Halloween Edition

I took a break from my day job for a few weeks to help out the art department at The Mortuary (a haunted house here in New Orleans) decorate for a private party at a St. Charles mansion. With fellow artists Brian Demski, Johnny Bullard, and John Marchiafava, we helped turn this home into a house of horrors. Which was made much easier by The Mortuary's amazing warehouse of horror props. Oh, and having a budget the size of most people's student loan debt.

The bar was made into a serial killer's lair:

The owner's inside basketball court was made into a small walk through haunt:

Did I mention The Mortuary's amazing horror props?

New York, Baby

Schembartlauf

I came across an excellent article a while back linking Albrecht Dürer's artwork to Nuremberg's  Schembartlauf, a 15th -16th Century pre-Lenten festival similar to Mardi Gras. It led me to a beautiful archive of costume and float designs from the time, subsequently leading me down the google image search rabbit hole. Here's some of my favorite finds:

Vintage Headpieces

Little Guys

Last year, I started working on these little paintings of dreamscapes (for lack of a better word at this point). I got sort of stuck and set them aside, but I've recently been working back into them, and think it might lead to something more extensive. Anyway, I'll keep you updated.

Proteus 2013

Here's some floats I painted and designed last Mardi Gras for Proteus.

   

 

Another Day Another Holler

Michael converting an old Kim Kardasian prop into a prostitute for next year's Krewe d'Etat parade. What else is there to say, really?