March | 2016 | Bored with a record shop.

…the book is called “As Above, So Below: Art Of American Fraternal Society 1850-1930…

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…it is beautiful…with a foreword by David Byrne….

…I need to buy this book so that I could look at the image above EVERY day…

…sad face – no funds….

…but I could try to make one, right?…

…primitive early attempts……old mirror frame that’s been lying around half re-furb’ed for years….…tissue paper “template for bones…

…the advent of the electric knife (early skulls carved with box cutter blades) made life easier, messier, but easier….…under painting…poster paint + PVA glue…

…tissue paper layer…

…tissue paper/coloured PVA layer…

…linseed oil on frame……final tissue layer & hung….

….right.

….( I didn’t seek permission to use the image of the original that inspired me…but would hope that every one that can afford a copy of the book will buy one to make me jealous)….

…(and this is why there haven’t been any “octopied” paintings of late….more soon as I’ve had a spate of sales and need to re-stock!!!)….

…(but I’d rather be making more skull&bones now that I’ve discovered I can work in 3d!!).