Welcome to Friday Face OFF. This is where you can show your talents by creating any type of face in any medium. Then, simply link back to this blog, link to MR. Linky and leave comments. It's that easy.
If you are reading this around 9:30 AM PC time then send some good wishes because I am in having the biopsy on my thyroid. It's been an ordeal to get to this point.
In the meantime I have this wonderful skull that was found in the depths of the catacombs below the city of Paris, France. It was discovered alone in a section of the catacomb where no others have ventured. Encrusted with centuries of quarry dust and moisture, the skull beneath will never share it's secretes.
OK, so that is just my little back story for this piece that I created. LOL
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Painted black and left to dry.  |
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A mix of several different colors of acrylic paints makes the quarry color.  |
Then placed on a wooden plate and covered in the same grit and colored.  |
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The back would be smoother as it came away from the catacomb wall.  |
I am keeping this piece for my collection.  |
I also found the energy to begin the revamping of this skull.
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It's foam so I sawed the top of his head off. Covered that with clay and latex. I made and attached clay horns.  |
Someone asked how I got interested in skulls. It has been a lifetime endeavor. My dad and I would watch all of the scary movies and I fell in love with monsters, vampires, werewolves, zombies and bones. I have collected bones all of my life creating art with them. Later my mom and I sold animal bones and furs. Faces and the structure behind the skin always fascinated me. I have a very large collection of animal skulls and of course shrunken heads and human skulls. I never tire of creating with them.
Now for the featured artist.
It's Leeanna from Not Afraid of Color
How cool is this.
I'm also linking with Gillena
Now it's your turn to show me your face.
Nicole
Once again your skulls are fabulously ghastly! When I visit Paris again I hope I don't see them! You really love scary! Happy Friday, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteFingers and toes crossed you have a good outcome of the biopsy...
ReplyDeleteInteresting Paris-find!
And I love your skulls and even more so after knowing the story behind.
Hope all goes well, to a happy weekend soon.
Gory. Nicely done. Amazing you found that skull.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your biopsy Nicole! You had me going with your skull story haha! -christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the biopsy and all the best to you.
ReplyDeleteYour work with the skulls is quite fascinating - the revamping looks amazing. Interesting that you liked to watch all the scary movies and that eventually this led to your lifelong interest in skulls.
All the best to your biopsy! The skulls have the texture of sea cucumber
ReplyDeleteCertainly not a fascination many people have, Nicole, at least not the ones I have known! Good luck with the thyroid biopsy; I hope everything turns out well.
ReplyDelete...Nicole, I hope that all goes well for you on the health front!
ReplyDeleteGood luck today Nicole. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. And it's fun to see how your skull was created. I like the bumpy texture. Have a great Friday and weekend ahead. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteIt is always interesting to find out about your processes. I will not likely use many of them, but I have always been fascinated with -HOW- things are created.
ReplyDeleteHere’s to a good and useful result from your procedure!
ReplyDeleteI knew a young man in Paris who belonged to a group that knew back routes into the sewers and catacombs, and did a lot of forbidden exploring. Now I think it’s all commercialized. So you are lucky if you were there early.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Have a nice Day Nicole.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to AFFF.
There will be a Sunday Smiles linky on Sunday also
Much💚love
You did a great job of recreating that crusty skull. Good luck with the biopsy -- I hope you get the answers you need.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your biopsy!!
ReplyDeleteDear Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI really hope that everything went well with your thyroid biopsy!
You came up with a great story in connection with your Parisian catacomb skull 😉😁 - and an exciting making of!
Thank you for explaining how you became interested in skulls and shrunken heads! Fascinating that your parents encouraged you dealing with monsters and therefore you weren't scared - I don't have a problem with anatomical structures but I've been scared of horror movies etc all my life...
Sunny June greetings 🌿🌸☀️🌸🌿
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/06/meine-erlebnisse-und-outfits-im.html
Good work Nicole
ReplyDeleteLook like you enjoy doing faces.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on, and stay safe.
Awesome artistry here ~ skulls are amazing ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Good luck with the biopsy, thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan