Secondary piece

Close to finished!

All the major artwork and all the poems are done for Burghal Mythos...  I can taste the finish line.

Also now have a tumblr... here

Watch the sewers

Next piece in Burghal Mythos

Into her clandestine domain
To tend her illicit garden

Send in the Clowns

Happy Saint Patrick's day! Okay for the few who actually voted I will add more content and here is the beginning of the next piece. Hope you're not coulrophobic.

What do you think?

I started putting together Brughal Mythos last night and as it stands with what I currently have it will be approximately 22 pages, 9 main illustrations, and 11 poems. I'm opting for soft cover and the price will be about 10 dollars. Do you feel this is good content to dollar ratio or would you prefer to see more content for a $5 increase

You can click here to vote.

One More

OK OK one more... (its not complete) But I can't show EVERYTHING that will be in the book. I redid the spider legend which was the very first pic I did for the book. I just feel that it no longer fit the style of the book. So here it is revamped. Sorry Hon... First clowns and now spiders.

Be Careful Where You Stay

Hotels can sometimes be dark, seedy places
So many come and go you can’t remove all traces

But on Occasion you find a whole lot more
Then a leaky faucet or a crack in the door

Strange stains or smells that won’t go away
It might be a good time to shorten your stay

Or request a new room before it’s too late
For exploration could put a twist in your fate

But if nosing around is what your decide
You may be a suspect in a ghastly homicide

Plat Eye 2

Here is the new Plat Eye pic

Plat Eye Pt 2

Working on the new pic. Completely redesigned and much more intricate.
I'm going to use this one as a sample for the book along with the poem that goes with it. So Here's the poem of the Plat Eye:

Plat Eye
If you ever find yourself in the GonnaGetchaWoods,

You best find a path home if you know what’s good.

Avoid the graveyard and the fall of twilight.

For the Plat Eye may catch you in the dark of the night.

Clutch you powder and sulfur, hold on to it tight!

Or you could fall into a terrible plight.

If you’re born of the caul you might see it come,

As a cat or a dog or hog on the run.

Faster and bigger with each resounding stride.

You’ll have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

Heed my warning chillun. Heed it good!

If you ever find yourself in the Gonna GetchaWoods.

Plat Eye

New pic for Burghal Mythos. I probably wont show all of them but at least a few full pics and some details. This one is Plat Eye. Although, after looking at it a second time, I think I'll reformat this initial concept. I think it just needs something else to really capture the idea and story of the plat eye. So once I redo it, I'll post it.

A little about Burghal Mythos

Burgh´al

Definition: Belonging to a city.

Synonyms: Urban

Mythos

Definition: myth or mythology.


If you haven't been following my blog or my art series. Burghal Mythos: A Fascination in Human Nature, is my upcoming book. It is centered around the darker and stranger myths from around the world.

It will be stylized like a Children's book but my hope is that it will be palatable to everyone. Kind of like The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories meets Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. All of the art from last year's series will be in the book along with several others.

Here is the working preface at the moment.

The world is filled with myths and lore
Quirky stories that people adore

Some can be funny and some can be light
But many are scary and can give you a fright

It is the dark tales of death and despair
That humans find fascinating, their minds ensnared.

What is it that causes so much delight
In the evil things things that go bump in the night?

Are they a warning of what could be
Or perhaps a strange way to reconcile destiny?

Whatever the reason, I present to you
This Burghal Mythos for you to read through.Hopefully I will have it done come this September.

I'm estimating at least 30-40 pages.

Burghal Mythos and the Tatzel worm

So I'm starting to conceptualize for another piece in Burghal Mythos. This is my preliminary sketch for the Tatzel Worm (or Tatzelwurm)... a unholy marriage of a cat and reptilian worm.

It's an odd combination really. Even though it's been seen by numerous people, it seems like something out of a bad acid trip.

Here is a small snipit about the beasty (from here):

A Tatzel worm is a dragon-like beast with the head of a cat. The creature bleeds green blood instead of red, it hibernates during the winter, and sleeps in crevices on mountain sides. It is reported that the worm lives in the Alps mountains areas covering part of Austria, Bavaria and Switzerland. These creatures defend themselves by expelling poisonous fumes that are capable of killing a human . Since the Tatzelwurm has been described as poisonous that it might be a relative of the Gila monster, one of the very few poisonous lizards in the world. Gila monsters also have "fat" tails that closely resemble those in illustrations and reports of the Tatzelwurm.

I will also mention that most account of the critter describe it as having only two forward legs.

Soul Tree 2 and VUDUCON shenanigans

So here are the beginnings of Soul Tree Part 2. It's just a rough pencil "on the fly" idea of what I'm thinking. I have to start planning now as it takes so long to do.

Now that my plate is far less crowded, I'm starting the process for continuing my book: "Burghal Mythos" and maybe so more goodies for VuDu Con. If it doesn't make book form by then, I will at least have the art prints to add to last years. Of course I'll have buttons and some coffins but I think I'll limit myself a little more this year. I really wat to focus on the book.

Incidentally, VUDU Con is actually a CON now! Sinister is looking to have a great deal more artists. Cos Play, costumes, and even stiltwalkers are allowed this year! Here some info but hit the link for the most up to date info.

Edit: redid the sketch

******************* Event Information *******************

Costumes and Cosplay is allowed this year. So come dressed and have fun!
No Nudity, and if your wearing a mask or prosthetics you must have a valid ID in order to gain access to the event.

Stilt Walkers are allowed this year. No real restrictions for you all just watch your surroundings, some places at the Villas are low including the restrooms.

We will have a full bar with signature drinks at the event. DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN.

*****************************************************

Rental Prices: $30.00 for every 4 foot increment, with 8 Feet being the limit per table

Guest:

Sponsors:

After Party:

Admission: $5.00

The Aftermath

I apologize to anyone who has been following for the complete and utter lack of updates since 5 days before VUDUCON. Things have been really busy and there are so many social sites to keep up with.

VuDUCON was a complete success despite the last minute threatened cancelation. Had a great time and sold enough to break even for this year and last year… Yay! Oddly, I sold more from last year’s series than this year’s so I’m glad I brought them back. Also the costume worked out very well. More pics can be seen on my
FB page


I have finally put both my art series up to purchase on Zazzle. You can pick up a 4x6 print for a paltry $.70 if you were so inclined ($4.85 for a 8x10) Yes that means all 20 of my prints would cost a mere $14.00 (Plus S&H). If all goes well, Burghal Mythos will be expanded to a book by next go around.

You can find all my goodies here

The soul tree is coming along. Hopefully it will be done by Halloween so the 5 kids who show up to my house on a Monday Halloween will be impressed. The picture was actually taken about 16 work hours ago so it is way behind. The two biggest drawbacks to papier-mâché art are that it is time consuming and that if you live in a humid climate, like Florida, it dries ridiculously slowly. The upsides are the cost and you can pretty much build anything you could with clay or fiberglass.

More for VUDUCon

First button. I will have a limited supply of these at Halloween Horror Nights to give out as well as for sale at VUDUCon. But you can buy them here.
More for VUDUCON

First my next piece:

Also I finished my four, very limited edition, soaps. There are the graphics.

Vuducon 2011

In regards to VUDUCON 2011

I will have my Meetz Meats apron (seen in the my The Scratchings of JWFearman picture), various buttons and shirts including two all new HHN buttons, My VuDu coffin/candles from last year, another small candle set, two very limited edition soaps ('Season of the Queeen' and 'Plague Doctors'), My art series from last year "Dread Till Drawn", Art from "Circus Tent Full Of Ghosts" by The LieProducingFactory, and this years new series "Burgal Mythos".


I have been a bit quiet lately... Lots of work going on. I should have something to look at soon.

6th Piece

Here is the sneak peak at my sixth piece for Burgal Mythos. I also met up with the Lie Producing Factory this weekend and we hashed out the preview book for Circus Tent Full Of Ghosts.

5th piece

Been working a lot of CTFOG. but I managed to squeeze in another piece of my own for VUDUCON

This is my fifth piece in my Burgal Mythos series.

Bits and pieces....

Working on several things right now:

I have a name for my VUDU CON series!


"Burghal Mythos: A Fascination In Human Nature" 

Here are a few samples:

I'm also working on a Graphic Novel With Chris Lewandowski called:

"Circus Tent Full of Ghost" If you would like to follow, check it here and click the "like" button.


Other than that... While I was sick I made a "Witch Jar". Its a cool light in a mason jar that was made popular by PumpkinRot.

Basically several layers of paint, feathers, and a LED flashlight cut up and rebuilt to make the jar.