Chinese Magazine Illustration

This old Chinese magazine page has made its travels to Toronto, Canada where Rachel Ho has adorned it with a wonderful skull illustration.

Upcycling at it's finest. This passed on piece of printed paper makes for a proper background in Rachel's artful merging.  The illustration is impressive and the puzzle looks interesting also.  Almost as if it's all that this skull can think of.  Thanks for sharing, Rachel!

Home and Garden Skull

Shawna Hannam "made this skull from an old Home and Garden magazine."

This piece makes me want a skull shaped garden with a pond that has a creepy eye at the bottom. I attempted to do something similar with my mom's old gardening magazines, but they didn't have enough close ups to work with. I like how the separate flower sections all blend together well. I feel like plotting out a skull garden now. I'm sure my conservative neighbors wouldn't mind...

Skull-A-Day Press: Girls & Corpses in Germany

The recent German edition of Girls & Corpses magazine featured a translation of an interview with me from a previous of the US version of the magazine. It's funny to read what I sound like in German, especially since I can't speak it at all. I wonder if it makes sense?...

Magazine Skeleton

Stephen Rowlette sent us this lovely skeleton bust. Here is his description on how he made it,"Made this from a magazine photo. Just painted over the ladies face. As a makeup artist I always look at the bones under peoples skin. Sometimes you can tell exactly what their skull would look like. Thats what inspired this mixed media free for all."


I'm very girly, so of course the makeup artist making a skull on a magazine (hopefully a fashion one) definitely caught my eye. I love the firey red hair and the facial features of the skull. It looks like she is wearing a sequined top. Maybe she is a Siren, that will lure sailors to their demise. Maybe she is the queen of the Underworld, the right hand woman to the king. She looks powerful and sinister...like many women I know.

7. Fun With Brad and George Skulls

Dry brush acrylic on magazine cover.