Artist Carves Animal Skulls into Intricate Works of Art
American artist Jason Borders uses a simple Dremel rotary tool to turn creepy animal skulls into intricate works of art that sell for hundreds of dollars. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Borders always had an interest in bones and started collecting them at a very young age. “I always had a little cabinet of curiosities in my room, […]
Self-Taught Artist Builds Macabre Life-Size Motorcycles Out of Animal Bones
Would you spend $55,000 on a motorcycle that doesn’t run? Before you make a decision on that, here’s what you need to know – the motorcycle in question is actually made of animal bones. A Florida man created the beast using a lot of pieces from other dead beasts – three to four cow skulls, […]
Honebana – The Detailed Animal Bone Flowers of Hideki Tokushige
Excavated Neanderthal bones often had traces of pollen around them, indicating that even back then flowers were used to celebrate the deceased. Japanese artist Hideki Tokushige uses animal bones to recreate various flowers, thus honoring the longstanding connection between the two. “We’ve been creating paintings and sculptures for over 70,000 years and our relationship to […]
Artist Creates Creepy Firearm Models from Animal Bones
New Zealand-based artist Bruce Mahalski collects animal bones and uses them to assemble creepy yet realistic-looking models of various firearms, including a Colt pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle. Mahalski started collecting animal bones at a very young age. His parents were both scientists with collections of their own, and traveling all over the world […]
Extinct Bird Sculptures Made from Leftover Bones
Christy Rupp, an artist based in Chelsea, has created skeletons of extinct birds with the help of chicken bones that she collected over a period of time. Rupp describes herself as an ecological artist. She’s put up the sculptures for display at a museum called the “Extinct Birds Previously Consumed by Humans.” Her goal is to […]