FaceOff: Skull Appreciation Day 2013

I'm very excited to announce the details of this year's celebration of Skull Appreciation Day!

Skull-A-Day and Street Anatomy have joined forces to bring together the greatest collection of skull art, to celebrate the 3rd Annual Skull Appreciation Day! The resulting exhibition of skull inspired art works co-curated by Noah Scalin and Vanessa Ruiz will be on view at the International Museum of Surgical Science, in Chicago May 31 - December 31, 2013.

Featuring

Mike Egan

Tom French

Emilio Garcia

Ali Gulec

Joshua Harker

Meyoko

Nicholas Obery

Rx Skulls

Dan Springer

Rob Tarbell

In addition to showing their existing work, each artist has been asked to complete a frontal view of a skull in their own style using a template we provided. These skulls will then be split apart (digitally) and combined with other artist’s skulls to create a dynamic and unique collection of skull art prints. Each skull will be comprised of the work of two different artists, one from Skull-A-Day and one from Street Anatomy. At the end of the exhibition the respective skull halves will be brought together allowing us to see each artist’s complete skull piece. To kick it off, Vanessa and Noah have created their own original mash-up for the show poster!

The show opens with a reception on Friday, May 31, 2013 from 5-9pm. Hope to see you there!

And stay tuned for more details on how you can participate even if you're not in the Chicago area!

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy

May 31 - December 31, 2013

International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

36 Skulls @ Books, Bikes, and Beyond

36 of the paintings from my 100 Painted Skulls project will be on display here in Richmond, Virginia for the month of February at Book, Bikes, and Beyond Thrift a very cool local store. If you're in the area I hope you'll come out for the opening reception on Friday, February 1 @ 7pm. 

36 Skulls by Noah Scalin

February 1 - 28

Books, Bikes, and Beyond Thrift

7 West Broad St.

Richmond, VA

Opening reception Friday, February 1 @  7pm

Skull Appreciation Day 2012 Recap

Just wanted to recap this year's Skull Appreciation Day celebrations...

For those of you who missed our one-day Skull Appreciation Day 2012 exhibition at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum here area few pix of the work we had on display...

Mütter Museum curator Anna Dhody even wore this maternity shirt especially for the day!...

More pix of the exhibition can be found on Flickr HERE. Several of the pieces are still available for purchase, find out more about them HERE.

Of course we weren't the only ones celebrating Skull Appreciation Day, here's a sampling of some other folks were up to....

Our friend Melissa at The Daily Nail painted her nails especially for the day:

Our friend and daily Pinup artist Betsy VanDeusen created this lovely piece for the day:

  

 Laurel Hill Cemetery put Skeleton Man out for an afternoon in the sun:

Jeremy Brautman posted about 20 of his favorite skulls AND featured my own 100 Painted Skulls project:

The fine folks at Smeared Ink created a second annual blog hop for the day! Below are just a few things that were shared. Be sure to click through the links on this page to see all of the excellent work that was created by the 40 participants!

Terra

Ndustrial Lemon

Croms' Cubby Hole

 

Popsicle Toes

our friend Wenchkin even created this coloring page giveaway contest!

And fellow skull-lovers Craniophiles are currently in the midst of a week-long celebration:

All in all, a wonderful celebration of the cranium this year! And plans are already in the works for another exciting event from us here at Skull-A-Day for 2013 so stay tuned for more details.

What did you do for Skull Appreciation Day this year? Post your stories/links in the comments section and send us pictures to share!

Skull Appreciation Day 2012

Just a reminder that June 4th is Skull Appreciation Day!

The editors of Skull-A-Day will be partnering with our friends at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum for a special one-day event!

 If you're in the Philly area I hope you'll stop by the museum between 10am and 5pm for an exhibition of 50+ original skull sculptures, plus dozens of pieces of skull mail art sent directly to the museum from artists from around the globe!

The event is FREE with regular museum admission! Museum information can be found HERE and a map of the location is HERE. Hope to see you there on June 4th!

And hey, even if you can't make it, we want to hear from you about how you plan to spend your day and of course we want to see pix of the aftermath!

League of Space Pirates: Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities

Just a reminder to the Skull-A-Day fans in the Richmond, VA area, my band is hosting an appropriately skull-y event this Saturday...

After touring the farthest reaches of the universe League ofSpace Pirates return to Earth with a Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities!

On May 19^th, the League of Space Pirates will perform with a gaggle of intergalactic oddities for an one-of-a-kind experience at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA

Participants will…

• Experience the cosmic rock-n-roll of League of Space Pirates!
• Drink in the unbelievable acts of The Lady Aye!
• Bask in the sonic landscapes of The Madness of Two!
• Bear witness to the levitational skills of Jebidiah Stone!
• Feel the power of the sultry movements of Khalima!
• Shake a robotic tail feather to the mixage of Mikemetic!

Plus…

• Mutate yourself with out of this world body painting by Shelia Gray!
• Document your experience at first ever Intergalactic Photo Booth documented by Spiderbite Studio!
• And More!

May 19 Gallery 5 200 W. Marshall St. RVA
$15 or $10 Dressed as a Space Pirate at the door Doors open at 7pm
$10 Advance sale tickets available for a limited time HERE.

Leauge of Space Pirates: Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities

Skull lovers in Richmond, VA area have a chance to see my band live next month...

After touring the farthest reaches of the universe League ofSpace Pirates return to Earth with a Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities!

On May 19^th, the League of Space Pirates will perform with a gaggle of intergalactic oddities for an one-of-a-kind experience at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA

Participants will…

• Experience the cosmic rock-n-roll of League of Space Pirates!
• Drink in the unbelievable acts of The Lady Aye!
• Bask in the sonic landscapes of The Madness of Two!
• Bear witness to the levitational skills of Jebidiah Stone!
• Feel the power of the sultry movements of Khalima!
• Shake a robotic tail feather to the mixage of Mikemetic!

Plus…

• Mutate yourself with out of this world body painting by Shelia Gray!
• Document your experience at first ever Intergalactic Photo Booth!
• And More!

May 19 Gallery 5 200 W. Marshall St. RVA
$15 or $10 Dressed as a Space Pirate at the door Doors open at 7pm
$10 Advance sale tickets available for a limited time HERE.

Skull Crafting at the New York Public Library

I will be at the New York Public Library this Saturday to lead their Hand-Made Crafternoon!

Saturday, April 14,  2 – 4 pm

New York Public Library

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

 

We'll be doing some of the exercises from my new book Unstuck along with a classic craft from my Skull-A-Day project!

The event is FREE and open to the public, though they do recommend making a reservation since space is limited. All the details can be found HERE.

If you're in the area I hope you'll come by and say hi!

image: 17. Pile O'Books Skull

March for Skulls! (April Fools 2012!)

After a successful event last year here in Richmond, Virginia we've decided it's time to go bigger with our campaign to have the skull receive it's proper recognition: with an official designation of Skull Appreciation Day as a national holiday!

And what better to way to get the attention we need for our cause than a march on Washington DC!?

Artist Rendering

Considering that 100% of the people in this country have a skull we think it's a no-brainer and we're sure to get a million or more people marching around the Downtown Mall shouting "Whose Skulls? Our Skulls!"

We've tentatively set the date for a year from today on April 1, 2013 so we have the proper time to work out all of the specifics. In the meantime we hope you'll mark your calendar and plan to attend.

Click to Download PDF

We are planning to produce some official signs that people can use while they are there (see above example), but we'd love to get your suggestions for what slogans to put on them. Please leave your thoughts in the comments section below and we'll choose our favorites to produce!

And we hope to see you all in Washington next year!

[UPDATE] APRIL FOOLS! Sorry, no march on Washington (or anywhere else) is in the works, but we hope you'll still celebrate your own Skull Appreciation Day this June 4th wherever you are. Us? We'll be at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum this year with an all day celebration/art exhibition! If you're in/near the area I hope you'll join us that day. More details soon. 

Get Unstuck at SXSW!

I'm heading to the SXSW conference this week to give a talk about and sign copies of my new book Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work & in Your Studio!...

Unstuck: Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing

Friday, March 9

3:30PM - 3:50PM

Austin Convention Center

500 E Cesar Chavez St

Ballroom G

Unstuck Book Signing

Friday, March 9

4:05PM - 4:20PM

Austin Convention Center

500 E Cesar Chavez St

Ballroom G Foyer

If you're going to be in Austin for this event (or just happen to live in the area) I hope you'll come by and say hi!

[BONUS] Library Skulls

Just had to share a few of the skulls made by the young people who came to hear me talk at the New York Public Library last week...

A few years ago the library included my book in their list of recommendations for teens and they made this awesome video...

Unstuck Book Signing: NYC

The first book signing event for my newest book Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work & in Your Studio will be next week in NYC!

Friday, November 18th

6-8pm 

@ Kidrobot New York

118 Prince Street
SOHO, NYC
212.966.6688

Hope to see you there!

Skull-A-Day on tour: Schoolhouse Craft

Hey folks, just wanted to remind you that I am going to be leading a workshop at the upcoming Schoolhouse Craft event September 23-25 in Seattle, Washington.

If you're in the area I hope you'll sign up for this unique experience. My session will be about Generating Creative Energy and there will also be a whole bunch of other really great folks scheduled to teach a wide range of classes.

More details on the event and how to get your tickets can be found HERE.

I hope to see you there!

Cabinet of Curiosities- June 25th, Asbury Park, NJ

New York/New Jersey friends please come out to this special event that we are co-producing with our good friend The Lady Aye...

Skull-A-Day & The Lady Aye Present

Cabinet of Curiosities

Burlesque Show & Art Opening

A ballyhoo, burly-q wunderkammer of the arts

June 25 at Asbury Lanes

On Saturday, June 25, The Lady Aye invites New Jersey audiences to step right up and gaze in wonder at the finest collection of strange girls and curious customs ever gathered under one roof. In addition to this display of anatomical wonders, patrons will be shocked and amazed as they gaze at a live demonstration of Skull-a-Day skills presented by the chief headhunter himself, noted artiste and educator, Noah Scalin.

This tempting ten-in-one of burlesque ballyhoo includes delights such as: Legs Malone as the shocking Miss Electra, Cassandra Rosebeetle with her shaking, shimmying dances from the exotic East, Bambi the Mermaid as God's mistake, The Lobster Girl, and Bunny Love as the What Is It?! All presented by noted talker, the flame-proof, pain-proof Lady Aye.

Plus, for just a slight extra charge, patrons are invited to purchase for their own home enjoyment one of the many works of art created by Prof. Scalin for just this occasion that will be on display throughout Asbury Lanes.

Asbury Lanes

209 4th Avenue

Asbury Park, NJ 07712-6067

(732) 776-6160

The Lady Aye is a professional sideshow performer (rare double blockhead, fire eater, escapist, pain-proof girl, sword swallower, and grinder girl.) and MC, who has performed up and down the East Coast, been chosen as a finalist for Stoli Originals Casting Call competition, appeared on Discovery Channel's "Oddities" & the WB's "Gossip Girl", set records at Ripley's Believe It or Not, been hired for celebrity parties, opened for hot indie bands and created sold out shows for Coney Island USA. In addition, her press accolades include USA Today, Bust Magazine and the Village Voice's Best of NY issue in fall of 2006.

Skull Appreciation Day is almost here!

Just a reminder that the 1st annual, international Skull Appreciation Day is this Saturday, June 4th! I hope you'll do something nice to celebrate your head bone. If you do, we'd love to know what you ended up doing, so please share the details and we'll post about it here!

And hey, if you're in the Richmond, Virginia area please come and celebrate with us ...

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY

An exhibition and event celebrating the cranium at Gallery 5

In honor of the first annual international Skull Appreciation Day on June 4th

Curated by Noah Scalin & Philip Cheney

June 3 – July 8

EXHIBITION

100+ artists share their interpretation of the skull.

Using a plain papier-mâché skull provided by the curators, over 100 local, national, and international artists are sharing their own personal take on this universal symbol. A portion of all sales will be donated to the local nonviolence organization Richmond Peace Education Center.

Also on display:

Skull Quilts.

curated by Skull-A-Day editor Abby Davis

These quilts will be auctioned off and all proceeds will be donated to DC charity Becky’s Fund, which helps survivors of domestic violence.

Skull Mail Art

Artist Mim Golub put out the call for mail artists across the globe to create and send skulls through the post to celebrate Skull Appreciation Day. You can also see the submissions online HERE.

Opening Night:

First Friday, June 3rd 7-11pm

Exhibition Continues Through July 8th

Hours:

Wednesday – Friday 11am – 6pm

Saturday by appointment only

EVENTS

Skull Appreciation Day – June 4th

DIY Skulls - FREE!

12 – 4pm

Bring the family and celebrate the love for the bone in your head by spending the afternoon making skull-themed crafts! Materials and directions provided. Our friends from local nonprofit Art180 will be on hand to help you get motivated.

Skull Dance Party - $5 donation to RPEC

7 – 11pm

Wear you favorite skeletal costume or skeleton mask and celebrate your cranium in style. DJs, drummers, and special guest performers, including Deepa de Jour & All Saints Theater Company, will get your bones shaking. There will also be a best costume & make-up contest with special prizes from Skull-A-Day.

Where:

Gallery 5

200 West Marshall St.

Richmond, VA

804.644.0005

p.s. If you like the image above you can buy it as a limited edition poster in the Skull-A-Day store HERE.

Celebrate Skull Appreciation Day in Richmond, VA

Hey folks, if you're going to be in the Richmond area in June/July you're invited to come celebrate Skull Appreciation Day with me! I'm co-curating a one day celebration on June 4th and a month long art exhibition through July 8th. Details are below...

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY

An exhibition and event celebrating the cranium at Gallery 5

In honor of the first annual international Skull Appreciation Day on June 4th

Curated by Noah Scalin & Philip Cheney

June 3 – July 8

EXHIBITION

100+ artists share their interpretation of the skull.

Using a plain papier-mâché skull provided by the curators, over 100 local, national, and international artists are sharing their own personal take on this universal symbol. A portion of all sales will be donated to the local nonviolence organization Richmond Peace Education Center.

Also on display:

Skull Quilts.

curated by Skull-A-Day editor Abby Davis

These quilts will be auctioned off and all proceeds will be donated to DC charity Becky’s Fund, which helps survivors of domestic violence.

Skull Mail Art

Artist Mim Golub put out the call for mail artists across the globe to create and send skulls through the post to celebrate Skull Appreciation Day.

Opening Night:

First Friday, June 3rd 7-11pm

Exhibition Continues Through July 8th

Hours:

Wednesday – Friday 11am – 6pm

Saturday by appointment only

EVENTS

Skull Appreciation Day – June 4th

DIY Skulls - FREE!

12 – 4pm

Bring the family and celebrate the love for the bone in your head by spending the afternoon making skull-themed crafts! Materials and directions provided. Our friends from local nonprofit Art180 will be on hand to help you get motivated.

Skull Dance Party - $5 donation to RPEC

7 – 11pm

Wear you favorite skeletal costume or skeleton mask and celebrate your cranium in style. DJs, drummers, and special guest performers, including Deepa de Jour & All Saints Theater Company, will get your bones shaking. There will also be a best costume & make-up contest with special prizes from Skull-A-Day.

Where:

Gallery 5

200 West Marshall St.

Richmond, VA

804.644.0005

p.s. If you like the image above you can buy it as a limited edition poster in the Skull-A-Day store HERE.

365 Book Event – April 30, NYC

Hey NYC friends, I will be doing a book signing/talk/workshop for 365: A Daily Creativity Journal at Brooklyn's Spacecraft on April 30th!

Saturday, April 30

Book signing: 4-5pm FREE

Talk/Creativity Workshop: 5-6pm  $5 materials fee

Spacecraft

355 Bedford Ave.

Brooklyn, NY

718.599.2718

If you're in the NYC area I hope you'll plan to come by and say hi!

Etsy Success Symposium - February 8, NYC

I've been asked to present a workshop at the Etsy Success Symposium in New York City on February 8th.

The event is a full-day of workshops designed to inspire and educate Etsy sellers! My event, Generating Creative Energy, is about helping people experience the benefits of daily practice. I will talk about my own experiences with the Skull-A-Day project and lead a fun hands-on exercise based on the types of activities found in my book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal.

Additional speakers/workshops include...

Vanessa Bertozzi: Beyond the Comfort Zone: Presenting Yourself Professionally

Dave Brown: I'm Tweeting This: Confessions From a Social Media Junkie
 

April Bowles-Olin: Attract Your Target Market — You're Not Walmart
 

Sarah Feingold: Insider Secrets to Copyright and Intellectual Property


Lorrie Veasey: The Greedy Crafter: Getting What You Want 

Michelle Ward: Ascertaining Your Awesomeness & Articulating It 


Steven Zelin: Intro to Bookkeeping for Creative Entrepreneurs 


If you're an Etsy seller in the NYC area I hope you'll come out and say "hi"!

The Etsy Success Symposium

Etsy Labs, 55 Washington St., DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

9am to 6:30pm

More details about the event can be found HERE.
And tickets can be purchased HERE.

Book Talks & Signings - Charlottesville, VA

I've been asked to talk on two panels as part of the upcoming Virginia Festival of The Book in Charlottesville!

The Festival is March 16–20 and I will be speaking at the following events:

Creativity: Four Artists and Writers Share Their Visions

Wednesday, March 16th – 8:00 PM

with 

Ashley Bryan (Words to My Song's Life), Sophy Burnham (The Art of Intuition), 

and David Baggett (Tennis and Philosophy).

@ City Council Chambers  

605 E Main St

434.970.3113

AND

The Illustrated Book

Friday, March 18th, 2011 – 2:00 PM

with 

Phoebe Potts (Good Eggs) and 

Christaphora Robeers (The Quiet Voice of the Outer Banks)

@City Council Chambers  

605 E Main St

434.970.3113

I hope if you're in the area you'll stop by and say "hi" and get your copy of Skulls and 365: A Daily Creativity Journal personalized!

The benefits of 365 at C3's Breakfast Club - Richmond, VA

I'm the guest speaker at this month's Breakfast Club hosted by C3 here in Richmond, Virginia on January 18th.


I'll be speaking about the benefits of taking on a yearlong project and the story behind my new book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal.

This early morning event is from 7:30–9am
and costs $15.00 which includes a catered breakfast. 

It's at The Corrugated Box Building
201 West 7th Street
Richmond, VA



For more information or to register go HERE.

Reminder: Book Release Events - Richmond, VA

Just another reminder that I have two more upcoming book signings in Richmond, Virginia to celebrate the release of my new book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal...

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th    12 – 3pm

Quirk Gallery

311 W. Broad St.
804.644.5450

Bring the family for some free craft-making fun with materials provided by the gallery.

AND

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21st   12:30 – 2:30pm

Fountain Bookstore

1312 E Cary St.

804.788.1594

If you're in the area I hope you'll come by at least one of them and say hi! Both stores will have plenty of copies and I'll be on hand to sign books and talk about my project.