My first Batman...
Friday, June 23, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Skull-a-bration Book Special
TWO BOOKS, ONE GREAT DEAL!
Don't miss out on a chance to get the Skull-A-Day book (featuring all 365 of the original skulls, plus bonus images and an introduction from the curator of the Mütter Museum) in combination with the new book about the value of creative practice I wrote with my sister: Creative Sprint, at a special discount price of just $30! That's $13 off the combined cover price!
This special deal is only available from Chop Suey Books during the 10th anniversary Skull-a-bration (which ends July 5th!), so don't wait, ORDER TODAY!
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Happy Skull Appreciation Day!
10 years ago today, I made a tiny orange paper skull that started a chain reaction that completely transformed my life!
The Skull-A-Day project was a simple idea, meant to boost me out of a creative rut that I'd fallen into. I never expected it would lead me to a new career, opportunities to travel the world, multiple book deals, opportunities to show my art in museums and galleries internationally, and even a visit to The Martha Stewart show. I still get opportunities almost daily related to the project. 10 years of dividends on a 1 year investment is pretty amazing. All of this is the reason I consistently encourage others to take on the daily creative challenge. Even as small a commitment as 30-days is enough to create major changes in people's lives.Please join me in celebrating our craniums today by taking a moment to do one little creative act and sharing it with the world, you never know where it will lead!
If you're a longtime fan of the project I'd love to hear from you below (when did you find it? how did it inspire you?).
If you're up for a bigger challenge why not make your own 30-days of skulls starting today. If you share it with the #CreativeSprint & #SkullADay hashtags I'll track you down and give you a prize!
Also if you haven't picked up a copy of the Skull-A-Day book, featuring all 365 of the original skulls, plus a great essay from the Mütter Museum's curator Anna Dhody, now would be a good time, as the publisher Chop Suey Books is offering it in combination with the new book I wrote with my sister Creative Sprint for a massive discount! Get it HERE.
p.s. I'll be re-sharing the first 30 days of the project, starting today on Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook & Twitter.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Celebrate Skull Appreciation Day on June 4th!
On June 4th, 2017 Skull-A-Day turns 10!
In 2007 Noah Scalin had an idea. He would make a different skull a day for a year on his blog, the idea was simple, but crazy enough to go viral within weeks. It landed him book deals and an appearance on the Martha Stewart Show, all the while completely transforming his art and life in the process. Because of its rabid following the Skull-A-Day project continued long after its first year and grew from a fanbase to an international community of skull art creators!
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his seminal Skull-A-Day project we're kicking off a 30-day “skull-a-bration” and everyone is invited!
Starting on June 4th – the date Skull-A-Day project launched 10 years previously (now known as Skull Appreciation Day) – Noah will be re-sharing the first 30 skulls daily on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr.
In addition skull lovers everywhere are invited to celebrate Skull Appreciation Day on June 4th, by sharing their own original skull themed artworks on a variety of platforms.
Prizes will be given to anyone who completes their own 30-day skull art challenge between June 4 and July 3 using the #SkullADay & #CreativeSprint hashtags.
Sign up for the Creative Sprint mailing list today to get a special weekly inspiration email during the Skull-A-Day celebration, featuring creativity boosting prompts, Noah’s lessons from the project, and free downloads.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Spinkle Skull
I haven't made a skull in a while, but I was inspired when I sat down beside a bowl of this colorful ice cream topping at the launch event for the Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business 10-day Creative Sprint. I love that just being around other people being creative makes me want to create as well!
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, October 31, 2016
Creative Sprint: Six 30-Day Challenges To Jumpstart Your Creativity
I'm pleased to announce that my next book is coming out in April 2017 from Voyageur Press!
The book was co-written with my sister Mica and is an expansion of the Creative Sprint public art game we've been running for the past few years!
Pre-order your copy today!
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Happy Skull Appreciation Day!
For those of you that don't know, June 4th marks the start of my original Skull-A-Day project way back in 2007. After the project ended I kept the site going as a place for the community that formed around it to continue sharing their skull art and I dubbed it Skull-A-Day 2.0. This year is Skull-A-Day 10.0! It's been an amazing journey these past 9 years and there isn't a day that goes by that I'm not experiencing a benefit of that commitment to practice. I highly recommend giving a daily creative project a shot, you never know where it will take you. And be sure to give your head bone some extra love today.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
RIP Prince 1958–2016
I'm shocked and heartbroken that another musical genius has died far too young.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Dead Media 5: Newspaper Skull
I was invited to speak at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas and as part of my visit I worked with students in the graphic design program to create a new large scale anamorphic installation in the lobby of the School of the Arts building. The timing was appropriate as it was just announced that the local newspaper would no longer be printing in town, but moving production to another city before eventually transitioning to just a digital format. This temporary piece will stay up for just a few days before it is disassembled and recycled.
This piece is part of my ongoing Dead Media series. Would you like me to make one at your school? Get in touch.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
365: A Daily Creativity Journal – New & Expanded
I'm pleased to announce that the brand new edition of my book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal is now available!
This book is your guide to making your own daily yearlong creativity projects, inspired by the success I had with my own Skull-A-Day project. This new & expanded edition features an additional month of prompts to keep you going after you finish your own yearlong project and new resources & interviews to keep you inspired!
Ask for it at your local independent bookstore! Don't know where one is? IndieBound can help you out.
Of course it's available at your favorite online book retailer as well, including Amazon.com,
Barnes & Noble & Quarto.
If you'd like for me to do a book signing/talk/workshop in your town drop me a line!
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Snowmageddon Skull
My hometown was hit by this year's crazy blizzard and since we're not used to dealing with snow down South, everything shut down. After 2 days stuck at home we all start to get a bit stir crazy. Luckily the sun was out today and snow was finally packing friendly, so I decided to add another snow skull creation to my collection...
And after two days in the sun...
And after two days in the sun...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
RIP David Bowie 1947–2016
David Bowie's death was surprisingly shocking, he'd always been in the background of my life and I guess I unconsciously expected him to live forever.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
RIP Lemmy 1945–2015
Lemmy was a truly one-of-a-kind guy. I'm so glad I got to meet him in person briefly many years ago. He will be missed.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Fire, Flour & Fork Skull
I was commissioned by Real Richmond to create a piece of artwork for the Halloween portion of their Fire, Flour & Fork event this year.
I created this papel picado style illustration to be used on all of their marketing materials at the Beaux Arts Ball held at The Jefferson Hotel on Halloween evening, which also happened to be the 120th anniversary of its opening!
As well as being used online and in print, my image was also projected onto the hotel itself and used as decoration inside the lobby.
Some of my other work was also on display as projections in the space!
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Chop Suey Skull II
For this year's Halloween window display at Chop Suey Books here in Richmond, Virginia I created a giant skull out of pages from my Skull-A-Day book (which they published)! Don't have a copy yet? Get yours HERE. Or look for it at these fine stores...
New York City
Raleigh, North Carolina
Quail Ridge Books
Durham, North Carolina
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRichmond, Virginia
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Dead Media 4
I was asked to create a new site specific installation at the Science Museum of Virginia here in Richmond, Virginia as part of the RVA MakerFest. The local creative reuse organization Stuff Redux helped me collect the hundreds of CDs & DVDs I needed to create this anamorphic piece.
See my previous Dead Media installations HERE, HERE and HERE.
See my previous Dead Media installations HERE, HERE and HERE.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Anatomy of War: Match Skull
Another skull from my upcoming Anatomy of War exhibition opening this Wednesday at Krause Gallery in NYC. This one was made by arranging and burning matches directly on the work surface.
You can take a look at the process of creating some of the work for this show here...
Monday, August 31, 2015
Anatomy of War: Bullet Skull II
For my upcoming solo exhibition Anatomy of War at Krause Gallery in NYC I created a brand new bullet hole skull inspired by my piece on day 344 of the original Skull-A-Day project. This one was made by shooting directly into a large wooden panel...
The show runs September 9 through October 13 and if you're in the NYC area you're invited to come out for the preview reception on Wednesday, September 9. Get more details and RSVP for the reception HERE.
You can take a look at the process of creating some of the work for this show here...
The show runs September 9 through October 13 and if you're in the NYC area you're invited to come out for the preview reception on Wednesday, September 9. Get more details and RSVP for the reception HERE.
You can take a look at the process of creating some of the work for this show here...
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