I Heart Skulls

Noah Scalin, a graphic designer and artist from Richmond, Virginia (and good friend of mine) has published a book featuring one of his recent art projects. Every day for one year, Noah created a skull image from just about every material one can think of: melted candle wax, sugar, vegetables, toothpaste - if you can think of a material, Noah probably used it to create a skull.

The images are witty, humorous and always creative.

Here is what Amazon’s Editorial Staff says about the book:

On June 4th, 2007, artist Noah Scalin came up with an ingenious idea: he cut a skull out of orange paper and posted it online with the note, “I’m making a skull image every day for a year.” His uniquely witty works became a wild success: five months later, nearly 250,000 people have visited the site, many sending in skull photos of their own and turning Scalin’s blog into one of the world’s top sites.

Why skulls? Noah answers, “why not?” He’s always found them fascinating—and these days, they’re found on everything from t-shirts to bumper stickers. But nothing equals Noah’s incredibly beautiful, odd, and often humorous pieces: they’re made from an astounding variety of materials, from toothpaste to melted candle wax, from tea leaves to plastic straws. One is even carved into a watermelon! (Yes, it was eaten.)

Each of the 150 skulls shown is accompanied by a brief description and fun anecdotal stories. As a bonus, there are four skull projects to make. Irresistibly merging pop, Internet, and craft culture, this fantastic collection provides an inspiring example of how to find creative potential in every aspect of daily life

– Source: Amazon.com

If you heart skulls, click the book cover to the left of this article and purchase a copy from Amazon.com. The book is very affordable at US$14.95 (on salve for $11.66 at the time of this writing). Your purchase will also help support the continuing development of SkyBlueCanvas Lightweight CMS.

Thanks,
Scott Lewis
SkyBlueCanvas Lead Developer