Noah Scalin- “386. Skull Appreciation Skull”

On June 4, 2011 Skull-A-Day celebrated Skull Appreciation Day with an exhibit of over 100 skulls at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA. If you didn't have a chance to make it to the gallery while the show was up, we now proudly present: "Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition".

Noah Scalin- “386. Skull Appreciation Skull” $365.00

Noah Scalin is the co-curator of the Skull Appreciation Day Exhibition and the creator of Skull-A-Day. See the original post about this piece for more views and details about its construction.

The 2011 Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition was a collective art show celebrating the 5th anniversary of Skull-A-Day.com and its tremendous audience of artists and readers.

Throughout year 5.0 we will be featuring artwork from the show a few times a week. This is a chance to see all of the excellent skulls that were on display, and FOR SALE. Some of these pieces may still be available and this is a wonderful opportunity to own an original piece of skullriffic artwork. There are many well known artists who have contributed very reasonably priced works and many of them have donated their portion of the sale to benefit a great charity, the Richmond Peace Education Center.

Please take a moment to view all of the remarkable work that was created for the onset of this annual festivity. Your skull will appreciate you for showing it some love.

Mister Lucky's Skulls

Riding somewhere through the hills of Denver, Colorado is Jon Grinder sporting this skullaciously stylish helmet. Jon shared this note, "I thought you might enjoy my custom-painted Skull Bucket, "Mr. Lucky". I tried to make a lace, or paisley look with the skulls. I hope that people are surprised when they see it close-up and see that the overlapping skulls make up the pattern".





This is an awesomely unique way of decorating your cranial cover, Jon. My own helmet has skulls on it, of course, but your "Mr. Lucky" bucket takes the prize for being personalized. It's a great nickname as well so here's to many happy rides with Mr. Lucky by your side, uh, I mean on your head. Thanks, Jon!

100 Painted Skulls: #27

To celebrate year 5 of Skull-A-Day I've decided to paint 100 skulls on 4 x 4in (10.16 x 10.16 cm) wooden panels over the course of the year...

After a hectic week I finally found myself with some time to get back to painting. I especially like doing these when I need a distraction from the other projects & client work I'm in the midst of.

Lace Skeletons

I was looking at a fashion set made by someone and noticed a skeleton made of lace. With some research, I found out this beautiful work of art was made by Sandrine Pelletier. She works with many mediums in unusual and beautiful ways. The Lacex collection is by far my favorite. Sandrine is a Swiss based artist that "works in a variety of media including sculpture, textile, drawing, installation and performance."

Engel (Angel)

Engel (Angel)

Engel (Angel)

Engel (Angel)

Hydra

White Snake

Sunday Simulacra - Version 5.8

Today's skulls were found in beverages.

Magskull (Mag = Portuguese for "skinny" + "skull") found this skull in their coffee.

Al Frank in Austin, TX found this skull on the lid of his drink.

Stacy in Sasebo, Japan said "So, I pour myself a nice cold glass of Asahi, and this is what I found a few minutes later."

[BONUS] Skulledelic Live in Germany

Our friends at Sibling pointed out that the sweater they created using my Skulledelic art was worn by the lead singer of Wakey!Wakey! at a recent performance in Germany...

Since you can only really see the top of it in the video, here's a look at the whole thing...

And hey, if you want one of your own, they appear to still be available in the Sibling store.

Super Sinister Skullpture Saturday

Recdently my wife had the pleasure of visiting friends in the beautiful Denver, Colorado area. She was in love with the mountain air, the friendly folks, and the overall culture when she happened to embark upon a mission to find me a locally made skullpture for my collection. Well, after a good lead from another shop owner they arrived at the Green Horse Gallery in Manitou Springs, CO. Her expedition led her to the works of a great artist by the name of Dan Loftis.



I got more info from Dan on his techniques, "All of my skulls are original, one of a kind creations. I use a stoneware or raku clay and I fire them with an ancient Japanese raku firing method. There's two techniques I use when I reduce my pieces, that's why some have a cracked appearance and others have the multi-colored metallic finish."





"My main influence is Brom, but there are others that have inspired me as well. People like Todd McFarlane, Stan Winston and Tim Burton."





"The reason I make skulls is something I've never really thought about before. I guess I've always been a fan of darker things, even as a child. Most of my creations are of a evil or scary nature so skulls go hand in hand with everything else that I make. Also, skulls are frickin' awesome! Why wouldn't I make them?"



You can't argue with logic like that, Dan. The raku fired skull that my wife picked up for me(like the one in pic#2) is definitely one of the more unique pieces adorning my dresser. Thanks for sharing all of the wonderful pieces you've created and I wish you the best of luck in your mile high endeavors.

Mythical Skulls

A year ago we featured a skull by Artist Ken VanCourt creator of Darque Art in Utica, NY. We are happy today to feature another pair of his mythical skulls.

Bigfoot skull

Demon skull with horns made from cast bondo.

Imaginary C says:

Once in a while I come across pieces like this, and I enjoy this genre of skull creation. The imagination that one needs to embrace a mythical archetype and create a tangible work is highly respected and a wonderful talent. Thank you for sharing this new pair of skulls, and please keep us in mind as you explore deeper into this realm.

[Flashback Friday] 5.7- Historical Daredevil Skull

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

Historical Daredevil Skull

I was recently thinking of this sweet piece or art from Dan Springer of Skulluxe. It's a great tribute to the daredveil motorcycle riders of the early days, more specifically Lillian La France.



I recently purchased my own two wheeled mode of transportation that I have found a new love for. Motorcycle riding is something I should have gotten into a looong time ago, but hey, better late than never. Still, I only enjoy a smooth comfortable ride and I'm too old for the daredevil ways that used to thrill me. That's probably a good thing. I'll leave those thrills to any of you adrenaline junkies out there who have the guts to to do the stunts. More power to ya!


**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.

The Skull Quilt Project: 7 Quilt Auctions

The Ebay auctions for the 7 quilts from the show went live today. The auctions will run for 7 days. You MUST have an Ebay account and a Paypal account to bid and pay for the quilts. You can follow the steps for set up, if you don't already have those accounts. For information on each quilt, please see the auction listing. Proceeds from the sales of all of the skull quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is a DC based organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

Auction 1

Auction 2

Auction 3

Auction 4

Auction 5

Auction 6

Auction 7

To see all the auctions go to Azurafae's Ebay store. The remaining 6 quilts will go live next week, after this set has ended. So, if you don't see your favorite yet or your own block, don't fret, they will be up next week! Thanks for participating and buying these quilts!

Abby Davis - "Freshly Dug Up"

On June 4, 2011 Skull-A-Day celebrated Skull Appreciation Day with an exhibit of over 100 skulls at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA. If you didn't have a chance to make it to the gallery while the show was up, we now proudly present: "Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition".

Abby Davis - "Freshly Dug Up"

Abby Davis- “Freshly Dug Up” $400.00

As I explained in the post for this piece, Dia de la Abby #52 - Skull Sculpture, this is made of paper, plaster fabric, paper clay, tea stain and water color. It's inspired by the elongated skulls found in Nazca, Peru and Mayan art.

The 2011 Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition was a collective art show celebrating the 5th anniversary of Skull-A-Day.com and its tremendous audience of artists and readers.

Throughout year 5.0 we will be featuring artwork from the show a few times a week. This is a chance to see all of the excellent skulls that were on display, and FOR SALE. Some of these pieces may still be available and this is a wonderful opportunity to own an original piece of skullriffic artwork. There are many well known artists who have contributed very reasonably priced works and many of them have donated their portion of the sale to benefit a great charity, the Richmond Peace Education Center.

Please take a moment to view all of the remarkable work that was created for the onset of this annual festivity. Your skull will appreciate you for showing it some love.

Skull of Flowers

Douglas Considine submitted these photos of a skull made of flowers and the Christmas tree they came from. He explains about the two pieces. "After spending much of 2009 collection artificial flowers to construct the 2009 Christmas Tree' I found, once yule time had passed and the tree deconstructed, I had a garbage bag filled with post Christmas blooms. I chucked it into storage until February this year when I thought it was time to unpack the posies and construct a Blooming Skull...hope you like it."

Indeed, I do like both pieces. I love flowers. They are one of the most beautiful things on this planet. I love how versatile they can be in creating with them. These pieces remind me of the Rose Bowl floats that are made of flowers and other plant materials. I'm always amazed at the uses of texture and color to create amazing images. For these two pieces, not only is the color variety amazing, but the use of shapes to fill in all the void areas to make compact pieces. The tree is a refreshing take on a traditional pine tree. Winter can be very gloomy, so bright spring like colors are a welcoming sight. I like that since the flowers are artificial that they can be reused for many things...from tree to wall hanging. I can also see these flowers strung together for a colorful Dia de los Muertos celebration.

Citizen Agent- “C-Note”

On June 4, 2011 Skull-A-Day celebrated Skull Appreciation Day with an exhibit of over 100 skulls at Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA. If you didn't have a chance to make it to the gallery while the show was up, we now proudly present: "Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition".

Citizen Agent- “C-Note”

Citizen Agent- “C-Note” $60.00

Debt C says:

It is rather fitting to be able to post my skull this week with the looming "Debtageddon" on many people's minds. My work here took on two parts the first being the currency covered skull with rhinestone words on it. These words, come to mind when I think about the large amounts of money that a small minority is using to suppress and possibly encourage the future death of some our American ideals or institutions. The second part represented by the pins was an exploration of giving back to the masses. My job as an editor here at Skull-A-Day puts me in a type of corporate management position, and I decided I needed to give back to those who help keep me here.

“C-Note” is for sale here if you are interested, it only costs a L-note and a X-note.


The 2011 Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition was a collective art show celebrating the 5th anniversary of Skull-A-Day.com and its tremendous audience of artists and readers.

Throughout year 5.0 we will be featuring artwork from the show a few times a week. This is a chance to see all of the excellent skulls that were on display, and FOR SALE. Some of these pieces may still be available and this is a wonderful opportunity to own an original piece of skullriffic artwork. There are many well known artists who have contributed very reasonably priced works and many of them have donated their portion of the sale to benefit a great charity, the Richmond Peace Education Center.

Please take a moment to view all of the remarkable work that was created for the onset of this annual festivity. Your skull will appreciate you for showing it some love.

Skull-A-Day Press: The Hired Guns

I've started writing a monthly post for The Hired Guns about unlocking creativity and the first article Make Something Every Day. And Change Your Life. is up now...

Read the entire article HERE.

Outboard Skull

Brendan Duggan from Gravenhurst,ON Canada told us: “I run a small metal fabrication shop called Get Bent Metal. I have enjoyed your web site for a while. Skulls were some of the first things I started drawing when I became interested in art. To this day I still draw and sculpt them. This is an assemblage sculpture I did recently made from an old outboard and other mechanical detritus.”


Forged C says:

I really like this piece. I am drawn in by the retro nature of this piece. It reminds me of something that may have been created during the art deco period, as part of our thoughts on what the future would be like. Thank you for sharing this work with us, and may your future be free of robot overlords.

Also check out some more one-of-a-kind items at Brendan’s Etsy shop.

Justin Lovorn- “Primitive Peace”

Now that the Skull Appreciation Day exhibit is over we proudly present a new site: "Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition".  If you didn't have a chance to make it to Gallery 5 while the show was up then here's your chance to see all of the excellent skulls that were displayed, and FOR SALE. Not all of the pieces have sold and this is your chance to own one (or more) of the pieces of skullriffic artwork. There are many well known artists who contributed very reasonably priced works that are also benefiting a great charity, the Richmond Peace Education Center. It just so happens that mine was placed first in the show order. Thanks for checking them out.

Justin Lovorn- “Primitive Peace” $75.00

Justin Lovorn is a typical tattoo wearing, motorcycle riding, fun loving Dad & Brother who just so happens to currently be one of the editors at Skull-A-Day.com. Is he lucky you ask? Yeah, you could say that.

Skull Appreciation Day - The Exhibition was a collective art show celebrating the 5th anniversary of Skull-A-Day.com and its tremendous audience of artists and readers. Please take a moment to view all of the remarkable works that were created for the onset of this annual festivity. Your skull will appreciate you for showing it some love.

Skull Wall Pattern

Albert Leon Sultan is the creator of this stylish skull wall pattern that adds a touch of "skully" class to this lavish living room.





The regal purple is the perfect color for the feeling of luxuriosness that this room gives. Of course I love the subtle skulls included in the design, Albert, but I also love all of the extras that give your design so much life. Thanks for inviting us in.

Mariner's Skeleton

Pat Henzy is an illustrator based out of Philadelphia.

This reminds me of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". It's a story that depicts a sea voyage in which Death wins the lives of all the crew and Life-in-Death wins the Mariner's life in a game of dice. This is punishment for killing an albatross. Unlike the tale of the Mariner's voyage, the skeleton in this image did not live to tell the tale.

Sunday Simulacra - Version 5.7

Today's skulls were left over from liquids.

Anny Nachtigall in Chandler, AZ, said "I dumped the grounds from my espresso maker and looked inside and voila! A little skully appeared to make me smile."

Kenneth C Martin found this "While cooking  on April 25, 2011,  I happened to look down at a droplet of water on a glass top stove and caught this image of a skull. Quite honestly it unnerved me for the moment, so I decided to take some pictures and post them to my site on Facebook."

Michelle in Monticello,  AR said, I was pouring some old buttermilk down the drain and noticed this skull clinging to "life" on the side of the jug!!"

Keep sending those pictures in to our submissions address. Just keep in mind that since we only post simulacra once a week it might take a little longer than normal for it to be posted.