A Skull a Day in Richmond, VA

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Ornament(al) Skull
Noah Scalin

Anatomophiles alert: tomorrow, Noah Scalin, proprietor of the Skull-A-Day blog and author of Skulls, opens a new show at the Quirk Gallery in Richmond, VA.

I just typed "Richmoaned". Does that qualify as a Freudian slip? Or something else?

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This is beautiful!

By Catharine (not verified) on 03 Jul 2009 #permalink

This is beautiful. I hope you don't mind if I use it in a personal collage project. It's absolutely stunning.

By karenchristine13 (not verified) on 11 Oct 2009 #permalink

I agree it's beautiful, but if you want permission to use it, you probably ought to contact the people at Skull-A-Day who created it (the link's in the post). I'm just publicizing their artistry :)