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Didn’t get a pumpkin this year…for the most obvious reason.
Hope you enjoy a horrific Halloween. I’m off to watch some gore and silliness.
Be safe, zombies love the dark.
Goodnight to all the unfinished work…we will be seeing you in the morning.
Every now and then I become caught up in my own disappointments such as bills, work, family and friends. In that state of mind I loose heart quite easily and become a hollow shell. Its an old habit I picked up as a child. A rich imaginary world where no harm could come to me.
As an adult its easy to fall back into this world and take from it the bones of a good story. Strange as that may sound the worst things that have ever happened to me in this life have helped feed my creativity and there is seldom a loss that can shake my foundation.
I’ve been poor. Been bullied. I’ve failed miserably at more things than I’d like.
As child when I used to fear the dark of night not sure if I should see the morning always worried that a monster would rip through my bed (thanks Freddie for that imagery). As an adult I’ve laid in bed thinking what if those monsters were true? What if I wake up to Freddie and his absurd shear-like fingers, what would I do?
Gotta tell you that if I do ever have the pleasure of meeting him in the dark of my bedroom at least then I don’t have to worry about those damn bills.
That thought alone gets me to sleep. There is a up side to everything.
OMG. Forgive me. I hate to rant but I have toiled much of this day because of some tech update on a website (need not be mentioned) because the site’s update basically led me to this new fact, google chrome (my preferred web browser) has a flash related flaw.
The loss of time, patience has only added to my already dampened hopes concerning this Halloween.
I feel lost in the southwest. Fall is neither particularly cold or colorful in the desert. Hardy vegetation don’t change colors they persist. The sky is as cloudless and bright blue as it is in the summer.
I remember as a girl going to trick or treat on such cold nights. My mother wouldn’t let me leave the house unless I wore a coat over my costume.
Like all things in my life this moment of anger and frustration is deeply rooted in my own personal limitations.
I want to move. Live a life outside of the limits of this southwestern town.
Of course my tech issues may follow me where ever I go. But you can’t have everything.
***36 mins spent trying to find a photo to put in this post. Please excuse, I am done toiling.***
Until tomorrow, my best.
My favorite zombie doll, featured above in my blogs banner, is now hitting up all my favorite sites as my current avatar.
I can’t help but think that she’s appropriate for this time of the year.
You can spot her at the following, Cut Out + Keep, Crafty Horror shop, also on Instructables site.
It seems strange to mention my pages on different sites but I am trying to stretch my reach and I am thinking that it never hurts to make connections.
Until later, rx.
Since the last blog I’ve made some time to play. I may have been inspired by Halloween but this quick little sketch could also work for Valentines Day.
The sad tale of how Frankie lost Johnnie (commonly referred to as the Bride) has been told on the screen in the classic film The Bride of Frankenstein. I always preferred the 1985 adaptation with Sting, The Bride. To this day the very sight of colorful jewels bring tears to my eyes.
*For this quick jot I took out only five prismacolor pencils. Can’t go wrong with a few healthy restrictions.
I am unusually obsessed with the macabre but now that October is nigh I can let that interest take hold.
I have been designing some sculptures of my favorite horror monsters. I intend to crank these little demons out so that I can enjoy October properly.
I should clarify that I am not nor am I thinking of creating a page of craft related gore…right now I am more concerned with the early monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein.
Bela Lugosi in Dracula
I am also a big fan of Hitchcock and film noir and I have a few projects that spring to mind thinking more along the lines of Birds than Psycho. I digress.
My intention is to create some quick ghoulies and monsters that would keep my pumpkins company. If I can make these quick and easy I will make a tutorial to accompany them. Until then I will be doing some movie research.
