Skeleton Earrings

J L Tunnell made this "pair of earrings I made a few years ago. The head/skull of each was a natural gold nugget and the skeletons were made with 14K gold wire. Each earring is about 1-1/2 inches tall."

I rarely get to see great skeleton jewelry. I'm particularly fond of skeletons that have movable joints. The skeletons dance around when someone wears them. These have a creative use of materials and great proportion. Perhaps I'll have to make my own dancing skeleton jewelry.

Carrot Skull

Micaela Schiavo of Italy is having fun making this vegetarian skull from a carrot.

My Mom always told me that eating carrots is good for my eyesight so it strikes me as comical that this bug eyed fellow can probably see his ultimate demise. Yet, he still keeps a grin on his face. Thanks for sharing this smile with us, Micaela!

Face Off Mashup: Natalie Zolkos & Nicole Hansen

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from students at Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

 FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy

May 31 - August 25, 2013

International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Crystal "Clear" Skull

Bart DeKeyzer created this skull and image to remind us that hindsight is 20/20, as long as we have eyes to see that.

Okay, maybe that wasn't Bart's message in all of this, but I thought it sounded pretty good. It's always clearer at the end when you can reflect and hopefully learn from what you just experienced. If you would like to see this as a daily reminder then check this out. Thanks for sharing your skull's message with us, Bart!

Face Off Mashup: Ivaylo Paounov & Ian Renger

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from students at Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

 FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy

May 31 - August 25, 2013

International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Crocheted Skulls and Flowers

Coco Flowers, from Paris, France, created these crocheted skulls and flowers.

I grabbed this animation from her blog, because the skulls look like they're dancing.

I've been talking about crochet a lot recently, with various crocheters. It's probably because Fall is soon, and I'm pondering new designs...mostly a skull design. Seeing great crocheted skulls like these, really is fantastic inspiration. I love the use of flowers as the eyes. This could help solve a design issue I've been having. Check out Coco Dollz Shop to purchase her creations.

Sunday Simulacra - Version 7.9

This week's simulacra were found on the ground.

Danette Pratt works with Marie Graham at Ohio University. Danette explained that "Marie routinely walks her creek beds and washes on her property here in southeastern Ohio. Then she brings her finds into the office to show and tell...usually flint arrow heads and spear points, interesting rocks and tumbled glass pieces." In June Marie brought in this "pebble skull", and granted Danette permission to photograph it and submit it us.

Tamela Nagy found this skull shell on Grandview Beach, in Carlsbad, CA.

Denis Fontaine received this skull rock from a friend. They found it in their yard.

Keep sending those pictures in, we always love seeing what our skull hunters find. Anyone is welcomed to participate, it's fun and it's easy. If you see a simulacra skull, photograph it and send those pictures in to our submissions address with a little something about what it is really and maybe a little about you.

Airbrush Paint Skull

Neil McIrvine of Melbourne, Australia created this skull from the airbrush paint bottles he used to create this airbrushed skull painting.

Neil also submitted this to a competition for Createx Paints so we'll wish him the best of luck with that. The painting is truly beautiful and I'm sure it will garner a lot of attention. Thanks for sharing it with us as well, Neil!

Face Off Mashup: Rebecca Prominski and Riley Goodwin

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Rebecca Prominski.

This skull is by Riley Goodwin.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Face Off Mashup: Nick Stancil and Grace Kelly

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Nick Stancil.

This skull is by Grace Kelly.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Skull of Skulls

Today's "Skull of Skulls" is from Mark Taylor of Luton, UK.

A time consuming doodle that's strangely reminiscent of another skull of skulls I've seen before. Thanks for sharing yours with us, Mark!

Face Off Mashup: Micah Freundlich and Sania Kohli

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Micah Freundlich.

 This skull is by Sania Kohli.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Sunday Simulacra - Version 7.8

Today's skulls were found while looking up.

Randy Latini from Somerdale, NJ found this skull formed from tree leaves and the sky. I included both versions, so you can see the full skull effect of the leaves against the sky.

Vitor Costa of Hallandale, FL said "This Photo was taken inside of a church during a trip to Brussels, Belgium at 6:45PM , March, 07 2011. Me and a couple of friends had been walking all day and just wondered in to take a look, I did not get the name of the church, and just realized that the organ looked like a skull after I got back from the trip."

If you have trouble seeing the above skull, try looking at it smaller.

 Louise from Zurich, Switzerland found this skull in the clouds.

Keep sending those pictures in, we always love seeing what our skull hunters find. Anyone is welcomed to participate, it's fun and it's easy. If you see a simulacra skull, photograph it and send those pictures in to our submissions address with a little something about what it is really and maybe a little about you.

Zircon777's Skulls

Andreas Ivanof AKA zirkon777 brought us this skulltoon way back in Skull-A-Day 2.0 (2008) and figured it was time to update our archives with some wicked new designs.

"Presence"

"Rebirth"

"Vanitas Still Life"

Such a great collection of different styles.  The first has a 3D effect that makes it come "alive", the second reminds me of some great album cover artwork for some "stoner rock" bands, and the third looks like a classy, sophisticated piece of art worthy of any castle library.  I'm digging on all 3 of them, Andreas.  Thanks for sharing!

[CONTEST REMINDER] Win a Tinysaur Skeleton Models Prizepack from Everything Tiny

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED! Thank you for participating!

Don't forget you have until 11:59pm Eastern USA Time Friday, July, 19, 2013, to enter the the current giveaway.  Everything Tiny is giving away a Tinysaur Hominosaur (human skeleton) model and four alternate heads. You can find the original contest post by clicking the side bar ad, or this link.

[NOTE: If you are reading this on Facebook or Google+, you must go to THE ACTUAL BLOG POST HERE to enter this contest! You CANNOT enter this contest by commenting on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+]

Face Off Mashup: Kristian Balli and Matthew Tumbarello

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Kristian Balli.

This skull is by Matthew Tumbarello.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Face Off Mashup: Joey Aazzaretto and Kiana Lopez

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Joey Aazzaretto.

This skull is by Kiana Lopez.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

[CONTEST REMINDER] Win a Tinysaur Skeleton Models Prizepack from Everything Tiny

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED! Thank you for participating!

Don't forget you have until 11:59pm Eastern USA Time Friday, July, 19, 2013, to enter the the current giveaway.  Everything Tiny is giving away a Tinysaur Hominosaur (human skeleton) model and four alternate heads. You can find the original contest post by clicking the side bar ad, or this link.

[NOTE: If you are reading this on Facebook or Google+, you must go to THE ACTUAL BLOG POST HERE to enter this contest! You CANNOT enter this contest by commenting on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+]

Face Off Mashup: Joaquin Arias and Shelia Zagotta

As a part of our celebration for Skull Appreciation Day we're presenting you with the "Fan Submissions" part of our Face Off exhibit. We asked our readers to submit their own skulls using the template that was provided, then we faced them off against each other, and we now proudly present for your viewing pleasure, the final results.

This Face Off mashup contains two submissions from Westfield Middle School, in Bloomingdale, IL. The students did these in their art class taught by Deyana Matt.

This skull is by Joaquin Arias.

This skull is by Shelia Zagotta.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy 

 May 31 - August 25, 2013 

 International Museum of Surgical Science 

 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL

Skull Tea Cup

Put a kettle on and brew up some tea, it's time to share a sip with Liz Hoge from Las Vegas, NV. This doll's head tea cup is über cool now with a face lift off.

Liz hand paints a lot of different corpse cups, but of course this one is our favorite.  This would be a perfect vessel for delivering a black magic potion, but maybe a little obvious.  Thanks for sharing a cup with us, Liz!