Thursday, July 15, 2010

Hold It..............SNAP!

Do you think my relatives, or my pets would have held it.......if I had said hold it......or they knew what I had in mind for their picture?


Grandmother............on mother's side............


Grandma Mabel from Texas, as the Horseless HeadWoman............ She looks mean, doesn't she........I guess if you were stuffed and stuck inside a box with only a rope day in and day out you would look mean too.
Mabel small.................. Little did she know what was in store for her. ...........to sit in a wire chair all day long wearing a crazy Halloween hat.

Even my dogs Jethro and Ellie Mae were unaware.....

that were about to co-mingle with my dad Franklin and his mother Gertrude from Sweden..............

Then there are the countless others that are relatives of someone who have unknowingly posed for all manner of art.

Like this brother and sister.........in The Night of the House of Tiddly Winks....
And these Foundlings Three...........who might not be orphans at all.........but being forced to carry all their belongings with them wherever they go.....for eternity.....

This family below is destined for greatness........something to do with Halloween I suspect.........they look like vintage relatives of the Munster Family...complete with crow and all.
So, be wary when someone asks you to pose for a photo...........it could, and most likely will be used in some mysterious work of art....especially if I am taking the picture.....imagine an image of you living many lives throughout the ages. In art everything is fair game for me, and not too much is held sacred.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Give Georgia a Rest.....Halloween is On My MInd!

It is very hard for me not to think about Halloween everyday, because it is my favorite Holiday. I can see Halloween in most everything. A tile, or cracks in a wall, can look spooky. The wet ring left by something on a smooth surface can also give off an eerie vibe. Even though I see the symbols and signs of Halloween everywhere I look, I also consult more conventional means for Halloween inspiration. An example of that would be the book Dressed for Thrills/ 100 Years of Halloween/Masquerade Costume by Phyllis Galembo. She is a fine art portrait photographer, and author of books on ethic cultural, Halloween, masquerade, and ritual ceremony from Haiti, and Africa. I first came across her work, however, when I was researching a project on Vodou. I was intrigued with her great sense of color and style. Go to her website ( http://www.galembo.com/ )if you wish to see pictures that are very colorful, and inspire thoughts of Halloween. I have spoken with Phyllis on the phone, about perhaps doing a project out here in the west, and I hope to meet her one day. Please enjoy a prelude of pictures from Dressed to Thrill that will be perfect to get you thinking about all the possibilities of Halloween.













Masquerade.........Parade......Possibilites are endless.............

Saturday, July 3, 2010

I Yam What I Yam.........I'm EYE Pop!

OK.........to reveal a little more of one's true artistic nature, or not ............that is the predicament. No matter what, it will probably end up being a love/hate situation. Because at one time or another don't we all love/hate what we create. We all battle with our inner selves......and which souls we should bear to the world. Here is a sampling of weird Halloween from the past. Spirits that may still live with me, or may have passed on and changed guides. Weird Halloween let me count the ways................. From the Graveyard........to the Bone Yard....and beyond.........

Cat Impodster...........

Ghosts of Financial Spirits Passed........

Memorial "Guard" In Witch..........

Chatty Catty...........

Krampus on Campus.......
She Devil Lamplighter........with a Radish Lamp Pete Loaf your worst Halloween comfort food nightmare......
You are never alone............these spirits will follow you home from the Bone Yard!
Cher Crow
Cat..... Canabull.............
Ah Spare Us Gus......
Ever Herd of Cats in a Catgo Line?.............

Eva Fangoria.........Desperate and Dressed to kill...........
Goth Bat Boy
Ghost Whisperer.................

Not shaking the bush here boss.......but bearing the soul!