On the Night Shift

Allow me to ...a-hem...."KILL two birds with one stone".
Number one, here is what I've been doing when I should be doing other things. I'm hoping that by the time that I finish with these guys, they'll be a big, colorful, Day of the Dead Family.
Number two, my pal Michelle Ward has a monthly Street Team Challenge. This month challenges you to post your most passionate "crushes". Could I say that Halloween and all things Dark-but-in-a-Whimsical-Way could be one of MY crushes?........yes. OH yes. I'm thinking that these skulls will be good on my ETSY site if I could just get around to finishing and launching that dang thing.....
Drop into Michelle's Street Team. There's a whole community that you can hook up with, or just look from a safe distance. There are amazing people doing amazing things, and then there are people like me, who just cook up the weirdest jazz.....sorry that the light is so funky in the studio...must be the Witching Hour....

Edit...Mr.Purple Skull comes from my favorite Santa Fe Chocolate Shop, although sadly, he is NOT made of chocolate.

Comments

[Michelle Ward]

gah! at first glance, if i didn't know better, i might think you were some kind of witch doctor with all the shrunken heads. but i DO know better and i know it's classic LISA, coming up with new and inventive ways to spin out halloween. crushing on the ghouliest holiday is a very good thing. can't wait to see what's next with that newspaper covered face! thanks for sharing with the team!

[Kathleen Chabot]

Halloween as your "Crush"! Great! I used to dress up as a witch every year to greet the Trick or Treaters, but now I live in an apartment and don't have any small spooky visitors.
I enjoyed browsing your notebooks and recent work.

[Alison Griffiths]

can't wait to see the family :-)

[eb]

you know Lisa - both of my guys have birthdays either side of Halloween - Day of the Dead types - and... we have a "dead zone"... wheeeeeeeee whoooooo hoo - oh yes!
we know/like THIS STUFF!!!!!!!!!

xox - eb.

[Barone]

How did I forget? This summer went to a fantastic Dia de los Muertos exhibit and commited to creating a fantastic table. I will blog about it tonight so my commitment is in stone (poor pun) and get started on my own skulls. Thanks! Your site and your art are great, I will be looking forward to seeing some more Muertos projects. Jodi
wildvines.blogspot.com

[Ariel Gill]

Ah, Lisa, another Day of the Dead Fan! Very Cool. I've been working on Ms. Skelaton in a "shadow" box. Looking forward to seeing more of your spooky and wonderful stuff.

Ariel

[stephanie]

In my Spanish class the other night we had to share our favorite Festividad...dia de los muertos was mine!!!

I am going to post a new little 'dead' spirit house today.....

Cannot wait to see the family AND would love to borrow one of your skulls??

[Fran Meneley]

Hi Leese! Wow oh wow!!!! These guys are going to be very coolio! You really shouldn't be doing anything else but working on these guys. Really. Can't wait to see them! xo frannie

[Sarah Bowen]

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!

[Fiona]

Love the Venetian carnival style skull - most interesting combo!