MODERN "KAPALA" SKULL. (Please click on pic below)

For the most part I am a self taught artist. I do some mainstream art such as portraits, illustrations, wildlife, murals and museum work. In my 25+ years of earning I've worked as a designer of stained glass and glass carving/etchings, illustration, art director for a props company, museum replica's and now I'm freelance once again. I also do airbrush work on leather or what have you plus custom sculpture and design work.

I'm often asked why I now choose to work with real animal & human skulls and bones? No, I'm not some demented serial killer. I feel like I'm keeping with an ancient time honored tradition. From Prehistoric Man to the Mayans and Egyptians people have been working to make beautiful artistic displays of bones and skulls. I could go on about the catacombs of Paris to Buddhist Monks of Tibet.

Artists are now incorporating ashes of missed loved ones into one of a kind art glass and ceramic pieces. Another artist is mixing ash of the cremated into paints used in beautiful art for bereaved families. Another artist incorporates real human bones into canvas paintings. Again, I could go on and on.

I was lucky enough to be brought up with great parents who helped in my understanding of life, death and anatomy. My dad is a hunter who often found odd animal skulls and skeletons in the woods for me to marvel over and study and in turn learn and respect. I myself never liked hunting and am not thrilled with the sight of real blood. Truth be told I cant really sit through a bloody horror movie.

If your reading this and are some Religious Zealot then why are you here? If my art offends you then please leave. I in no way mean to offend. If your still going crazy then please do your homework before you go off on me. From Catholic Saint Icons and the Holy Crusades to the many museums of Freaks and Oddities there are always going to be artists like me. People are fascinated by death. Its just part of life.

I myself buy my skulls, skeletons, etc. as specimens used for art, medical and dental guides. I really am trying to make these last remains into hopefully beautiful art examples.

Now that you know a small fraction about me and my art please check it out.

Thanks for your time, Rick

Authentic Human Skeleton Lamp (Click on Pic Below)

Authentic Human Skull Chalice (Click on Pic Below)

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