* Since there were so many submissions this time I used Random.org to generate a random number based on the total number of entries and counted down the entries in the order received to that number.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
And the Book of Skulls winner is...
Congratulations to Katherine who was the randomly selected* winner of Thomas Hooper's fantastic Book of Skulls! Thanks again to everyone who submitted their stories, I truly enjoyed reading them and learning more about you and your tattoos. If you haven't read through them I recommend it, there are some really moving stories in there. Stay tuned for more contests in the near future! And of course don't forget you can buy your very own copy of Book of Skulls HERE.
* Since there were so many submissions this time I used Random.org to generate a random number based on the total number of entries and counted down the entries in the order received to that number.
* Since there were so many submissions this time I used Random.org to generate a random number based on the total number of entries and counted down the entries in the order received to that number.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Contest Reminder: Share your tattoo story!
Hey folks, just a reminder that you only have until midnight tonight to share your tattoo story (or tattoo wish) to be entered to win a copy of Thomas Hooper's amazing Book of Skulls! Details are HERE.
Skull Tree
Laura Bartholomew of Raritan, New Jersey made this excellent wood-burned image (be sure to click on the image to see it in detail)...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
[FLASHBACK] 89. Le Cat Skull...for Splinter
My good friend's cat Splinter passed away yesterday. He lived to the ripe old age of 22 and died peacefully in my friend's lap while his hands were on him. I frequently took care of Splinter and his cat siblings when his owners were away and I had a deep affection for him. He will be sorely missed. Since he was a mostly black cat I decided to rerun this cut paper image I created on August 31st, 2007 in his honor...
#89. Le Cat Skull
#89. Le Cat Skull
Sunday Simulacra - Round 28
Eduardo from Mexico says, "found this guy hiding inside an electric device"...
Rachel in Brooklyn, New York spotted these skulls on a frozen lake on Long Island...
And Arbyn says "I cant help but see a skull in this pic i took, wasn't intended but it's there, thanx to your blog I see skulls everywhere now!"...
Found something that looks like a skull? Send in your pix! FYI right now they get posted much faster than other skull submissions.
Rachel in Brooklyn, New York spotted these skulls on a frozen lake on Long Island...
And Arbyn says "I cant help but see a skull in this pic i took, wasn't intended but it's there, thanx to your blog I see skulls everywhere now!"...
Found something that looks like a skull? Send in your pix! FYI right now they get posted much faster than other skull submissions.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Skulloctopus
Bob Conge made this terrific new custom toy for his company Plaseebo called "Skulloctopus from Outer Space / ICE version-1" it's just 3" x 2.5" x 3" and even lights up!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Skuller? Skutter? Twitskull?
So yeah, I'm on Twitter. I don't exactly know what I'm doing there, but I try to post something every day. Mostly random musings, a few socially conscious design links, and of course reminders about Skull-A-Day stuff. If you're really interested in that random assortment of stuff you can follow me HERE.
Snail Skull
Timo, an illustrator, in Münster, Germany made this awesome fellow he calls, a slimy skullsnail with it's typical skull formed skullsnail-shell"...
He was also inspired by Skull-A-Day to start his own daily project Blog Of The Living Dead, where he posts a zombie sketch/illu/photo every single day from Halloween 2008 to Halloween 2009. It's really fantastic so be sure to check it out!
He was also inspired by Skull-A-Day to start his own daily project Blog Of The Living Dead, where he posts a zombie sketch/illu/photo every single day from Halloween 2008 to Halloween 2009. It's really fantastic so be sure to check it out!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Rorschach T-Skull on Sale!
In honor of the release of the Watchmen movie, I've put my Rorschach Skull shirt on sale! It's now a mere $13.50 plus shipping! Get the product details and order HERE.
Butterfly Skull
Marco Almengor, an art student at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina made this lovely linoleum block print colored with pencil and watercolors...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Golf Club Skull
Sam Haggarty made this excellent golf club skull sculpture, which has been on display at the Fuji Rock, Japan Festial...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
[BONUS] Win a copy of Book of Skulls!
Tattoo artist Thomas Hooper has graciously offered to give away a copy of his amazing Book of Skulls to a reader of Skull-A-Day!
The book is a collection of over 400 copyright free photographs of different human and animal skulls. It's designed to be used as reference for tattooists, artists and illustrators, though it would make an amazing coffee table book for any skull lover out there as well.
To be entered into a random drawing to win just post a comment below with a brief story about one of your tattoos or a description of what you might get if you don't already have any tattoos.You have until Midnight Eastern Time Monday, March 9th to enter so don't delay!
UPDATE: The contest is over and the winner will be announced soon, thanks to everyone who submitted your stories I really enjoyed learning about you and your tattoos!
And of course you can always buy your own copy of Book of Skulls right away by going HERE.
p.s. Don't forget that I need a way to reach you. If you don't want to leave an e-mail, just make sure your Blogger profile has a contact or a link to a site where you can be contacted!
The book is a collection of over 400 copyright free photographs of different human and animal skulls. It's designed to be used as reference for tattooists, artists and illustrators, though it would make an amazing coffee table book for any skull lover out there as well.
To be entered into a random drawing to win just post a comment below with a brief story about one of your tattoos or a description of what you might get if you don't already have any tattoos.
UPDATE: The contest is over and the winner will be announced soon, thanks to everyone who submitted your stories I really enjoyed learning about you and your tattoos!
And of course you can always buy your own copy of Book of Skulls right away by going HERE.
p.s. Don't forget that I need a way to reach you. If you don't want to leave an e-mail, just make sure your Blogger profile has a contact or a link to a site where you can be contacted!
Freckle Skull
Mark Robert Armstrong shared this fairly awesome story, "I recently had 10 of the freckles on my body transformed into skulls. I photoshoped the idea forever ago and recently went in hand had Stu and Kreative Khaos in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, put my idea on my body. So he did. I'm showing you. It's really cool. They are memento mori, which is latin for remember that you will die - a sort of artistic ideal in ye olde tymes where skulls were everywhere all the time to remind pretty people that inches under that perfectly powedered flesh lay a harsh reminder of their mortality."...
Monday, March 2, 2009
[BONUS] Skull-A-Day Skulls in Use
Kabal from Brazil made his helmet much scarier by using my Skull Stencil...
And Autumn Lovelace in Oklahoma did a nice color stencil version of my Quoth The Skull...
And Autumn Lovelace in Oklahoma did a nice color stencil version of my Quoth The Skull...
Mosaic Sea Skull
Jenny Bowman of Waverly, Ohio made this lovely little (only 5 inches!) mosaic sculpture she calls, "The Drowned Phoenician Sailor"...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Sunday Sabatical: Los Angeles
My recent trip to Los Angeles included a visit to a couple of great places for skull lovers...
First I did a book signing at the fanatic Dark Delicacies bookstore with Robert Rhine and the other folks featured in the recent issue of his Girls & Corpses magazine. Dark Delicacies has book & CD signings nearly constantly, though just their collection of skull toys and collectibles are reason enough to stop by. (below Robert and I pose with the latest issue of his magazine)
While at the book signing I had the pleasure of meeting Cathee & JD, owners of the Museum of Death who were also featured in Girls & Corpses. Of course I couldn't leave town without a visit to their intriguingly titled museum. The facade certainly doesn't leave you guessing what's contained within...
Their collection of death related items is truly impressive! They have antique mortician apparatuses, serial killer artwork, animal skulls, funerary items, and much more. And no trip there would be complete without meeting their pet two-headed turtle Heckle & Jeckyl (yes, they're alive and quite healthy!)...
There are a lot of really explicit images of crime scenes there as well, so the Museum of Death is definitely only for folks with strong stomachs, but if you think you can handle it, definitely give them a visit next time you are Hollywood.
Dark Delicacies
4213 W. Burbank
Burbank, California
1.888.DARKDEL
818.556.6660
Museum of Death
6031 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California
323.466.8011
p.s. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the book signing, it was a blast!
p.p.s Back to the usual Sunday Simulacra next week...
First I did a book signing at the fanatic Dark Delicacies bookstore with Robert Rhine and the other folks featured in the recent issue of his Girls & Corpses magazine. Dark Delicacies has book & CD signings nearly constantly, though just their collection of skull toys and collectibles are reason enough to stop by. (below Robert and I pose with the latest issue of his magazine)
While at the book signing I had the pleasure of meeting Cathee & JD, owners of the Museum of Death who were also featured in Girls & Corpses. Of course I couldn't leave town without a visit to their intriguingly titled museum. The facade certainly doesn't leave you guessing what's contained within...
Their collection of death related items is truly impressive! They have antique mortician apparatuses, serial killer artwork, animal skulls, funerary items, and much more. And no trip there would be complete without meeting their pet two-headed turtle Heckle & Jeckyl (yes, they're alive and quite healthy!)...
There are a lot of really explicit images of crime scenes there as well, so the Museum of Death is definitely only for folks with strong stomachs, but if you think you can handle it, definitely give them a visit next time you are Hollywood.
Dark Delicacies
4213 W. Burbank
Burbank, California
1.888.DARKDEL
818.556.6660
Museum of Death
6031 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California
323.466.8011
p.s. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the book signing, it was a blast!
p.p.s Back to the usual Sunday Simulacra next week...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Tiny Wood Skull
Angela Hein in New South Wales, Australia made this excellent little wood carving...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Junk Drawer Skull
Brandi Sims shared this excellent piece. She says, "My son Alex (11 years old) made it a few days ago. He folded up paper, broke pencils, & got into the tools and the junk drawer to make it."!...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Skull-A-Day Press: Tin Whisker Interview
Cindy Johnson included me as the latest "victim" of her Interviews by A Vampire series on the Tin Whisker Forum in which gives a nice overview of my art and work as well as what I'm up to now. Read the entire He Wants Your Skulls interview HERE.
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