them. For doing an entire room I recommend two sets of the finished stencils so that they can be alternated while they dry.  

It's Creative Commons licensed so you can use it for any personal projects, but if you want to sell it please get in touch first! Also please send me an image of the end results so I can share it. Have fun!
 

[BONUS] RVA Pancake Love Skulls

On Valentine's Day I spent the morning creating pancakes for a fun charity event called RVA Pancake Love. I worked alongside a dozen other artists, most working for the first time in the medium of pancake batter to raise funds for FeedMore a local charity that helps feed the needy here in the Richmond, Virginia area.

[BONUS] 430. Pill Skull

I was commissioned to create a skull image for a collector of my work who is also a doctor, so it made perfect sense to use pills as the medium.

[BONUS] 429. Dead Media 2

I was invited by the kind folks at Alchemy NFK to participate in their Darkmatters pop-up one-night exhibition in Norfolk, Virginia on Friday, January 30, 2015.

I worked with a literal truckload of thrift store books (456 to be exact) to create this temporary anamorphic installation. After the show is over the piece will be dismantled and the books will be donated to CHKD Thrift Store which benefits the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.

The piece only looks complete from a single point in the room. The video and images below give a sense of how distorted it looks from any other viewpoint.

See my first Dead Media installation (made with video cassettes) HERE.

[BONUS] 428. Coffee Skull

When the Skull-A-Day Facebook page recently hit 50,000 followers I asked the fans to suggest a new material for me to work with. The most popular suggestion (that I hadn't worked with previously) was coffee and the kind folks at Death Wish Coffee Co. offered to send me a couple of pounds! My studio smells great now.

[BONUS] 425. Fingerprint Skull II

I was recently commissioned to create a new piece using only my fingerprints. This one is 19" x 14" and made with archival ink on board using only my right forefinger.

Detail view.

[BONUS] Scooter Skull Update

Bill Dickinson (Sky Noir) took a photo of Noah's now rusted Scooter Skull hanging outside of Scoot Richmond. The original skull cut into a rusted out scooter body back in 2008. Looks like over the years it's become gruesome with additional rust. Thanks for providing us with an updated photo Bill!

For comparison, here is Noah's Scooter Skull, before 6 years of rust.

[BONUS] 424. Polar Vortex Skull

Like many people in the US my hometown has gotten hit with more snowstorms this year than I've ever experienced before. Most of the time it was just too cold and the snow wasn't good for packing, but the most recent (and hopefully last) snow of the season was just right...

See my previous snow skulls HERE, HERE, and HERE.

[BONUS] The Gift of Skulls

I love sharing the wonderful skull gifts that I'm given from time to time. This pieces was sent from my friend Nashaili in Mexcio. It's hand carved from slate gathered in the mountains of Oaxaca and I'm told the artist who made it was inspired by the prehistoric iconography of her ancestors.

[BONUS] Skull Mail from Romania

An unexpected envelope full of skull art arrived at Skull-A-Day HQ recently! It was sent by Mariana Serban in Romania who shared the wonderful work of her students at the Arts High School in Târgu Mureș...

by Iotrate Ililia age 18

by Toja Mihaly-Zoltan age 16

by Rezi Ors Tamas age 16

by Gliga Bogdana

"Show of heads" by Moldonau Alexandru age 16

She also included one of her own pieces... 

Thanks Mariana!