It was a rainy weekend here in Gatorland, and while I did manage to get some writing done (really! I did!), I also killed an hour or so creating this ghoulishly delightful pair, who shall henceforth be known, affectionately, as Boris and Natasha Gravesley.
Are they cute or what?!? It's hard to see in the photo, but they're incredibly 3-dimensional, cut from a pattern onto heavy card stock, and glued into place (the detail on the back is just as detailed as the front, and they're rounded, not flat). I'm a very visual person, and I'm using them as inspiration for my current work-in-progress, an anthology of paranormal tales entitled WEDDINGS FROM HELL. (I usually put together a collage, but this weird little couple was just too good to be true.)
I wish I could take credit for the artistic genius that went into their creation, but alas, all I can take credit for is stumbling upon an awesome website called RAVENSBLIGHT. Here you'll find over 300 paintings and photographs on display, free paper toys,free music, free PC games, and a few other dark goodies, all created by a like-minded (as in weirdly twisted) guy named Ray O'Bannon. I plan to make more of the paper toys in the future, and I've already downloaded some great music for my next Halloween party.
Boris and Natasha's wedding must've been a scream. :) Can't you just see them on top of a gothic-themed wedding cake?
Sunday, June 03, 2007
These Ain't Your Mama's Paper Dolls
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Aren't they great?! Boris reminds me a little of the butler in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Time Warp, anyone?) ... so what will the bridesmaids be wearing?
They look so happy, don't they? *sigh*
The bridesmaids wore linen shrouds in a lovely shade of "grave-rot gray" - tres' chic! Shoes by Kate Spade, of course! LOL
"And they died happily ever after..."
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