#halloween art
“Calaca” Sketchbook & Digital, 2018
“Calaca” pays tribute to the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos, which would eventually inspire parts of the cultural amalgamation we know and celebrate as Halloween.
My rendition of the calaca borrows from the reverence of the dead celebrated in Mexico as well as an iteration of Death from the Guatemalan interpretation. I also mixed in elements of the cowboy aesthetic to pay homage to Mexicans laying the foundation to what would later become known as the North American cowboy (also because Death always feels synonymous with that aesthetic).
Feel free to like or reblog, and Happy Halloween / Day of the Dead !!!
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“Bone Daddy” Sketchbook & Digital, 2018
It never quite feels like Halloween without the Pumpkin King himself (although I’m very partial to his scarecrow costume due to my love of all things pumpkin).
It’s been a while since playing around with this style, but I always forget how much I enjoy how it looks; it’s a fun medley I’ll have to play with some more. Anyways, just a little something extra for the month. Feel free to drop a like, comment, and / or reblog :)
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CW: death positivity , trans surgery mention ️⚧️, and Bats ______________________________
In english and spanish translations of the Mayan legend, Camazotz is often called the “Death Bat” (“Zotz” meaning bat in the k'iche’ language). They are entities of the underworld and symbols of sacrifice, death, and the night.
While there are fearful tales of them in their native culture, it is important to remember that in many cultures - cosmic beings were not altogether viewed through the western lense of “good and evil”. In fact, in many pre-columbian mesoamerican philosophies the primary dichotmomy was Chaos and Order, with the universe existing in the balance between the two. (and as a physics loving person this makes my heart sing )
Camazotz (sometimes said to be one entity that was “he”, or many of a type of entity that were “they”) to me, is a symbol of natural forces embodying Life and Death. To die is to be unwoven, and return to the earth. To live is to be re-ordered from the unwoven universe. To sacrifice… is to give up personal safety or the order of the status quo - and is something I feel has been relevant to many communities in our ongoing fight for Justice. Though what we work for, is a system that does not make us sacrifice ourselves. ✊✊✊️⚧️️♿
Even to the Mexica (called the “Aztecs” by the spanish), Bats were a symbol of the connection between Life and Death. Order and Disorder. They roost in the underworld (a place that was the womb of humanity) and fly into the celestial heavens. There are many crops and foods that rely on bats indefinitely.And even the fig trees from which the Mexica got their writing paper were planted by bats.Many of Life’s greatest enjoyments were made by bats and yet they are a popular victim of fear…
Point is…
I was REALLY thinking about bats and about my life in general. And yes! this is my Halloween pumpkin. I carved it on Dec. 25th even though I had it since mid October because of my top surgery making it hard to lift or use my arm muscles ️⚧️
(I like to think I sacrificed my chesticles,returned them to theChaos, and rebuilt the place my heart rests…)
I wanted to donate the pumpkin to @batworldsanctuary for the bats to snack on (they take donations!), but they can’t take carved ones .
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Every year for the last five years I have drawn the same character to see how much I could improve. First year making her in digital art and I like how she turned out.
Sketches from the last days of inktober 2021
I really enjoyed participating inktober this year
I’ve remembered my childish obsession with mermaids, so I decided to draw one for Halloween
Fortunes Told by Candlelight (2021)
Rainy mood ️
Forgot to post this on here! I’ve been trying to work more on my original illustrations/paintings recently. Planning on making a print of this for cons later this year
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PRESENTING: THE FLUORESCENT ORANGE COLLECTION ✨
Charms measure roughly 3″ at their longest, and are made of fluorescent orange acrylic, so they appear to glow in low and UV light! Preorders are open!! my st0re Iink is in my bi0, or you can just search “spaacedusty” on £tsy and you’ll find me! Preorders will start shipping out mid August, and all preorders come with a free matching badge too! <3
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halloween is over my dudes
Its an Ouijabat! And he is *thrilled* you’ve chosen him to help you contact the other side
✸ Stickers are now available in my store!✸
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happy halloween 2020 everyone!!
Find this autumn cat in October issue of Just CrossStitch magazine! Enjoy every stitch!
new art
happy october! :3
