Hi all, I hope you're doing well!
On this Halloween 2019 Day, I'm introducing to you my latest project: Halloween 1919: The Spade Girl!
It was Halloween Day of 1919, that saw the birth of a spectre of unusual blood thirst, that became known and feared as The Spade Girl.
Inspired in part by Nick Cave's song "Needle Boy", I created this ghost with a very dark and gruesome past. More about her will follow, but for now, these pages offer a detailed guide of a shadow box that I made for her.
I hope you'll enjoy it..
The shadow box measures roughly 13 x 18 x 7 cm, or 5 x 7 x 2.8 inches, and the spade girl is only 5 cm ( about 2 inches) tall.
Great attention was given to detail: from the shrubbery and dead wood in the corners (above image) to the hand-painted background.
Above: the shadow box positioned inside one of the rooms of "The Centennial", my oldest, 100-year-old dolls house. To check out a previous blog about this beauty Click here!
Below: The Spade Girl's Lop Rabbit Halloween mask and spade. Like everything else, these were hand made.
Above: as is standard practice with all my shadow boxes, a brass label was applied to mark the completion of the project.
That's all for now, folks! As always, thanks for visiting, and please check out this blog from time to time for news and updates. Have a great one!
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This is amazing José! Your attention to detail, the story line behind it gives this whole project so much more character. Well done! You always impress me.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Rebecca! Your comments are truly appreciated!
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