The Book Of Lines &amp; The Book Of Skulls

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feral bunny

Posted 21 June 2010 - 12:38 PM

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I found these while researching inspiration for this week's tattoo flash competition...

The Book of Lines
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls, Black and Grey

All three are by artist Thomas Hooper.

Who wants to buy them for me?

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amybird

Posted 21 June 2010 - 12:50 PM

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Hehe wishful thinking.

I was drooling over his flickr albums the other day..

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feral bunny

Posted 22 June 2010 - 12:21 AM

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Sweet! Thanks for the link!!!

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VoiceofRevolt

Posted 24 July 2010 - 09:44 AM

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You might be able to get your own skull for just as cheap. Many schools, med labs, etc might have "old" skulls or even skeletons they are getting rid of once in a while. It's worth looking into.

As strange as someone today might think it would be to have a real skull in your room or studio, historically many saints kept skulls in their rooms as a constant reminder of their mortality so as not to fall prey to the 'cult of man' where a person thinks they are the pinnacle of existence.

On that note, many saints also tattooed skulls and other religious images on their bodies to help remind them. Many also practiced what today we call, 'scarification' by carving images and symbols on themselves.