Bones

I saw these two pieces in a jewelry gallery in Hudson, NY.  They are made from bones.  I think they are exquisite, although I did not write down who the artist is.

I don't know why, but I really love bones.  So white, smooth, skeletal... I'm not really sure why.  I know it's kind of a cliche, but I just can't help myself.  My favorite Christmas present was a steer skull.  I have a deer skull hanging in my family room.  I have a whole box of skulls and bones in my studio, including a fox skull which is very fragile. 

I also have this cow head made out of pewter, it is not bones, but it balances out the deer skull nicely.

These are plaster feet, not bones at all, they do not belong to me.  But everyone should have a tray of white feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorite present

For Christmas this year my husband gave me a cow skull.  A long horn cow skull.  This is very exciting.

I already possess a deer and a fox skull and a pewter cow head.

When we arrived in Atlanta on the 23rd, I was sitting in the living room, and my husband said to his sister (as if I wasn't sitting there) so where is the cow skull?    I looked at him and looked back and forth to my kids and started giggling.  I couldn't stop, and I think they were confused or embarrassed and started laughing too.  I kept wanting to make jokes about the whole thing but thought it might turn out badly so I let it go.
Of course I am thrilled to have another skull, I've already figured out where to hang it.  When we had to  pack the car, he had everything fitted in, when I said, "Is the skull in there?"   "Goddammit! What kind of husband gives his wife a cow skull for Christmass?"  Well it all fit together, with limited rear view  access.
Everyone could always use another skull.