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Pen and photoblender pen. Original demensions 18 X18My grandmother told me a long time ago that it was a druid tradition to carve the skulls of their elders (don't know if it is true or not, that's just what she told me). The idea always stuck with me, so when she passed away I did this piece as a memorial to her. It's a bit morbid, I know, but what do you expect from an Irish family?
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thank you! and thanks for stopping by my gallery.
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thank you. and thanks for spending some time in both of my accounts, i really appreciate it.
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very cool, awesome designs. This would probably make a great tatoo
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thank you! do you really think it would make a good tattoo? i hadn't thought of that. thanks so much for stopping by my gallery.
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awesome drawing. love all of the patterns you've incorporated into the skull. looks great
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thank you very much, i appreciate your taking the time to comment!
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thank you!
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thank you! 
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np. keep up the excellent work ;D
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thanks so much! i appreciate your stopping by.
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I love it!!!I think that you are one person a lot interesting ...they say your designs !
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you answer me always thanks. ..never what you think. ..
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i'm so sorry! i'm always worried that we aren't understanding each other! i wish i could speak italian!
i always appreciate your wonderful comments, and you support. you always take the time to comment, and i learn so much from your photography. i am grateful that a very talented artist, such as yourself, thinks that i am talented. that means so much to me.
from now on i will write more than 'thanks'. art doesn't worry about speaking the same language, so why should we?
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I have understood.
I'm very happy for what you have written to me!
Thank you very much for the artist of great talent and ........thank you very much for being like you are!
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you are welcome! and thank you for taking such an interest in me. you were my first friend in DA!
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YOUR IDβ¦ YOUR DESIGNSβ¦ YOUR ANSWERSβ¦
I WOULD KNOW TO YOU WITH MUCH PLEASURE ...
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...I think is not possible
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Cool, I didn't know you were Irish. That sure is an interesting tradition though, to carve into the skulls of your elders. Alive or dead? Amazing designs on the skull, we should have had you in our sculpting class. Start practicing, making clay sculptures and you don't really have to carve anything into your ancestors unless you want to. I probably would too if it didn't offend my religion, family, friends... er... probably the whole shabang.
Anyways, about that skull, it looks like it is looking at me. That symbol or marking in the orbis, it's spiraling and tempting me to look away hoping that it disappears. The many bends and dents inward on the skull make it appear as though it belonged to an elder... a really healthy one though. I like this, the designs and knotwork on the skull. I'm still trying to make out what's the character's doing on there. Harvest?
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like i said, i don't know if they really did that, i just know that's what she told me. it does seem gruesome, but also very respectful in an odd way, to me anyways, to carve the symbols of that persons life into the symbol of their death. imagine though, having that sitting on your mantlepiece!
i'm of irish descent, but i was born here in the states, i'm third generation. my irish family is pretty morbid, though. we have a funeral parlor in our family and we all already have our coffins picked out!
i love your reaction to this piece! thanks so much for the comments!
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You're welcome.
Wow, I should go look for my coffin too. 
Like a tattoo on a body full of symbols, you can carve out skulls and enchant them with what you believe belongs to that person. Knowing the person's skull... or person who let you borrow his or her skull, you could engrave them with signs that you believe contribute to their personalities so you would never forget. This is pretty cool. Thanks for showing it.
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your welcome. thanks for such detailed comments!
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you're welcome
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Wow! I like all the knots, and the border looks really awesome!
^-^ The skulls pretty in a morbid fashion. A record of life on a symbol of death?
^-^
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'recor od life on a symbol of death' is exactly right, well put! glad you liked it.
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This is incredible work! I'm not normally drawn to this type of imagery but... wow! It's so... --word!-- ... potent (well I can't think of the particluar word I want and the thesaurus didn't help)
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hehe. thanks!
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lovely work .....and exquisite use of the media.
chernobyl offers sincere compliments.
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thanks! and thank you so much for visitng my gallery, i appreciate your taking the time to do so.
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Soooo Coo! I've been working on some skeleton pieces of my own, but I can never get the skulls to look right.
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i've tried doing a whole skeleton and failed miserably! i'm happy with this skull, but i think the eye sockets are too big. oh well.
thanks for the comment!
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i never have the patience. I always end up with half the skeleton really detailed and the rest is like blotches of white paint in the faint outline of bones. lol
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hehehe, i didn't even finish i got so frustrated.
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my mom teaches anatomy, so, I've got lots of body parts and bones around the house to look at. hehe
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awesome! i wish i had those as a reference!
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