Leather Cuff Skull

Graham Tench from Bournemouth, UK wrote: “hi, inspired by your quest a year ago i made this, thought it was time i showed you.”

In Use

Themyscira C says:

I am not so sure if this could “Stop a bullet cold”, but it certainly could “Make the Axis fall.” I am very impressed with your work. The details and coloration are exquisite on this. I am glad you included a picture of it in use, it makes this work that much more tangible to the viewer. Thank you for submitting your work to share.

[BONUS] Skull Cross-Stitch in Use

 Christina did an excellent job making my Cross-Stitch pattern into a pillow and she says she plans to make more!

Jewelry Of The Skulls

London jewelry designer Gisèle Ganne graces our blog today with her exquisite skull designs. Her first piece is a beautiful twin stag skull that is a true trophy rack.



And this second piece is just something that defies definition. A terrific shoulder piece that would make any head turn. Especially if you were dancing face to face with the skulls of the Black Widow.



If you like these then you will love all of her other fine jewelry at her website. Some of my favorites are the army men rings. Thanks for sharing your wonderful jewelry with all of us, Gisèle.

[BONUS] 376. NYC Blizzard Skull

I was recently in NYC on a business trip just in time to have several plans canceled by an impending blizzard. In reality the storm only dumped a few inches, but I still ended up with some free time on my hands so I made this piece out of the snow on a subway grate while running from one nice warm location to another...

Wartercolor Skull

Maria from Kingston, NY wrote: “I've been reading your blog for quite a while and I love it. I thought that while my slight obsession with skulls was shared, I would send along one of my paintings. There are more details about it on my deviantart page here.”


Rough C says:

Thank you for submitting your work. At first look one may not recognize this as watercolor. You have such a deep dimension of colors that I thought it was another medium. This is wonderful work and I like the story behind it's creation, thanks for pointing us there.

Tuesdays With Tatman #37

I may be a day late for National Flag of Canada Day, but that won't stop me from paying homage to my neighbor to the North (or as some people may call it- America's hat).



O Canada! You are a great country. Whether you're doing a great job of hosting the Olympics, or just circling the pond for a friendly game of hockey, you truly know how to spread brotherhood and friendship. Thanks for being so understanding of your spoiled neighbors to the South(or as some call us- Canada's pants).

Each Tuesday in the 3.0 year will bring a new Tuesday With Tatman. As a tribute to the Skull Master's astounding feat let's all get creative and try something new(and hopefully skull related).
In all seriousness, I mean no disrespect to the country of Canada in general. It's a really nice place, eh.

Ultraviolet Transparent Skulls

These two paintings come from Michael Aaron Casares. He tells us, "They are ultraviolet transparency paintings. I use acrylic and glass. They glow in the black light."

"Transitioning"


"You Will Recall"


These are some totally trippy paintings. The pics look good, but I can imagine that the real thing under black light is the best. Thanks for the flashback, Michael!

C-Rations: 0C100101

This week’s offering is a Celebration Custom.

“Skull of the Tiger ” 7" X 3" Handmade red paper envelope with gold paint

Survivor C says:

♫ Dunt Dunt Dunt Dunt... it's the Year of the Tiger! ♫

Happy Chinese New Year everyone, during the celebration it is customary to give red envelops that contain money as a way to insure luck in the new year. Wishing you all good fortune this year. The new year began yesterday and it is now the second day, traditionally today is the day in which one's ancestors are remembered.

Remember each Monday during the 3.0 year I am posting an original skull design. My weekly offerings are nothing compared to the one-a-day massive project done by the Skullmaster in 1.0, but hopefully you will find some nourishment in these weekly offerings.

Need more nourishment? You can always Friend or Follow.

[CONTEST] Win a pair of Skull Headphones!

The fine folks at Clooci have kindly offered to give away a pair of their fun skull headphones to two lucky Skull-A-Day readers! 

Morbid King 

 Roco Diablo

To be entered in the drawing just leave a comment below saying what audio book you think a skull would enjoy listening to. [NOTE: If you're reading this on Facebook, be sure to leave your comment on the original Skull-A-Day.com post if you want to be actually entered in the contest]

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to include a way to contact you (either an e-mail in the post OR make sure your Blogger profile has an e-mail link for you on it).

Everyone is welcome to enter, but please note that if you're out of the US you will need to pay for shipping.

You have until just Midnight Eastern Time February 22nd to enter so don't delay!

[UPDATE: The contest is over! Thanks to everyone for participating, the winners will be announced shortly.]

And of course you don't have to wait til the end of the contest to get some nifty headphones from Clooci, you can see them all HERE!

Good luck!

p.s. A fun side note, Clooci actually used my Skullphabet #1 font in the logo for these headphones...

Nonpareils Skull

Michelle Felt from Batavia IL sent us this: “New Years Cupboard Clean out = fun artwork”


Confectioner C says:

Yum! I have a safe place for this skull... in my belly! I like this skull very much. It is interesting to see the colors interacting with each other, as well as the appearance of the wet area which gives it a feeling of blood around the skull. Thank You for submitting this work for us

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!

[BONUS] Skull In Use: Happy Valentine's Day

Amanda Hicks says, "I created a Valentine's day wreath to show my love of skulls. Some of the images are from you Noah, and some are from Rich's flicker page, which I saw posted on Skull-a-Day. I asked Rich if I could use and post his images, and he said it was fine. I found some others by just surfing the net. I made the images into beads by glazing them onto flat bottom glass beads, then attached them to the frame. I also added the black flowers to make it pop a little more. I hope you like it. Happy Valentine's Day."

Detail:

Sunday Simulacra - Version 3.37

Today is a chance to experience
Skull on the Rocks...

Nastya says: “Hi! I visited Irkutsk, Russia. At Baikal Lake there is giant junkyard in the forest on Olkhon Island . On the coast of the Lake, near the popular place on the island, is this stone .”

Gustavo Jaramillo wrote: “This picture was taken in Bogotá. Colombia, in the botanic garden. [Since I found out about the site,] I've been looking for skull-like shapes in the city. This is a kind of alien skull!”


Pat in Red Hill, PA told us: “The other night at dinner I peered into my glass to see this. No rearrangement whatsoever. Somewhat of a natural skull.”


C. Diamnond says:

From Red Hill, PA to Russia with love, and that love is simulacra. Thank you all for submitting your finds.

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.

Glow In The Dark Skulls

These fun glow in the dark skulls come to us from Selina Shehan. She writes, "I discovered your Skull a Day site about a year ago and loved it...then I forgot all about it until I started making skulls a few months ago...and now I love it all over again and would like to submit my stuff. I make glow-in-the-dark and blacklight responsive jewelry out of epoxy resin with glitter and candy inclusions."





These are totally cool and fun looking skulls. Plus, I love the fact that they are handmade. Thanks for taking the time to do them right and for sharing them. You can find more skull jewelry at her website.

[Flashback Friday] 290. Obsessive Compulsive Skull

Flashback Friday is a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.0. Each week I'll be posting an 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 of the project...

#16: 290. Obsessive Compulsive Skull

This is actually the style my doodles tend to take when I'm unconsciously scribbling on a piece of paper, though admittedly I'd never made one this extensive or in a specific shape before!

And yes, this is just one line. Can you find the beginning and end points?

Speed of Light Skull

Aaron, from Orange, CA wrote: “Here ya go! I drew this skull with a flashlight using an extended exposure with my camera. ”

Carol Anne C says:

Such an excellent piece of work you have here. I like that we are able to see you in the picture, it gives this such an eerie feeling like you have finally captured that poltergeist on film. We know from the Skullmaster’s 66. Sparkler Skull that it took many more than one attempt to capture a perfect shot. Out of curiosity how many attempts did it take you? No matter how many, Thank You for submitting a photo of your effort to us.

Skull-A-Day on Tour: Charlottesville, VA

I'm going to be giving a lecture & workshop about the Skull-A-Day project and my own design & consulting firm Another Limited Rebellion at Piedmont Virginia Community College this coming Wednesday, February 17th at 6pm. It's free and open to the public! If you're in the Charlottesville, VA area I hope you'll stop by and say hi.

PVCC campus
Black Box Theatre
V. Earl Dickinson Building
More info: 434.961.5362
Or go HERE for maps of the campus.

Pencil Skull

This beautiful pencil drawing comes from a good friend of mine in the Chicago area, Lisa Arledge.



Lisa has a great touch with the pencil as well as the paint brush. She also makes a great effort to touch her community with her website www.paintingforgood.net. Lisa donates a portion of every sale to local charities, thus keeping her own community looking as beautiful as her art. Thanks, Lisa, for sharing with us and your neighbors!

[BONUS] Acorn Skull in Use

Tammie Weigl and her tattoo artist Gio Weld were so by inspired Skull-A-Day that they decided to include my Acorn Skull in her new tattoo!

She's joined the elite ranks of fellow Skull-A-Day tattooed folks: GlobGlob (who also used the Skullphabet for a tattoo), Katrina (who had a tattoo designed for her by Skull-A-Day fans), Danny (who got the Rorschach Skull), and of course myself. Any other Skull-A-Day tattoos out there I don't know about? Send me a picture and I'll send you a specially signed bookplate for your copy of my book.

Skull Pendants

Susan, “Polkadotmagpie”, from New Mexico told us: “Sterling skull pendants with vintage glass flower beads. The skull is my design, cast, and hand finished to a high polish.”



Red Rouge C says:

You were able to capture some great detail with these castings. The beaded accents are a great touch to soften the cold metal skull. Thank you for your submission.