Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Western Art

In the meeting room of a local restaurant.  Decorated skulls are a common sight in the southwest.
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15 comments:

  1. KathyMarch 22, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    This is a lovely example of this rather gruesome practice!

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  2. KateMarch 22, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    This one looks like it's covered in mosaic tiles. Odd, but interesting, tool.

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  3. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comMarch 22, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Julie has a cow skull that sits on the bench where I put on my shoes and socks in our Scottsdale house. When she sees your photo, she will probably want to decorate it.

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  4. RandyMarch 22, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Great lighting on this one and I love the shadow.

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  5. MagpieMarch 22, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    What a great shot. Randy's right...love the lighting and shadow. It is an unusual decorating style, but this one is impressive.

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  6. JudyMarch 22, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    This one is quite elaborate. It took some time to do all of that work. The lighting is nice in this picture.

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  7. LowellMarch 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    I don't know about "decorated" skulls, but skulls are everywhere in the west. Our daughter has deer skulls in her yard. I brought home a snake skull from a trip in the Ocala National Forest (I guess I can't get it through my thick skull we no longer live in the west!) :-)

    Not too appetizing a decoration for a restaurant I would think...

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  8. JackMarch 22, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Yes, this does look like a symbol of the West. A tile-covered skull. I don't think I need it over my mantel, though.

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  9. Regina KMarch 22, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    And I never get tired of seeing how different folks represent this southwestern symbol.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    nice capture. i would like to see this a little zoomed out with the full shadow of the horns on the wall.

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  11. RedPatMarch 22, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    I never would have thought of putting tiles onto a skull. Interesting! Nice shadows.

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  12. T. BecqueMarch 22, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    You're right, common, but I haven't seen one decorated like this before!

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  13. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comMarch 23, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    i like the lighting on this image

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  14. EG CameraGirlMarch 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Unique! Very different, Sharon!

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  15. UnknownMarch 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Generally I dont't like to see 'remains' of dead animals, no matter which they are, but I find this one very cool.

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