I love posting about Canadian artists. It's an extra treat when they are extremely talented and live in the same province as me.
Boils and ghouls, let me introduce you to Lori, the master craftster behind Retro Rudolph's. She's responsible for the beautiful vintage style Halloween creations you see here. She also makes some great party hats, horns and candy bowls.
Lori has been working with paper mache since 2005 and (like myself) suddenly found a whole new world of art waiting for her.
Unlike myself, she has a wicked workshop area where inspiration in the form of Halloween goodies watch her create.
I do have the same jack o' lantern lamp as her though.
I've been meaning to explore the world of vintage Halloween for a year or so. It's nice to know that if I don't get around to making my own, there's an artist nearby whom I would gladly purchase items from.
I've had Bill Basso's website bookmarked for weeks. His art is so beautiful I feel as if I should apologize for delaying this post.
William Basso's father, Bill Basso Sr, has also done some Halloween art. Talent and creativity runs in the family:
Growing up in a household where both parents were artists exposed Bill Basso to all types of art from a very young age. Combining equal amounts of horror movie magazines and comic books with Renaissance or Eastern European art, for example, helped to shape Bill’s artistic sensibilities.
Monday April 20th is the last day to submit a question for the Underbiter mini contest I'm running. If you submitted a question and it isn't posted in the Question and Answer Section, it means I've missed it somehow. Please contact me or leave a comment here.
When Yetch has judged the entries, I will contact the winners.
Yarp is attracted to things that make noise, including horns, bicycle bells, whistles and drills to name but a few. The louder the noise, the more excited she gets. In all the fun, she risks being discovered by sounding a deep call of her own: YARP!
If you've ever been using a noisy appliance or gizmo and turned it off because you swore you heard something, chances are it was Yarp getting carried away.
Favourite foods include all things plastic and chalk.
Normally, I only blog about things related to monsters, art and Halloween. Today, I am going to break that rule (but will have a follow-up blog post to make up for it).
My darling Yetch has become 1 of 500 finalists who are trying to win a Nissan Cube. They are giving away 50 which means he has a 1 in 10 chance.
They judge based on interesting contributions (highlighted online and on the contestant's hypercube canvas) and votes. You can vote for any contestant once a day.
Yetch has even made his own website to show his nerd wizardry and enthusiasm for the contest (and all things open source/creative commons). He even made that drawing of the monster robot (so I'm almost staying true to my blog rules).
Vote for him once. Vote for him once a week. Vote for him once a day. Just please vote between now and May 15th. Hopefully he can stay in the top 50.
I think the car is neat, but I mainly want him to win because he's been so excited by the whole process. It would also mean the hideous forest green, dented car that acts as a planter in my back yard would finally be towed away.
Curious Pete has proved to be the most meddlesome of all the Underbiters. I'm sure in other households he might go completely unnoticed, but in mine he's impossible to ignore.
As his name suggests, Pete is intrigued by the world around him. He likes to get inside items to see how they are made or what makes them work. This sometimes includes electronics, which he'll explore but rarely nibble on. Items made of clay, however, can be quite tasty to his palette.
Turns out Pete is especially interested in Halloween props.
Recently I did a blog post about mini pumpkins I created. I'd made 13 of them and had intended to title the picture "Haunter's Dozen". When it came time to take the picture, I could not find one of the jack o' lanterns.
Then I spotted Pete running by, accidentally ramming into the wall before disappearing.
With the dark shroud of flu lifting from my frame (and apparently shifting to cloak Yetch once more *sigh*), I emerged from my couch cocoon to finish the final details on these little pumpkins carved from Super Sculpey.
Very quick blog this morning. No biographical information to be easily gleaned about Ryan Wood, so I offer you two examples of his whimsical approach to the macabre. Scroll through his blog and you'll find it dotted with dark treasures (I'm fond of his witches).
Skelespun. Of all the Underbiters, he's the most unpredictable and feral.
Note the scratches and scarring around his left eye; proof of many battles with rats, squirrels and neighbourhood cats. His victories have cost him - he has partial vision or complete blindness on the left side (I can't be sure how serious it is).
Skelespun is a scout, patrolling the territory for intruders. Though his eyesight is impaired, it doesn't effect his agility or skill. This may be because of the tiny spike on his head. It would appear our little friend's cranial appendage acts as an antennae of sorts, similar to the sonic radar of a bat.
Don't bother trying to sneak up on him.
He's nocturnal, preferring the darkness but is drawn to shiny things, collecting them like a crow. If your earring goes missing, or you have a broken zipper, Skelespun is most likely to blame.
I love posting about Canadian artists. It's an extra treat when they are extremely talented and live in the same province as me. 
Normally, I only blog about things related to monsters, art and Halloween. Today, I am going to break that rule (but will have a follow-up blog post to make up for it). 
Skelespun. Of all the 
Recent Moans from the Minions...