OUR IMPACT

Bringing The Balinese Tradition To The World
While Making Local Communities Thrive

OUR IMPACT

Bringing The Balinese Tradition
To The World While Making Local
Communities Thrive

By employing talented artisans, the traditional Balinese craft of skull carving is protected and celebrated. This skill is honed and passed through generations.

By employing talented
artisans, the traditional
Balinese craft of skull carving
is protected and celebrated.
This skill is honed and passed
through generations.

CORE VALUES

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY

By providing our artisans with a stable job and a fair wage, we are helping to uplift their families and community.

EMPOWERING SKILLS

By employing talented artisans, the traditional Balinese craft of skull carving is protected and celebrated. Working as a skull carver is both a job and a mission in life to celebrate and uphold the traditions of past generations.

ETHICAL SOURCING

We collect animals that have died of natural causes and surplus skulls from the local butchers which have otherwise had been thrown away. This follows the Balinese tradition of honoring the animal and not letting anything go to waste!

CORE VALUES

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY

By providing our artisans with a
stable job and a fair wage, we are
helping to uplift their families and
community.

EMPOWERING SKILLS

By employing talented artisans, the traditional Balinese craft of skull carving is protected and celebrated. Working as a skull carver is both a job and a mission in life to celebrate and uphold the traditions of past generations.

ETHICAL SOURCING

We collect animals that have died
of natural causes and surplus
skulls from the local butchers
which have otherwise had been
thrown away. This follows the
Balinese tradition of honoring the
animal and not letting anything
go to waste!

MEET THE ARTISANS

What's behind the passion for skull carving?

In Bali, carving animal skulls is a long-established process that honors life itself while paying homage to Balinese heritage. Working as a skull carver is both a job and a mission in life to celebrate and uphold the traditions of past generations.

Since it can take years to hone this specialized craft, skull carving is not a part time job, it's a labor of love, a career. Our artisans take great pride in passing the skill on to future generations, allowing this traditional craft to thrive for generations to come.

How many artisans work for Skull Bliss?

About 40 talented artists passionately work for us year round. As it is such a specialized skill, we generally have a separate workshop for each type of animal skull.

Because of this, it is not uncommon for each artisan to further specialize on a certain type of animal skull carving, meaning that you only receive skulls of the very highest artistic quality.

How does Skull Bliss support artisan families?

At Skull Bliss we honor skill and talent which is expressed in offering our artisans a fair living wage. All our artists are provided a stable income for their craft that allows their families to thrive as well as provide opportunities for their own career development.

A career as a skull carver directly impacts the wider community, too. Tradition and happiness are pillars of Balinese culture and with each skull ordered we contribute to keeping these values alive. By passing on their skills to the next generations we empower artistic passions for years to come.

MEET THE ARTISANS

What's behind the passion for skull carving?

In Bali, carving animal skulls is a long-established process that honors life itself while paying homage to Balinese heritage. Working as a skull carver is both a job and a mission in life to celebrate and uphold the traditions of past generations.

Since it can take years to hone this specialized craft, skull carving is not a part time job, it's a labor of love, a career. Our artisans take great pride in passing the skill on to future generations, allowing this traditional craft to thrive for generations to come.

How many artisans work for Skull Bliss?

About 40 talented artists passionately work for us year round. As it is such a specialized skill, we generally have a separate workshop for each type of animal skull.

Because of this, it is not uncommon for each artisan to further specialize on a certain type of animal skull carving, meaning that you only receive skulls of the very highest artistic quality.

How does Skull Bliss support artisan families?

At Skull Bliss we honor skill and talent which is expressed in offering our artisans a fair living wage. All our artists are provided a stable income for their craft that allows their families to thrive as well as provide opportunities for their own career development.

A career as a skull carver directly impacts the wider community, too. Tradition and happiness are pillars of Balinese culture and with each skull ordered we contribute to keeping these values alive. By passing on their skills to the next generations we empower artistic passions for years to come.

Meet the artisan
Meet the artisan

DIRECT SUPPLY
CHAIN

No Middlemen

At Skull Bliss we are proud to say that we work directly with our artisans.

No middlemen means that the skilled work our artisans do is remunerated without compromise.

DIRECT SUPPLY
CHAIN

No Middlemen

At Skull Bliss we are proud to say that we work directly with our artisans.

No middlemen means that the skilled work our artisans do is remunerated without compromise.

JOIN OUR MISSION

Every handcrafted skull sold brings a smile to the community.

JOIN OUR MISSION

Every handcrafted skull sold brings a smile to the community.