Going to hell. Can I save you a seat?

DISCLAIMER: This is my blog. I am a person who fancies herself

pretty funny. Snarky. And even a flat out smart ass. What I create is

never intended to offend, but ultimately I have no control over

how you choose to interpret my art. Proceed with caution, 

and with your big girl/boy panties on.  

There, I said it. Or I wrote it. Whatever. It's out.

Yesterday was Easter, and in honor of the first zombie ever, 

I have created a small tribute in his likeness.

I was inspired to create said homage by the new challenge at

Haunted Design House - Going Green With Envy.

Yup. I went there.

It is no big secret that I don't lend much credence to organized religion.

I wasn't indoctrinated into a religion as child, and have never been able

to wrap my head around giving myself over to a higher power. 

 I do, however, consider myself somewhat spiritual.

And that works for me. 

Anyhoo, I found this guy at my local thrift store, and

after my giggles of insane inspiration subsided, I got to work

making him into the true zombie he was always meant to be. 

After several coats of various acrylic paints and washes,

he was complete. And far more interesting than the way

that I originally found him.

While straightening, and purging my workspace I happened

upon this tiny dancer. Also a thrift store find.  

After the official "Creepy Zombie Concoction" has been applied,

she is the star of the zombie ballerina recital.

Thanks to this challenge theme, I have been inspired to start painting the 

numerous statues and figurines I have been collecting. I have some cows,

a trio of babies, and even a Buddha that are all dying to be zombified and given

a new life. Most of which will end up in my Etsy shop by the end of the month.

Remember to stop by the HDH blog to check out all of the incredible art that

my fellow Minions have created for this inspiring challenge.

     

It's a Love/Hate Thing

To say that I don't like angels or cherubs would be a bit of a misnomer.

While I am not a fan of the angelics in the classical sense, I do enjoy them

once they are adequately "repurposed".

I was out thrifting with a friend a few weeks ago and she spotted this

delicious assortment of ceramic angel ornaments.

$2.00 for the entire lot of 10. Super sweet deal!

I knew immediately what I was going to do to each and every one of those

little fellas. I was gonna "fix 'em". And fix 'em good!

I started off with a nice coat of gesso to get everything ready for

what was to come... 

See?

All better!

I got out the polymer clay and began to sculpt a fleshy

heart over the existing one. I made sure it was beefy enough

to accommodate a big ol' chunk being gnawed out of it.

I also gave him a head wound. Might as well, huh? 

I made over his wings with a bit more clay. I ended them in points,

more like bat wings. I like them better that way.

  

Then he got the standard coats of Hauser Light Green

acrylic paint for his skin, and various shades of acrylics

for his remaining colored parts. I added some glittery pink

paint on the heart to make it purty. Same goes for the purty

red paint, too.     

Lastly, the whole caboodle got a wash of black paint

to help bring out all of the details, and a layer of 

Inka Gold in purple was added to the wings for one last

dose of dark angel glam.

This was made specifically for the current challenge going   

on this month at Haunted Design House. The theme is

It's a Love/Hate Thing.

Interpret that any which way you'd like. Drop by HDH for

some killer inspiration.  

The House that Cthulhu Built

Autumn is upon us, and a chill is in the air.

The leaves are turning, and the smell of pumpkin candles

are permeating the funk of summer. Well, in my house anyway.

I am an Autumn People!!!

I have been busy getting my Etsy shop stocked with unique, and affordable

Hallowe'en themed goodies to bring the joy of the season to you.

Even though I set out to create items to sell, sometimes I fall in love with a 

particular piece, and it never sees the shop.

Here is my latest love affair.

This creepy abode started out as a "paint it yourself" wooden house

that my son slathered paint on when he was about three years old.

I hung onto for sentimental reasons, mainly because I didn't

want to hurt his feelings, and because I am a hoarder of  pretty much, everything. 

I sanded it, then painted it out in gesso, and added different texture mediums.

These steps killed two birds with one stone, as the gesso and textures

served to make the house look cool and cover the previous "artist's vision",

so I had something of a blank canvas once again. 

After painting the house in my favorite shades of  Hallowe'en colors,

I decided to make a bunch of leedle teeny punkins out of polymer clay

to embellish all of the openings of the house.

After making and baking about 25 punkins, I was struck with a vision. 

I saw tentacles coming out of all of the openings in the house.

LOTS of tentacles!

I wanted it to look as if Cthulhu himself, were trying to break free

of the confines of this haunted house.

Mission accomplished!

I am thrilled with the outcome of this piece. It's one of my favorites to date.

I have some similar plans for other houses I have in my stash, but unfortunately

I can only make so many pieces each year. I may have one in my shop before

Xmas, but I have some other holiday projects to complete before I can begin

on a new one.

Check out my Etsy shop and see if there is anything in there

that you can't live without.  

You can use the coupon code : CREEPYG for 15% off your purchase. 

Discount is good through 10/31/13. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Keep it Creepy!