SKULLS | 
 enlarge | Author: Noah Scalin
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 37834
Media: Paperback
Pages: 180
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1600593755
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781600593758
ASIN: 1600593755
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
DIVOn 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, #8220;I#8217;m making a skull image every day for a year.#8221; 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#8217;s blog into one of the world#8217;s top sites. BRWhy skulls? Noah answers, #8220;why not?#8221; He#8217;s always found them fascinating#8212;and these days, they#8217;re found on everything from t-shirts to bumper stickers. But nothing equals Noah#8217;s incredibly beautiful, odd, and often humorous pieces: they#8217;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.) BREach 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. /DIV
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Great Book November 20, 2008
Spencer Hansen
And a fun representation of the year of daily skulls. It also includes a few insights into what making a skull a day can mean.
FABULOUS + CREATIVE + UNIQUE BOOK. LOVE IT. November 13, 2008
Jo Lord (Richmond, VA USA)
Noah Scalin's book SKULLS is delightful on many levels. First, there's the sheer fun of the project he conceived, to create a skull a day for a year. Then there are the wonderful and unexpected materials he came up with for creating his skulls - everything from organic produce to bed sheets to human hair and toothpaste. Noah's photography of his skulls is great, as are the accompanying insightful and funny descriptions of what went into the making of them. Finally, his opening chapter, in which he ponders the nature of death and how we view it in our society, is interesting and thought provoking. In short, a wonderful, whimsical, creative little gem of a book that I've already shown to a bunch of friends who love it.
Extremely creative November 10, 2008
Thomas Meth
I came across this book without any prior interest in skulls, but I must say I was truly amazed and like the book very much. Lots of surprise images and apparent talent. Friends and family who pick it up on our coffee table are surprised, fascinated and intrigued.
A beautiful creation November 10, 2008
S. Luddy (Istanbul, Turkey)
I love this delightful creation! I followed the online skull-a-day project and wondered how it would translate into print. The answer is: beautifully. The format is visually and physically satisfying,the image reproduction is rich and of course it's such a brilliant concept to begin with, a skull each day of different materials, from simple to complex constructions, each shows the designer's range of versatility. And as well as an adult appreciation, kids love it: I gave a copy to a 10 year old friend and he was fascinated from the moment he got his mitts on it. The combination of the classic skull theme with creative treatment makes this a wonder for all ages and temperaments.
A delight... November 10, 2008
Mark B. (New York, NY)
This is really a great little book. Scalin's solutions to the enormous task he set for himself are ingenious, engaging, fun, and frequently beautiful. He seems adept at just about any media he lays his hands on. I personally find the sequential, temporal nature of the project inspiring: what could every one of us accomplish if we all decided to do just one thing extremely well every day?
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