Spare Parts Skull

Jacque Frazee is the man behind the metal of K-Do metal art. He's big into upcycling scrap metal into new and lively sculptures. This skull is made out of a bumper, inner fenders, and exhaust pipe.  The second pic is an earlier unfinished version that I thought had dark and foreboding qualities that had to be shared.  Thanks for sharing your work with us, Jacque!

Skull Wagon

Bob Conge is the main man over at plaseebo.net, a shop "ded­i­cated to cre­at­ing unique one of a kind col­lec­table fig­ures".  This "Skullwagon" was made for the Playsam 500 custom show at Super 7.

This sweet ride has an awesome backstory that I couldn't resist sharing:

  " The 1919 Skullwagon Land Speed Record Car "
© Bob Conge 2012

The 1919 Skullwagon was designed and piloted by Claude Faytte Bragdon, the american architect based in Rochester, New York. The car was sponsored by the Fox Sisters, a clairvoyant duo from the same city, who dabbled in the paranormal and spiritualist beliefs.  The Skullwagon was powered by a 500 hp psychic energy turbine, the first and only of its kind. At 1:30 AM on November 23rd 1919 the Fox sisters had arranged for 8,697 of their followers to tune in and direct their psychic energy to the specific coordinates of latitude and longitude of the location of the Skullwagon on the starting line of the Salt Flats Racetrack Playa in Death Vally California. At 1:31 PM the cars aluminum skin began to shimmer, emitting a pulsating blue light and at 1:36 the Skullwagon broke inertia, silently inching forward. Continually gaining speed at an ever increasing rate with only the sound of its wheels turning through the white dust and the air whistling along its sleek body, the Skullwagon appeared more akin to a sailing ship than car. At 1:43 she reached a top speed of 167 miles per hour shattering the previous land speed record. A title the Skullwagon would hold for the next 28 years. Some years later, long after the memory of the Skullwagon had faded from racing history, the first siteing of the "sailing stones" appeared and continues to this day. The "Sailing Stones" which leave linear "racetrack" imprints are a geological phenomenon found in the playa. The stones, some weighing over 100 pounds, slowly move across the surface, leaving a track as they go, without human or animal intervention. They have never been seen or filmed in motion. The stones only move once every two or three years and most tracks last for three or four years. Some believe the stones are being moved by the residue of psychic energy from that long ago run of the Skullwagon.

 Thanks for the sterling submission, Bob!

Pinewood Derby Skull

Let me oblige proud papa, Ronn Campbell of Kennewick, WA, who wants to show off his boy's crafty woodworking. He writes, "This is a pine wood derby car my son Jackson and I made. He raced it in his Cub Scout troop derby. He called it 'Jawbone' and won best design."

I'm surprised we didn't hear of  Jackson winning overall first place for the derby.  The other cars should have forfeited out of sheer intimidation.  This is one bad ass bone mobile!  It's definitely the first pinewood derby car we've seen on our site.  Great work, Jackson & Ronn!

Sedan Grill Skull

Norm Mulone of New Orleans, La shows us his "attempt to individualize my common ride". Perhaps this is the beginning of a new "Skull My Ride" trend.





Like an good logo, it's simple yet stylish and totally recognizable. Hmmm, "Skull My Ride" sounds like it would be a HUGE hit if any networks wanted to produce it. You know where to reach me. Thanks for showing us your grill, Norm!

Sunday Simulacra - Version 5.33

Today's skulls are metal...

The great skull finder, Tom Adams, found these two skull on "both ends of a Ford engine oil pick-up screen."

Henry Ryder found this "USB looking more like a monster than usual."

Keep sending those pictures in to our submissions address. Just keep in mind that since we only post simulacra once a week it might take a little longer than normal for it to be posted.

Sunday Simulacra - Version 5.28

Today’s simulacra are found on cars.

Christopher Shultz in Oklahoma City, OK wrote: “This is the stealing wheel of my '99 Pontiac Grand Am. I've been driving her for more than a year, and I only just noticed this the other day.”

VT thought of us when they saw this simulacra hoodie one morning.

Dominique Ferguson was on Target when she saw this “Very interesting repair work!” in the parking lot.


Wagen C says:

Thank you all for sharing your finds with us. As we start to get into the winter season around these parts, I hope there will be many more simulacra since snow and cars are ideal soul mates for simulacra.

Keep sending those pictures in to our submissions address. Just keep in mind that since we only post simulacra once a week it might take a little longer than normal for them to be posted.

Belgian Skulls

Artist Mark Goss currently creating art in Antwerp, Belgium sent us a collection of skull related pieces that he has completed.



Waffle C says:

The only thing that would make this collection of skulls better is whipped cream and a cherry on top. It truly is amazing the diversity of materials that you work with to create your pieces. It is a wonderful reminder to other artists not to be afraid to think outside the canvas and explore different surfaces. Thank you for showing off your amazing body of work, I wish we had the space to share more.

Sunday Simulacra - Version 4.11

With Summer ending soon, we have to make sure we get the most our of our warm days. Today is Sunday, which is a day I love to spend with my husband and daughter. There are a few things we like to do on Sundays. Thankfully, our skull hunters sent in some great skull finds that fit right in to my typical Sunday.

Tommy Adams found this skull on the top of an engine he was working on. I definitely need a car for my Sunday adventures. I have places to go (normally to the movie theater).

On our Sunday adventures, we normally go out for lunch. These skull nachos that Corey Ike's mom made her look very tasty.

We like to take some time to play and Tommy Adams has come to our rescue again with this great skull play set.

Keep sending those found skull photos in to our submissions address. We are running low, so start searching and submitting! Just keep in mind that since we only post simulacra once a week it might take a little longer than normal for it to be posted.

Tuesdays With Tatman #8

We've all written "wash me" on someone's car at one point in time, but most of us aren't as talented as this guy(especially me). I went ahead gave dust art a try anyway. One very dirty finger later I came up with this:


Unfortunately my coworker decided to get his vehicle washed a few days later.

Each Tuesday in the 3.0 year will bring a new Tuesday With Tatman. As a tribute to the Skull Master's astounding feat let's all get creative and try something new(and hopefully skull related).

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[BONUS] Found: Trailer Skull

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I saw this while driving down the road the other day...

321. Junk Yard Skull

Radiator Drawing. Thanks to my friend Philip who suggested a trip to the local junk yard to find some skull inspiration! I can't believe I've never been before, the place was filled with endless visual inspiration (and also an incredibly appropriate skull-making location). The hard part was deciding what to do. While moving car parts around was tempting, the act of illustrating on a radiator by pushing on it with the back of a pen found on the ground, turned out to be immensely satisfying. Of course I left this (and an earlier attempt) for others to discover.