Spooky Moon

Lisa Toms

Posted by frykitty on August 8, 2018

Posted in: Dolls.

Lisa Toms is a Spanish doll maker. She makes plenty of realistic stuff, but I’m more about the fantasy.

Fire Salamander (note: this is a fantasy critter–fire salamanders don’t look like this)

Baby Mandranimals

I cannot possibly love this fantasy possum more.

Possum Forest Spirit

She also does pet commissions.

Pancake the Rat

She designed enamel pins to fill her Etsy shop between doll sales.

Baby Mandranimal Pins

You can find Lisa’s work on deviantArt, Facebook, and Instagram.

Mini Dragon Spirit

Pygmy Griffin Chick

Dragon Spirit

Woodling

Emma

Posted by frykitty on August 7, 2018

Posted in: Moving Pictures.

From the 15-Second Film Challenge. Wonderfully creepy.

Kyousuke Takagi, untitled

Posted by frykitty on August 6, 2018

Posted in: Art.

JennyMonkey

Posted by frykitty on August 2, 2018

Posted in: Shopping.

JennyMonkey is an old friend from Portland, Oregon. She used to sell mostly craft supplies, especially stuff for letterboxers. I recently checked out her shop again, and she has gone in an entirely different direction.

Jesse Fowler Bakelite Bangle, $196

While her shop is mostly not spooky, it has lovely stuff. Jenny has carefully curated a collection of hand-made jewelry from small shops.

Skeleton Hand Earrings, $14

Owl Hair Clip, $17

She still has stuff up on her Ebay shop, including a couple vintage postcards. It’s possible I couldn’t resist bidding on this one (even though I totally shouldn’t):

Vintage Halloween Postcard

Jenny is a great person with superb taste, and I’ll be keeping an eye out here.

Cobra Skeleton Ring, $18

Sandra Arteaga

Posted by frykitty on August 1, 2018

Posted in: Dolls.

Sandra Arteaga makes adorable “little nightmares”, and lovely paper dolls.

Malolito Badtiny

Katsuo & Baku

Carlota

Brunelle

Sandra also sells portraits of past dolls.

Sir Murphyelago

Cora

I couldn’t find out much more than she lives in Barcelona, but she does have an updated Instagram. Oh, and she makes postcard sets, and I think I have to get some:

Postcards. Want.

Foley Artist Explains Zombie Sound Effects

Posted by frykitty on July 31, 2018

Posted in: Moving Pictures.

Not into zombies myself, though I have seen VHS 2, and the zombie segment was better than most. It was fun to see the guy who did those effects show how they’re done.

Heather Gleason, Fall and Fire

Posted by frykitty on July 30, 2018

Posted in: Art.

Spooky Links, 27 July

Posted by frykitty on July 27, 2018

Posted in: Link Dumps of Doom.

This Sunday, I have my monthly meeting with the local haunters group. It’s supposed to be the last meeting before the haunt season begins, but I think we’re already there. My social media is starting to flood with prop-building posts. The Halloween boards are already full of “when do you start decorating?”

My Halloween will be small-scale this year. We will likely be in the middle of moving house, so I’m hardly going to build for a yard I’ve never seen. I do plan on making things for a Month of Spookdays. I’ve been doing a lot of portraits lately for a sekrit project. Perhaps for October I will paint something monstrous.