Being Ready to Believe
I just discovered the brilliant voice of Michael Kiwanuka a few weeks back, and ever since I did, his songs have seen regular rotation on the Goodspeed family playlist. I'm in no way a musical person, in that I can neither play an instrument nor carry a tune, but I've always been a great appreciator of those who can. Kiwanuka's singing reminds me of one of my absolute favourites, the incomparable Otis Redding, so naturally I've fast become a fan. I don't know, there's this ease in his voice that to me, somehow, seems... reassuring.
Olivia - A Busty Little Halloween Prop
An ultra quick tutorial today for an ultra quick prop. In trying to assemble more items for the spooky shrine I'm building into this year's haunt, the priority has been to build unique, but not incredibly time consuming pieces. Meet Olivia, (again, named by my kids) a spooky bust that took just a few hours to build.
Betty: A Nude, Coyote-Skulled, Satanic Statue
How to make a creepy looking statue for your haunted house.
Hi folks! Apologies ahead of time to the science-leaning fans of the blog, because I know it's been awhile since I've put out that sort of content, but I have another Halloween prop tutorial to share! Huzzah!
Eyes from around the animal kingdom
A Gallery of Beastly Orbs
Shrunken Head Corpsing Tutorial
So here's another little homemade prop for 2012's Haunted House. While I realize there are a gazillion corpsing tutorials out there, this method involves building up facial muscles in clay before the latex stage, providing some increased realism and a better armature to apply the goop.
Beautiful Animation on Life and Death
Corrupting an Angel
Wonderful Drawings by Dmitry Ligay
When I was a kid I used to draw all the time, and naturally everybody encouraged me to pursue it as a career. "Nah", I'd say. "Drawing comics might be cool, but it'd probably stop being fun and just feel like work."
Why did God make rainbows?
John Hobby is a reader of the blog and a Facebook pal, and the other night he told me a little story about rainbows. I'd like to share it with you today.
"As a young man I was taught that rainbows were God's promise never to flood the Earth again, and it stifled my curiosity about it. I was like "Oh okay, that's nice of God to remind us during rain storms, nothing else to know there."""But I do remember thinking that it was a contradiction, because I had seen rain storms cause flooding; especially in the desert where I grew up."
Helping the Neighbour with Her Homework
Yesterday was a busy one. Between work, kid's baseball, and various errands around the city, there was plenty to keep your favourite wonderblogger occupied. (Don't steal that. Copyrighting it as we speak)
