Creative Sprint Skull #4

 A revisit of my cut paper technique for Day 4 of Creative Sprint...

Inspired by Day 38

and Day 89

 

Creative Sprint Skull Day #3

For Day 3 of Creative Sprint we were tasked with using a single sheet of paper to make a sculpture...

I decided to revisit Day 72 of my original project where I designed a papercraft toy skull. 

The pattern for the original skull is still available as a free downloadable PDF to make and decorate yourself! Get the original pattern HERE and get a blank DIY version HERE. 

 

Creative Sprint Skull #2

Day 2 of Creative Sprint: working with the letters of my name. I used a range of typefaces to find the shapes and weights I needed to make this work.

A tribute to Day 65 of the original project, the Helvetiskull...

Creative Sprint Skull #1

Hey y'all I'm participating in my company's annual 30-day Creative Sprint challenge again!  

This year I decided to pay tribute to Skull-A-Day (since it was in fact the thing that inspired my work as a creativity consultant). So I'm going to try to make a skull a day inspired by the Creative Sprint prompts and some of the original skulls I made back in 2007-2008.

 

For Day 1 the Creative Sprint prompt was "Make something that fits in the palm of your hand, using only the materials you find in your immediate environment." So I carved a small orange skull in honor of the small orange (paper) skull from Day 1 of Skull-A-Day!

If you're up for the challenge it's not too late to join me by signing up HERE.

Skull-A-Day NFT Collection launches today!

 I'm excited to announce the release of all 366 of my original Skull-A-Day skulls as NFTs today!

This project has been months in the making and as of Noon Eastern Time the public is invited to mint their skulls on the special site we built for the project: TilDeathDoUs.art! 

 

If you've been following this project since the beginning the site might look familiar as it was based on the layout of this blog way back in 2008. Look in the sidebar for some fun easter eggs in the form of the original blogroll (sorry the links don't work). 

I'd love to see what skulls you get, so be sure to share and tag me (@NoahScalin on IG & Twitter) and use the #skulladay hashtag! And of course please help me spread the word!

 Thanks for continuing to support me and this project on its 15th(!) anniversary!

Skull-A-Day NFT Collection Coming Soon

Happy Skull Appreciation day!

Today is also the 15th anniversary of the Skull-A-Day project!

To celebrate I'm releasing an NFT collection of the entire project all 366 original skulls (it was a leap year!) will be available on Thursday, July 7th. 

Stay tuned for updates! If you want to be the first to know about the launch sign up via the project website at TilDeathDoUs.art

Patreon-Exclusive: Skull Print Special Offer!

         

I'm celebrating my fifth year on Patreon this month!  

 

In honor of this milestone, I'm running a special offer for new and existing patrons! Starting today if you pledge $10 or more you'll get a limited edition print of my piece #Still_Life. This archival 9 x 9 in. print is signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. In addition you'll become part of my exclusive Team Art community of supporters who get access to content available nowhere else. Folks who pledge $25 or more will also get a surprise item of my choice from my archive! This special offer will be available to claim only until MIDNIGHT Eastern Time on Monday, February 28th.

 

Why sign up to be my supporter on Patreon?

 

Patreon is a way for creators to make more meaningful direct relationships with fans of their work. As the social media landscape becomes more fractured and difficult to navigate I'm putting my focus on sharing my process and inspiration with my supporters through this more intimate platform. On my Patreon page I have an exclusive feed, where you get behind-the-scenes look at the work I'm making as well as other content available nowhere else!

Here's what one of my supporters had to say about her experience: 

“I’ve been following Noah since his Skull-A-Day website days, and it’s wonderful to continue to access his art through Patreon. I really enjoy seeing and reading about his creative process, but seeing Noah’s art installed is the biggest thrill. It removes that feeling of distance and disappointment that I am never likely to see his art work in the flesh, when I can interact with Noah and his work online.”

– Beck Archer

Don't miss out on this limited time offer, find out more HERE.

 

 

Patreon-Exclusive: Skull T-Shirt & Tote Sale!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

I'm celebrating the remainder of October with a Patreon-exclusive Skull T-shirt & Tote Sale! You will be eligible to claim one of these items if you pledge $10 to my Patreon OR pledge $25 and get 3 pieces of your choice between now and October 30th @ MIDNIGHT!

Please note that these are from a limited run that were released for my Skull-A-Day book in 2014, so they are long out of print and there are only sizes available as follows:

- Heart Skull: XL (only 3 left)

- Skull of America: S, L

- Decorative Skull: S, M, L, XL, XXL

The totes are only available in the Skulledelic design.

 

When you sign up through my Patreon, be sure to direct message me or comment on the special offer post to claim your item and design/size if choosing a t-shirt. Also, be sure to include your name and mailing address in your profile so that I will be able to ship it to you.

Sign up for my Patreon HERE to claim your exclusive gift today!

 

#Still_Life

 I was invited to participate in an all skull art show at Blockfort Gallery in Columbus, Ohio, so I decided to create a special new sticker art piece just for the exhibition.

 

As with my other sticker art work I just overlap the stickers without altering them in any way. My goal with this one was to get as much detail in as possible.

 

The piece is on a wooden 20 x 20 inch panel and the background is painted on after the piece is sealed. The piece is for sale and will be available through the gallery during the exhibition which runs October 1-31st.  

p.s. FYI my Patreon supporters got an exclusive first look at this piece with additional background information I've shared nowhere else. They also get first dibs on my art, including discounts on new prints, and have access to an art savings account to buy pieces, including commissions. You can join up for as little as $5 a month. Find out more HERE. 

Skull-A-Day + @askulladay Collaboration

 

I had a great time once again collaborating with my friend in Brazil Lucas Dutra (AKA @askulladay) who has been creating his own skull a day since March of 2013! 

This time I created my half of the skull from used matches (which had been burned to create another recent piece of art).

His response was to create this amazing animated illustration! One of my favorite things about collaboration is creating something that I never would made on my own.

You can see the process of creating my part here:

 

 

 

 

Skulledelic on Foundation

 My second NFT release to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of my original Skull-A-Day project is a unique 1/1 animated version of the day 347 Skulledelic skull! Check it out now on Foundation HERE.

HAPPY SKULL APPRECIATION DAY!

To celebrate this year's Skull Appreciation Day I've created my first NFTs! 

I've made 20 of each of these variations on my Skulledelic skull from day 347 of my original project available on Hic Et Nunc:

Colorway 1 is HERE

 

Colorway 2 is HERE

 

 Colorway 3 is HERE

 

and Colorway 4 is HERE

 

 

RIP RBG (1933–2020)

 

RIP Little Richard (1932–2020)

RIP Peter Mayhew (1944–2019)

There's no overstating what a profound impact seeing Star Wars when it came out in 1977 had on my life and it was in no small part to the amazing performances of people like Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca...

Vanitas

My latest sticker art piece "Vanitas" was inspired by the 17th century Dutch Vanitas painting genre where images of skulls and other objects were used as a reminder to reflect on your mortality.

This piece will be on display at Star Gallery as part of their Memento Mori group show. If you're in the NYC area, please come join me at the opening reception on January 19th.  

Here's a time-lapse look at its creation:

If you like seeing how my work is created and want to delve deeper please check out my Patreon page, it's a small community of folks who directly support my art and in turn get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to me and my work!

Memento Mori @ Star Gallery, NYC - January 16-20

Fellow skull lovers, mark your calendars! I'm very happy to announce that I'm going to be part of this exciting show opening up next month in NYC. If you're in the area, I hope you'll come out to the opening reception on January 19th, see details below...

The group exhibit at Star Gallery NYC will showcase the work of dozens of prominent artists' personal explorations of this theme. Award-winning artists include Marshall Arisman, Chris Buzelli, Leslie Cober-Gentry, Katherine Streeter, Jason Limon, Gary Taxali, Anthony Freda, Victor Stabin, Steven Tabbutt, Skull-A-Day founder, Noah Scalin, Kevin Champeny, Zoltron, Dan Zollinger, Billy The Artist, Craig LaRotonda, James Hoston, James Yang, Peter Devito, Caitlin McCormack, Santiago Caruso, Rhett Hutchence, Gary Kroman, Eric Probst, Kevin Pyle, Danielle Mercado and Estephany Lopez.

Star Gallery NYC will also present a painting by the legendary Marshall Arisman. Arisman's paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian, and the Museum of American Art. Arisman's show Sacred Monkeys was the first American exhibit to be shown in Mainland China.

Skull-laden imagery looms large throughout art history, from the Aztecs to Damien Hirst. This show will present a unique and exciting collection. Much of the art in the group show at Star Gallery NYC is the stuff of dreams and macabre fantasies, but this theme also rings true as an affirmation of life rather than a celebration of death. There is dark humor, elegant craftsmanship, and masterful skills all at play in this eclectic exhibition.

Star Gallery NYC's exhibition includes the most interesting artists who are delving into this iconography, and the gallery is exhibiting the selected works together in one gallery space for a limited time next month.

Star Gallery NYC specializes in showing the best of pop-surrealism and cutting-edge illustration. Death is the great unifier and its most potent symbol, the skull, is a reminder that humanity is alike under the skin — it is one. The work in this show is spiritual and timeless, and it is an exhibition of which Star Gallery NYC is particularly proud.

The show will include original paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures created by a global selection of artists. The artworks are all for sale and Star Gallery NYC offers works suited for a range of collectors. Curated by Anthony and Amber Freda.

A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit Haitian orphans.

The exhibition will be on view Jan. 16 through Jan. 20. The opening reception is on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at 2 Rivington Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The event is free and open to the general public.

About Star Gallery NYC
Star Gallery NYC is an art gallery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The gallery frequently exhibits art that falls into the categories of Pop-Surrealism, Lowbrow, Comix, and contemporary illustration. Learn more at https://www.stargallerynyc.com/.

RIP Aretha Franklin 1942-2018

The Queen is gone, but she'll never be forgotten. 

195. Silkscreen Skull posters available again!

I recently discovered a cache of posters I created as part of day 195 of my project back in December of 2007! 

These 2-color (metallic silver & red on brown paper) hand-pulled silkscreen posters are based on a photo I took in the Catacombs of Paris and a contour line drawing I made earlier in the project. The remaining stock is now on sale in my portfolio site store HERE.

Artist Interview: Freehand Profit

I recently had the pleasure of talking with my friend Gary Lockwood AKA Freehand Profit about our mutual interests as working artists and I recorded the conversation to share with you!

This LA-based artist is internationally known for his work transforming highly sought after sneakers into one-of-a-kind masks. He discovered this technique through his yearlong practice making masks, which was inspired by my own year of skull-making!
In this hour long conversation we discuss: 

• The artist's education
• Working with galleries
• Valuing your work
• Making a living
• Priorities and balance
• Your unique vision
• Art collectors
• Goals
• Success & fame
• and more!

And here are some links to some things we mentioned:

• Mask365
• Creative Sprint
• Freehand Profit on Instagram
• Betsy VanDeusen (Gary's wife)
• League of Space Pirates
• The Come Up: Freehand Profit & Method Man's Mask
• Todd Henry - Accidental Creative ("Cover Bands Don’t Change The World")

I hope you enjoy our discussion as much as we did!

p.s. This project happened because of my Patreon supporters! If you like it, please consider becoming one of my supporters there as well.