PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME AS ONE THE FIRST QUESTIONS, IF THE SKULLS ARE REAL HUMAN SKULLS. THE HUMAN SKULL IS ONE OF NATURE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND APPEALING SCULPTURE. ( IN MY OPINION ) REAL BONE IS A DIFFICULT SURFACE TO WORK ON AND IT IS HARD TO FIND REAL HUMAN SKULLS IN THE NUMBERS I NEED THEM FOR MY PAINTINGS. THEY ARE CASTED SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT SERVES ME AS A CANVAS, WHICH I PAINT ON WITH HIGH QUALITY ACRYLIC.
MY LOVE FOR COLORFUL CULTURES DID LEAD ME TO WHAT I DO TODAY. THE IDEA TO PAINT SKULLS THE WAY I DO PROBABLY CAME FROM MY WORK WITH BEADS, SOMETHING I PRACTICED OVER SEVERAL YEARS MAKING NECKLACES, ARMBANDS AND HAND-BAGS. THE PATTERNS I PAINT NOW DEVELOPED OVER THE TIME I SPENT WITH MY PARTNER MICK TATTOO AND HIS LIBRARY, WHERE I HAD THE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT TATTOO PATTERNS FROM ALL CULTURES AROUND THE PLANET WHICH OBVIOUSLY WERE A MAJOR INPUT ON THE CHOICE OF DESIGN IN MY WORK. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SKULLS AS MUCH AS I DO.