ARTmonday: Stephan Alexandr’s Painted Skulls

Portland-based artist and designer, Stephan Alexandr, got in touch recently with photos of his newest work, two-toned zebra skulls, which he  describes as “a modern take on taxidermy.” His uses animal skulls, bones, and other natural materials to create one of a kind wall mounts, decor and functional objects. It’s a natural history lesson for sure!

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Creamsicle Zebra Kkull
Mellow orange and white, two-toned zebra skull and jaw.

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Pink Lemonade Zebra Skull
Bright yellow and hot pink, two-toned zebra skull and jaw.

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Lavender Zebra Skull
Green and lavender, two-toned zebra skull and jaw.

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More Acid Please
Orange, lilac and gold Baltic Roe Deer from Lithuania.

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Holy Buffalo
Massive buffalo. White skull with golden horns.

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Turquoise Candy-Dipped Shark Jaw
Hi-gloss turquoise shark jaw wall mount. 

warthog

Warthog Mount
Bright green hi-gloss African Warthog mount.

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Goat skull
White goat skull.

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Blesbok Skull Plate
Seafoam with gold horns. Regal, regal, regal.

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Elk Skull
 Yellow hi-gloss elk skull.

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Blueberry White Tail Deer
Blueberry hi-gloss whitetail deer skull and antlers.

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Almighty Moose
Alaskan Moose skull plate and antlers, dusted with gold leaf.

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Gold Metal Mouth Shark Jaw
Metalic gold dipped shark jaw.

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Copper Metal Mouth Shark Jaw
Metalic gold dipped shark jaw.

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The Titan
Chrome painted antlers with leather wrapped skull cap.

Author: StyleCarrot

Marni Elyse Katz is a design writer and editor who lives in Boston and Cape Cod with her husband, two sons, and a cat. She blogs about design at www.stylecarrot.com

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