A Pale Rider

A Pale Rider. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler. The last person to be buried in a churchyard each year is called the Ankon, who becomes death itself. He rides through town in the form of a skeleton and is a portent of death. - Folk Lore of Brittany

Measuring the Skull of the Cave Bear

Measuring the Skull of the Cave Bear. 8" x 10" acrylic on acid free paper of Dr. J. Wilfred Jackson measuring the skull of a cave bear, circa 1937.
By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

Painting does not contain the "My Good Babushka" watermark. It was included here for security purposes.

Measuring the Skull of the Cave Bear

Dr. J. Wilfrid Jackson measures the Skull of a Cave Bear. Work in progress today.

Measuring the Skull of the Cave Bear

Dr. J. Wilfrid Jackson measures the Skull of a Cave Bear. Painting in progress.

Measuring the Skull of the Cave Bear

Dr. J. Wilfred Jackson measures the skull of a Cave Bear.

Fabian

Fabian. Original 8" x 10" acrylic on acid-free paper painting by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

St. Fabian was appointed pope in the 3rd century. He is famous for the miraculous nature of his election, in which a dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit's unexpected choice to become the next pope. This painting is loosely based on that story

The painting does not contain the black bars or the "My Good Babushka" watermark which were included here for formatting and security purposes.

Marcellus

Marcellus. A work in progress by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Nude with a skull of a long-horned steer. Inspired by the legend of Pope Marcellus I. Emperor Maximian, who ruled from 286 to 305, converted his church to a barn and he was condemned to spend the remainder of his days in menial labor, taking care of the animals.

Marcellus

Figure study. Nude with a skull of a long-horned steer.

Marcellus

A simple little painting inspired by the legend of Pope Marcellus I. Emperor Maximian, who ruled from 286 to 305, converted his church to a barn and he was condemned to spend the remainder of his days in menial labor, taking care of the animals.
Study of a nude with the skull of a long-horned steer.

Shisha Skull Embroidered Pillow

 

Another skull adorned pillow. The finished piece is pictured here:

 

Purchasing information can be found Here at My Good Babushka!

Sugar Skull Dia de los Muertos Hand Embroidered Pillow with Shisha Mirrors

You can see my pretty cool skull pillow has ten shisha mirror pieces hand embroidered on. I'm really excited about this very pretty piece.

Here is the finished pillow. You can read more about this piece Here at My Good Babushka!

Dia De Los Muertos Skull Pillow with Shisha

I've already got four shisha on this pillow. I'm going to add three more flanking each side of the skull. So far I'm using chain stitch. Come back and see how it turns out. The blanket stitch border is just to keep my fabric from ravelling, I will remove that when I sew the pillow together.

Silver Skull Pillow with Shisha

Skull motif hand embroidered with silvery grey cotton floss and metallic silver thread. Features shisha -mirrors held in place with a special needle weaving technique. Lots of chain stitch, diamond ladder stitch, and double chain stitch. Embroidered on black cotton ground and hand sewn together. This pillow is stuffed with hypoallergenic polyester fiber and is approximately 12" x 12". The back is plain black cotton. One of a kind piece. Spot clean when necessary.

 You can see the listing Here at My Good Babushka.

Silver and Black Shisha Skull Pillow

 Working on a shisha skull embroidery in a limited palette of silver-gray cotton floss and silver metallic thread. This is in my special shisha stitch that I made up, chain stitch and double chain stitch, also a little bit of running stitch on a black cotton ground fabric. It reminds me of Johnny Cash.

Here is my golden yellow afghan in progress. A nice, simple back and forth project with no counting or sizing for a change.

Dia de los Muertos-Sugar Skull, Shisha Skull Embroidery

Here is my finished shisha skull embroidery. This is a 12" x 12" all hand embroidered and hand constructed pillow. One of a kind.  This one is sold, but you can find similar ones in the Embroidery Section at  My Good Babushka.

Dia de los Muertos, Shisha Sugar Skull Embroidery

Work in progress on my shisha sugar skull embroidery. Mostly this is chain stitch. I will try to get some closer shots in better light next time. From beneath my embroidery project, you can see my yellow afghan just peeking out from behind.

Skull Embroidery with Shisha

I've decided to make a colorful skull embroidery, dia de los muertos style, on black cotton. This will make the bright colors look extra bright. I've decided to add some shisha mirrors to the skull, in the eye sockets. I had to remember how to do it, but after a few false starts, I got it down.