Skull-A-Day Midnight Edition

The first edition of my new Skull-A-Day book has officially sold out and the 2nd edition, featuring a black cover with gold type, dubbed the "Midnight Edition" is now available! Find out more about the book HERE and pick up your copy directly from the publisher Chop Suey Books HERE. Or look for it at the Evolution Store in NYC or the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. More retail locations will be added in the coming months. If you know of a local store or museum that might like to carry this book please get in touch!

Skull-A-Day The Book: Laser Edition!

Just had to share this sneak peek at the amazing limited edition laser etched cover that is being made by BIG SECRET for the forthcoming Skull-A-Day book featuring all 365 of the skulls I created for year one of the project. This is an exclusive reward of the Kickstarter that is going on right now, so if' you'd like a copy don't wait! The details are HERE.

[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] Pumpkin Anatomy II: Update 6

Jeff Calvert in Westerville, Ohio did an excellent job using my directions to make a jack-o-lantern with a brain!...

And here's the final state of the original....
It made it through Halloween, but only just barely!

Did you make one of your own or even a unique skull-y pumpkin of your own design? Please send a photo and we'll share it on the site!

UPDATE: Winner of Rachael Rossman Dia de los MuertosPortrait

If you remember in October, we had a contest to win a custom Rachael Rossman Dia de los Muertos Portrait. Jayne Capps, is winner, and she recently contacted me to show me to portrait of her. I like updating you all with winner info, when it's a photo of the winner with the item, or in this case, a portrait of the winner. Here is the custom portrait, and below it is the before photo, which Rachael used to make the portrait.

Before

Skull Appreciation Day Follow-Up

Thanks to everyone who made the first annual international Skull Appreciation Day a rousing success both near and afar! There's already talk about how to make it even bigger and better next year.

But first I wanted to share some photos from the Skull Appreciation Day exhibition that is currently ongoing at Gallery 5 here in Richmond, Virginia. These are just a small selection of the 100+ pieces, including quilts and mail art, that are on display...

The Skull-A-Day editor's skulls: in order Justin AKA Tatman, Noah, Abby, and Citizen Agent

 Mail art submissions & Mim Golub's skull

 

Abby's special artists' preview outfit.

L-R: Abby, co-curator Philip Cheney, Noah, & Justin AKA Tatman

See more photos from the exhibition on Flickr HERE. And see pix from the Skull Appreciation Day craft event HERE.

If you're in the area I hope you'll stop by and check it out between now and the closing event on July 8th.

Also I wanted to point you to a few other fun things that went on for Skull Appreciation Day in the blogosphere and beyond...

• Smeared Ink curated a blog hop with 37 skull loving participants!
• Ike's World had a peek beneath the skin.
• eitaK got family & friends involved.
• Phoebe made a special Heart A Day post.
• Becky made some downloadable Geekheart vector art to celebrate.
• The San Diego Sketch Crawl skullified their June event.

Did you do something special for Skull Appreciation Day? Let us know in the comments below.

Book Release Update

Just a heads up that, despite the official December 15th release date, my new book has already shipped to some folks that have pre-ordered at local bookstores and online! So there's no need to wait til the release date if you can't wait to get your hands on 365: A Daily Creativity Journal.

Just a reminder that it's available everywhere books are sold, but here are the direct links to some popular resources to make it super easy...
IndieBound
Better World Books
Powell's Books
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Borders
QBookshop

I look forward to seeing what you do with it!

p.s. If you have ordered it through Amazon.com please leave a written review, it really helps get the word out to other folks!

p.p.s. It's also on GoodReads and I would appreciate reviews there as well if you're a member!

[BONUS] Pumpkin Anatomy Skull Update

Just had to show you what my Pumpkin Anatomy Skull looks like after just over a week of sitting on my porch in the surprisingly warm November weather. Not sure how much longer it will hold up...

So how long is it acceptable to leave out the Halloween decorations anyway?

[BONUS] Pumpkin Anatomy Skull Follow-Up

It's been so nice seeing such a positive response to my Pumpkin Anatomy Skull over the last few days!

Not only has there been a bunch of great press, but several people have made their own versions! Below are a few we've been sent so far...

Kyndra made this jumbo one...

My friend Erin made this one for her office pumpkin party and won second place!...

Sam Snoek-Brown in Dubai made this "homage" to the interior skull pumpkin...

 

And here's an updated image of the original that's now several days old...

And of course if you've made your own version please do share it with us!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!

And the handmade Skull-A-Day bag winner is...

Congratulations to Divaeva who was the randomly selected winner of the Handmade Skull-A-Day Bag giveaway!

Thanks again to everyone for their wonderfully creative responses! Sorry I can't give you all a prize, but keep watching for more contests soon.

And of course even if you didn't win, you can still get one of the remaining skull bags or one of Mim's other handmade items in here Etsy store HERE.

[BONUS UPDATE] The Ongoing Saga of #350 Graffiti Skull

I was eating lunch the other day at a local sandwich shop, which just happens to be next door to where I painted my Graffiti Skull, and the owner asked if I'd taken a look at the piece lately. I hadn't so I strolled around the corner and discovered that the Virginia Creeper has continued to overtake it in such a lovely way. The bonus is that it dies back each winter and so the piece is entirely revealed again before getting covered over in the spring/summer once more.

You can see how it looked a year ago HERE.

And the Skull Cookies winners are...

Congratulations to Rosie, Tammy, and Tetewa who were the randomly selected winners of the Whimzkulls skull cookies giveaway!

Once again I was impressed at the thoughtful and clever entries by everyone who entered and I'm sorry I can't send you all something!

Of course, you can always get some delicious skull cookies directly from Briannaa and Whimzkulls HERE.

Stay tuned for another giveaway soon!

[UPDATE] Crâne de champignons (Mushroom Skull)

Six months ago Xolth from France was featured here with an amazing Mushroom Skull. At the time we asked him to share the effects of time on it, today we share those results with you.


Walkie-Talkie C says:

Pardon me while I *phone home*. Thanks for remembering to send us an update on your piece. It is currently looking very out of this world.

And the Shamrock Skull Shirt winner is...

Congratulations to The Struggling Writer who was the randomly selected winner of the Shamrock Skull Shirt giveaway!

Here's his winning entry:

How are skull and a shamrock the same
other than the letter beginning their name

One symbolizes luck
the other un-luck

But only a skull looks cool while aflame

As always I was blown away by how creative and clever all of your entries were and I was so glad I didn't have to try to pick a favorite, so thanks to Random.org for doing the job for me!

And thanks again to everyone for participating, just because you didn't win doesn't mean you can't get a Shamrock Skull Shirt of your own from www.StPatty.biz!

And stay tuned for more contests in the near future!

And the Clooci Skull Headphones winners are...

Congratulations to M and John who were the two randomly selected winners of the Clooci Skull Headphones giveaway!

Thanks again to everyone for participating and creating such an incredible reading list with your suggestions. I love that Skull-A-Day fans are as into books as I am!

And hey, even if you didn't win you can still buy a pair of Clooci's nifty headphones HERE.

Stay tuned for more giveaways soon!

And the Etched Glass winner is...

Congratulations to theNWelcamino who was the randomly chosen winner of the Etched Skull-A-Day Glass Giveaway!

Thanks again to everyone for participating, don't forget you can still get other glasses, including custom designs from Tatman HERE.

Stay tuned for another giveaway starting tomorrow!

And the Handmade Skull Mug winner is...

Congratulations to Andrea (Off Her Cork) who was the randomly selected winner of the Handmade Skull Mug Giveaway!

Thanks as always to everyone for participating, I'm continually impressed with what a creative bunch of folks you are! Don't forget you can still buy you own skull mugs and more directly from Skeletal Dropkick.

AND be sure to enter this week's giveaway of a beautiful etched drinking glass from our very own Tatman!

And the Skull Beads winners are...

Congratulations to Polexia and Guzz69 who were the two randomly selected winners of the Skull Beads Giveaway!

Thanks again for everyone who participated, I loved reading all of your submissions and I'm glad I didn't have to choose a favorite! Stay tuned for a new contest tomorrow!

And don't forget even if you didn't win you can still get your own skull beads and more directly from  eebeads.com.

[UPDATE] 374. Snow (Day) Skull: MELTDOWN

I've been documenting the demise of the snow skull that I made with my friend Paul from DudeCraft. Generally snow doesn't last very long in Richmond and it almost never comes this early in the season, so it wasn't a big surprise that it's almost entirely gone in just over a week, though I was impressed how long it retained its original shape despite several days of intense sun.

Two days old...

Four days old...

Six days old...

Seven days old, after a major rain storm came through town...

Nine days old...

I'm guessing there won't be much of anything to photograph in two more days. It was fun while it lasted! FYI the original post, with "making of" photos can be found HERE.

And the Skull Earphones winners are...

Congratulations to Beyond The Wall of Sleep and Magπ who were the two randomly selected winners of the Subjekt Ruffian Skull Earphones giveaway!

Thanks again for everyone who participated, I loved reading all of your submissions! Stay tuned for more giveaways and contests in the near future.

And don't forget you can get a 20% discount if you want to buy a pair of your own Ruffian Skull Earphones from Subjekt by using the code "skulladay" when you order.