Okay kids… for today we have an old vintage favorite.

Today the imagery is from the old calendar pages from

The Antikamnia Chemical Company of St. Louis, Missouri.

Antikamnia was a scary little pill with caffeine, sodium b, citric acid.

and acetanalid…Used as a fever reducer and all around pain reliever.

During 1897-1901 the  company produced several calendars

with “Skeleton Sketches”– based on watercolors

by the local physician-artist Louis Crucius.

I have taken my favorites of these and compiled

them into a collage sheet for ya…

Also I have posted my two fav’s in a bigger format.

Enjoy…

- Lesley & Mike

But we hope it inspires. 

A quick little video tutorial for 

Day 8 of our 13 days Of Halloween.…

http://www.youtube.com/v/jais8UA2xMM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope that you all had a great weekend.

A “big thanks” to everyone that came

and joined us for classes last week.

We had a great time.

Saturday’s class was the perfect way to end the month.

So for the 13 Days of Halloween… 

( I know… I’m behind..) 

Here is for days 10 & 9…. 

I created a deck of ATC sized “Creeper” Cards..

I think the word “Creeper” fits it best…

I hope that they inspire…

Feel free to use …however you like…

To download just click on the image… 

and follow the directions..  

Also for your viewing pleasure… 

Walt Disney’s La Danza Macabra The Skeleton Dance 1929

http://www.youtube.com/v/zoX_2DK1pTk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b

This morning we have “The Bride of Frankenstein”.
In truth I can’t really watch the movie from start to finish.
I get bored….
Very bored…
But I love the romantic sense of it…
Monster needs a girlfriend… etc
I love the imagery in this movie…
Certain scenes call to me..

One of these days …

I will do a stunning acrylic or sketch of the bride…

One of these days..

At Mystic Paper ( one of our local shops) they

had  an “Altered Barbie Swap” last month.

My favorite was the “Bride of Frankenstein Barbie’.

Bravo to the artist.

So here are some images for your pleasure…

This is for Tuesday….

We cannot think of Halloween without vamps….

Lesley and I love our vampy sirens of silent film…

Our favorite would be Theda Bara.

Theodosia Burr Goodman was her true name.

One of the early sex symbols of American cinema.

The first real “femme fatale”of the screen…
first to be labeled “The Vamp”.

One of our other favorites would be Pola Negri.

So day 13 is dedicated to the “vamps of early cinema”.

Spread the Weird Studio is located at 906 N. 5th Street.

In the heart of the First Friday Artwalk in Roosevelt Row.

Roosevelt Row is an established entity

in the thriving Downtown arts scene.

We are really excited to be able to put together this class

to be offered in such an intimate setting.

This is the only time this particular class will be offered. 

 

Thursday, October 21^st

906 N 5th St, Phoenix, AZ 85004

6:30-9:30pm

Cost: $50.00

In this class students will create a special one

of a kind mysterious & rustic Altoid tin shrine.

Students will be guided in various techniques for aging

and producing exciting textures out of everyday objects.

Also taught will be how to fashion dimensional embellishments

with the use of polymer clay. UV Resin will also be introduced

in how best to create glazed tops for collage work.

All supplies will be provided.

You can register and pay here with the Paypal button.

Class Options

Class $50.00 Class w /Boxed Dinner $60.00

Or you can register with us with email 

at jackandcatcurio@gmail.com and pay the night of class.

Please let us know in advance if you would like a boxed meal.

If you have any questions please contact Mike or Lesley at jackandcatcurio@gmail.com.

We have been in Seattle for my brother’s wedding. 

Just got back in town… 

Have started sorting and responding to emails,
comments, and goodies.

During the last week we shut down… clocked out… off the grid.

No Facebook…no blogging, no emails,

no Etsy, shut the phones down..

Some people hate that….

Me? I lived without all that for the first 25 years of my life…

I love social media and tech …

but some times a person needs to unhook…

But we are back…lots to share.

Took a day for resting and unloading…

The Wedding was fantastic!

Halloween is around the corner.

Tomorrow we start our “13 Days of Halloween” on the blog.

Kits are still being made… classes this week…and pics of the wedding and more coming soon.

Good to be back home…

Talk with you all soon…

Kits are $60, Shipping within the US $18, Total $78

Kits will begin shipping on October 30th.

Number of Kits Available: 35

Just click on the Buy Now button.

In this kit you will learn how to combine several intriguing techniques to create
a metallic masterpiece using metal tape and many of 
Tim Holtz’s Ranger Ink products and goodies.

You will complete a 5 X 7 curio board that 

will tell a rich story using metal tape, chipboard,

Tim’s Grungeboard and many of his fabulous Idea-ology goodies.

http://www.youtube.com/v/mT1xf7jgAl4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b