hehehe i used to go to drummer's circles at native american pow-wows w/my ex, or at renaissance festivals too... and those peeps would paint all sorts o stuffs on their drums... and i've been to metaphysical shops where they have i think they're irish drums and they have some of the most beautiful celtic art on them, I've seen the skins done completely black w/ gold and/or silver painted cectic knotwork on them too... they're really pretty! LOL... granted when you paint a drum and actually use it, it needs to be repainted fairly often LOL!
/wonders about that cackling... hrmmm...