Zombie Cat

I make monsters, it is what I do. I love animals and I in no way find the death of living things a delight, but I also have a love for the paranormal and horror films are my favorite. I am very polarized I suppose. Undead things are my favorite type of monster. I love vampires, ghosts, zombies, mummies, and all their cousins and kin. When I saw the cat skeleton at Target my mind could see making a monster of it in an instant and it was snatched up and on the slab waiting for new life to come in two shakes of a bat's wing. Then, when I was done I imagined how horrifying it would be to hear scratching at the back door and to look out and see a clearly dead animal clawing to get in. I took the photo out the dining room doors while the paint was still wet.  Undead animals have been a part of myth and legend in many cultures, most are ghosts, or evil spirits in disguise.

Spiders part I

Spiders have always been a source of fear for man. In folklore around the world and modern stories, spiders crawl through our imagination as both subjects of fear and wonder. Anasi in African lore, Arachne in Greek, Shelob of Lord of the Rings, Aragog of Harry Potter, and countless others prey on the heroes of our imagination. Arachnophobia (The fear of spiders) is a common fear to exploit at this time of year. Yard haunts are draped in webs and crawling with a wide range of spiders of many shapes and sizes. I for one think the smaller ones are far more effective at scaring, but the larger ones can be so visually striking and iconic that it is nearly as much of a necessity to a haunt as witches and ghosts. This year I plan to create a nest of giant spiders as well as an egg sack and web-bound victims for my porch, forcing the squeamish to face spiders all shapes and sizes. Some will be store bought, but the stars of my haunt will be my hand made monsters, as always. This red and purple spider is one of five this size that I will make, and later I will include instructions.  Happy Haunting my friends! 

A New Day

I had some of my art used by a company without credit or pay or any respect of any kind given to me, so I am removing all of my work from the web and only posting images with a watermark. I hate to do it, but it is the only way to protect my livelihood. It would be nice if people were ethical enough not to use one another, but we have a way to go before that ever happens. My art is a part of me and it is a violation to take it and use it as if it has no value. I think it takes something from the work to have a watermark, but I know of no other way to protect myself.