[Flashback Friday] 168. (Escape To) Skull Mountain

Welcome to another addition of Flashback Friday.** This year the guest editors, Azurafae, Tatman, and myself, Citizen Agent, are taking turns counting down our personal favorite 17 skulls from the Original 365.25 Year. So please join us as we visit the archives and add our additional commentary on some of the original pieces.

#11: 168. (Escape To) Skull Mountain


Sherpa C says:

Looks like today I am carrying some more baggage from last year. When I first saw this piece, I was fooled into thinking that this was a photoshop job of a real mountain. After enlarging the picture I then realized what an extraordinary piece this was. If I remember correctly each skull Noah did back in 1.0 was actually started and completed in the same day. The Skullmaster must have rose with the sun in order to finish this while there was still daylight to take the picture. To this day I am still curious about the size of the piece, I know the dimensions, but I just can't imagine what it would look like say next to a gallon of milk. To this day, I still really enjoy the mirror effect for the water, how can something so smooth cause such a ripple effect.

In thinking about this piece today I was reminded of the early 20th century climber, George Mallory, who’s body was recover 75 years later on Mount Everest. This piece would make a fitting tribute to all those who push the limits of their human existence for eternal recognition.

**Flashback Friday was a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.0. Each week during year 3.0 The Skullmaster posted the original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3.0, all 52 can be found here.

"Memento Mori"

Scott Smith of Rucus Studio in Portage, MI wrote: “This skeleton/skull is a piece I created for one of my online shows. The piece is titled ‘Memento Mori’ and is made of papier-mache, composition and antique fabrics.” Scott also told us his work can also be viewed in person each year at the Ghoultide Gathering Art Show near Detroit, MI. More information about that show can be found here.


Mitten C says:

One of the things that I look forward to in my duties is being exposed to all the great living artists currently working in the field. Thank you for sharing this work and your art with us, and also thank you for sharing the information about the annual show you participate in. You have made many people’s bucket list one line longer today.

Then & Now Skulls

Karen Applegate from Portland, OR sent us these skull pieces.

The Then: “This is a paper mache skull I made back in 1996.”


The Now: “Here is a skull I made out of clay. I raku fired it with white crackle glaze.”

DeLorean C says:

Before I run “OUTATIME” here I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing this two pieces together. I really like the style of skull you do that includes the tiny individual teeth. Thank you for submitting your work for us to share.

168. (Escape To) Skull Mountain

Papier-mâché and Mixed-Media (approx. 11" x 5" x 8").

119. (Gleaming The) Skull Cube

Papier-mâché and Acrylic (3" x 3" x 3"). A prototype for my entry in the ThinkSmall4 exhibition, which features only work that is 3" x 3" (x 3" if it's sculptural) or smaller. Rather than just do a miniature skull, I wanted to compress one as if it's been squeezed into a cube.

UPDATE: Per request here it is with a Quarter for scale...