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    The Art of the Skull
    The Art of the Skull
    The Art of the Skull
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    The Art of the Skull

    By Mary Emmerling

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    From Day of the Dead to motorcycles and the “sickest headphones”—skulls rule! Laugh at Death over and over again through more than 250 fun, fabulous pictures of skulls in action—on the dance floor, in the parlor, zooming out of the garage, dangling from silver chains. These artisandesigned skulls range from heavy metal to granny-sweet dancing skeletons for wearing, decorating homes, scaring up shivers, and attracting a gawking crowd at every turn of the head.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGibbs Smith
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781423631996
    The Art of the Skull
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    Mary Emmerling

    One of the best-known names in American decorating, Mary Emmerling is the author of twenty books, many of them part of her American Country series. She is creative director of Country Home magazine and host of the Country at Home series on HGTV as well as a designer and collector. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Arizona.

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      The Art of the Skull - Mary Emmerling

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      Acknowledgments

      Thank you, thank you, to all my friends, stores, and galleries who let us photograph their skulls. Whether it was one skull ring or a whole collection of skulls, I appreciate you all.

      I went around the country looking in friends' homes at their collections and especially what they were wearing. What fun!

      Big thanks and love to: Reg Jackson, Nathalie Kent, Jim Arndt, Robbie Sommer, Bob and Pam Melet, Barbara Trujillo, Jolie Kelter, Michael Malcé, Brian Ramaekers, Lyn Hutchings, Devin Thompson, Carly Homer, Heidi Martincic, Kat Schilke, Gloria List, Julie Feldman, Sharron Saffert, Mona Von Riper, Doug Magnus, Patti Kenner, Julienne Barth, Brett W. Bastien, Rock and Gemz, Santa Fe Flea Market, Walt Borton, Nirve.com, All Saints, Zadig and Voltaire, Cody Foster, Shiprock Trading, Jed Foutz, Arnold Goldstein, Clint Mortenson, Scot Corey, Ann Lawrence, Wendy Lane, Kateryna VanHeisch, Recollections, Susan Franks, Round Top, Hayward Simoneaux, Debbie Berne, and Richard Schmidt.—M.E.

      Thanks to all the talented artists for their contributions to this book. And a huge thank-you especially to Nathalie, who inspires me every day. Thanks to: Nathalie Kent, Loree Rodkin, Lee Downey, Doug Magnus, Mona Van Riper, Vram Minassian, Dave Little, John Binsley, Tony Benattar, Bob Kapoun, Pedro Munoz, Clint Mortenson, Les Ochs, Barbara Barratt, Richard Schmidt, Barry Kieselstein, Scott Farrell, John Rippel, Ann Russell, Jeff Deegan, Andrew Valdez, James Stegman, Steve Haske, Corey Miller, Kit Carson, Vera Chaudhry, Jaime Castaneda, Manuelito Cuevas, Michael Gibson, Linda Pearlman, Darryl Willison, and Demian and Alex Danda.—J.A.

      Introduction

      Skulls, skulls, skulls—they are everywhere! Of course, I first saw them on Johnny Depp—I love to see what he is wearing on a

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