I'm not sure what to do with them after I create them as I have limited display space. So if you haven't been to my Etsy Store, be sure to drop by as many of these artworks will be for sale.
This year I pulled out a Tim Holtz Configuration book. If you are unfamiliar with it, it is a hollow book/box with several compartments within. It is blank and made of a chipboard material. The compartments can be removed and re-configured. It was the number, shape, and size of these compartments that inspired my idea.
The Wiccapedia: A spell book seemed too common place and I wasn't sure how to interpret that into a 3-D type medium. My idea came about as I was playing with the various configurations of the compartments in the book-box. I realized I generally had 4 "areas": large, medium, small, and 3 squares. I knew I wanted to add my witches into the large compartment with a woodland setting (very traditional). I thought about the many forms of "witches" beyond that traditional stereotype. After all, alchemists were practically witches, trying to turn iron to gold. And alchemists led into the modern day mad scientist who bends physical laws to defy nature. Of course, voodoo is just another language of witches, really, with curses and zombies. So this became the book. The 4 forms of a witch and what better title that the all-encompassing "Wiccapedia". I'll chime in a few details but enjoy the photos. It was challenging to get good ones with the weird reflections I was getting off of glass jars and such.
I also added a key and a little dangle pendent of amethyst that I have been holding for the perfect project. I painted the entire book/box black and then added highlights of Inka Gold (gold color). I also used this gold to color the "pages".
Here are the compartments:
The Witches: (This one compartment is what I really wanted to make.) A couple of witches casting spells out in the woods late at night. Maybe they're waiting on the rest of their coven, or perhaps a tardy sister. Either way, they already have the cauldron boiling. A stray black cat seems to have taken an interest in their experiments. The pumpkin awaits a carving to light their way out of the woods. They hear the approach of footsteps. Is it their sister or some ambitious Scot?
The Mad Scientist: In this day and age of fake news and fake science, I was hesitant to add him. Science is fact, truth, proof. But the mad scientist is indeed a sign of our times. He takes scientific fact proven by tested methods and twists them...perverts them to his own imaginative design. He mingles science with magic in hopes of greatness. He is a classic character of Halloween fright.
The Alchemist: The three small boxes are the shelves of the Alchemist. His precious bottles of potions, ingredients, and various concoctions fill every nook and cranny. His books are old but cherished. He ponders the power of life through the eyes of his skulls and swears the spirits answer him when he questions his methods. Perhaps, he is getting close to his ultimate goal as his familiar frog guards his precious golden potion.
Voodoo Witch: The only trace that the Voodoo Witch left behind was this doll full of pins. Hand sewn and frayed, who knows who this unfortunate soul is? One can only wonder where the last pin would have gone had the witch not been in a hurry to leave. No doubt she has a zombie or two to raise tonight.
Maybe it's best to shut the Wiccapedia for now. I wouldn't want too much to escape.
Have a great day!
Remember to join me every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday for the month of October to enjoy more Halloween projects!
-Wy
"Ride with the moon in the dead of night."
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