Skulls

 

Burt fell over and cracked his skull yesterday, so he's having some time off.

 It's nothing that a little time can't fix. After the glue has a chance to dry thoroughly, he will be back for more silliness. Meanwhile, it made me wonder, just how many skulls could there be scattered around the house? Guess it's time to take a look.

  

It's hard to say where they all came from or how we ended up with so many.

This one came from Joann Fabrics last year and has a latin inscription, Hinc itur ad astra. It translates as, from here the way leads to the stars. According to the internet, it's from a astronomical observatory in Vilnius, Lithuania. It's also the motto of the University of Vilnius. Who would have expected that from a fabric and craft store?

I thought this tiny papier-mâché treat pail was going to be about four times bigger, ha! That was a good lesson to always read the descriptions thoroughly on eBay.

Ivy has a whole collection of jewelry that features skulls.  

In ancient India, skulls adorned the necklaces and bracelets of the gods and goddesses. It was supposed to show their ability to conquer death. That explains a lot, I hope Burt doesn't get any ideas!

This fancy guy also came from Joann Fabrics, even from the same shelving section as the silver skull. It reminds me of Dia de Muertos.  

You never know where a skull will show up. Awhile ago, I bought these bare branch trees at Target to go with my Dept. 56 Halloween Village. They were very cheap and it was a surprise to see the pots were decorated at all! So it appears that skulls aren't anywhere near as numerous as black cats, spiders or witches among my Halloween decor. Although, I do think Burt and Ivy make up for the lack of quantity with their personalities.  

Speaking of personality, I had to add these photos from the Andy Warhol Museum. His Madness and I were in Pittsburgh a couple years ago and we couldn't wait to see it.   

The last gallery we come to was this room of skull paintings and it was unlike anything else in the museum. It took awhile before we noticed that the polka dots on the wall have faces!

Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!