Saturday, August 30, 2008

her blood has the power to raise the dead

My first experience with Monster Mud, and Medusa is looking quite awesome. I need another coat of Mud and paint treatment is still to come. The guys at the hardware store thought I was quite hilarious when I was explaining what I wanted the drywall joint compound for. The one guy was begging me to come back and tell him if it worked, bring photos. I may have inadvertently created a future haunter.
She has mirrors for eyes and it looks great even in daylight. You kind of catch movement reflected in her eyes and it is quite spooky. I am going to try to shove some glow sticks inside her head on Halloween, and it should light up the mirrored eyes a bit as there is a small gap between the mirrors and the eye socket.

































Thursday, August 28, 2008

and there was light

WOW.
Amazing photography, and the chandeliers blow my mind.
especially the medusa one, obviously.

http://www.adamwallacavage.com/photo/

Medusa

The thing I love most about getting ready for Halloween is the ingenuity it brings out. hmmm...what can I do with a mannequin torso, an old tripod and some chicken wire? Why, make a Medusa statue for the cemetery obviously.
Here she is in the first stages:




yep, there is an exposed breast. Medusa is quite saucy.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Canadian Haunted Attractions

listed here
Too bad I'm always so busy with my own evil projects to get out to any of them.
Maybe this year since I started early.

desecration

I hate graveyard vandalism, so senseless. But lovely photo.
I am considering making a giant stone angel for my cemetery this year.

viewing the dead

a beautiful photo of a frightening subject.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

some old nightshots

I need to get back out soon, haven't been shooting a lot lately




painting with light

Monday, August 25, 2008

black and gold

my new wallpaper looks lovely

Two new tombstones

Just another Friday afternoon in August...
still need to be painted and mounted



Witch's Kitchen part 2

More witchy stuff
(inspired by aranamuerta)






dreamcar




Thursday, August 21, 2008

Couch of the afterlife

Coffin Couches

Spell Book

a Spell Book I made yesterday.
Pages created in InDesign, fonts - Rothenburg Decorative and Rose, edges hand torn












crumpled up and soaked in strong coffee (just like I like it)




















hang them to dry








old suede skirt made into dust cover, cardboard inside for rigidness
pentagram drawn on top with lighter fluid and then torched
my neighbours are getting worried


bound pages in with twine
the finished book:

Witches Kitchen

Inspiration from aranamuerta

























































More to come...