What do you mean you gotta go "BOO?"
Why didn't you do it before you left the house?
About
twelve years ago and long before I discovered my artist within I played a pivotal role in a haunted house. A woman
having her throat slit several hundred times a night, as onlookers
sauntered through. It was a school fundraiser. One of the parents loaned
his home for the event, preparation took months.
Production included many volunteers to decorate, act and man the crowd during the Halloween season. It was a blast!
Interviewed
for a Vancouver news cast, I was asked how it felt to scream so many
times in repetition, I told them it was extremely cathartic to scream
all evening after such an ugly divorce!
Richard, who loaned his
home, is known for throwing manic parties of epic proportions. I've missed several of his New Years and Halloween Parties featuring live bands in the last decade but it's not likely you'd ever
forget any of his themed soirees. That Halloween turned out
particularly exciting. Too bad the Slasher was married… to a woman with
my same name!
True Fantasy
Jostled, and giggled,
during each scene.
A grope transpired,
a tickle, a scream.
Some of it acting,
much was not.
Crowd In progression,
mischief he sought.
He killed in succession,
within seconds she’d revive.
Arousal emerged,
she'd never been more alive
during each scene.
A grope transpired,
a tickle, a scream.
Some of it acting,
much was not.
Crowd In progression,
mischief he sought.
He killed in succession,
within seconds she’d revive.
Arousal emerged,
she'd never been more alive
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| My daughter 22 years ago |
The artwork here was done five years ago but I thought it might be fun to share it with my new readers!!
Funny how much it reminds me of my niece and nephew!
Funny how much it reminds me of my niece and nephew!
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| My daughters first Halloween, 24 years ago |
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| Daughter and Son in Law about eight years ago |
My heart is in such a pensive state as I pray for those caught in the devastation of the horrible storm in the east! I've always been grateful for the everyday comforts of my home, somehow I feel even more grateful. If that's possible! Do you ever wonder what you'd take with you if you knew you'd never see your house again?
I hope you'll be as inspired as I am by all the artists at Paint Party Friday that I feel so blessed to have found!!
It's lovely to see your photos of your family all dressed up for Halloween. :)
ReplyDeleteJess x
OMG your throat must have been sore! I love that picture of your daughter 24 yrs ago. Trying to be scary but looking oh so cute ☺
ReplyDeleteLove your paintings and photos. Hope you're doing well.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of your daughter is so precious, hope you had a great night!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the interesting - and as always so funny - memories of Hallowe'ens past. And such lovely pictures. What would I take? Probably the family photos - pile the boxes into a couple of pillowslips and throw them into the garden (always assuming it's fire and not flood!)
ReplyDeleteYou daughter was sooo cute! (She probably still is too!) And I LOVE your curly hair.
ReplyDeleteLove scrolling through your blog...fun Halloween stories and art.
ReplyDeleteYoung daughter shot wins my prize!
Yes, the devastation makes us lucky ones not yet affected by such a tragedy feel grateful ... Will it make me become more earthquake prepared? That is the question! What would I take? Life. I'd be grateful to get out alive, family alive including our cat. Of healthy limb to be able to help my neighbors.
Everything else can be either replaced or done without. Hey, everything in life is tempory.
I love your colorful art and so enjoyed meeting you!! Thanks for coming by my blog!
ReplyDeletegreat post and loved those photos... Halloween isn't really celebrated here so i am fascinated by all those photos and memories... the parties sound wonderful...
ReplyDeleteT xx
I can see you love celebrating and what colourful work:)
ReplyDeletehave fun
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Great Halloween post, thank you for sharing your wonderful memories and photographs! That first photo is so funny, you smiling all beautiful, except horrible slit on your throat! Your daughter is such a cutie! And your fabulous, original art!
ReplyDeleteLoving your colourful artwork and thank you for sharing these great fun photographs. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteThe playful fun-ness of your Halloween art is timeless! Thanks for sharing all the great Halloween photos! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and loved the spooky family photos. Halloween is such fun. A time to let the imagination take over...
ReplyDeleteA fun post. Really enjoyed the pics. Happy weekend, Ev
ReplyDeleteAwesome Halloween paintings and I love your photos. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat great Halloween memories. Wouldn't it have been funny if a romance had sprung from that haunted house job? Imagine telling people you met when he slit your throat.
ReplyDeleteYour halloween art is wonderful. I love the photos of halloweens past. Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteWhat great Halloween memories and pictures. I loved seeing your Halloween art and learning more about you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, thought-provoking post. Your work as usual is innovative and creative. I enjoyed the photos of your daughter. We had put our important papers out on the island in the kitchen along with flashlights and cellphones and my purse. I'm sure I would have grabbed other things if we had had to vacate. But what a thought! We hold onto so many mementos from our past. My heart cries too for those who lost everything and my heart sings that we escaped the worst brunt of the storm.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos and art. Always colorful and meaningful words in your posts. We all pray for those affected by the storm.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a totally mad party!! Can I get an invite?!!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of your family! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Autumn!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
You are funny! In a totally good way!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your art and family photos especially your daughters first Halloween!
Karenx
Those are awfully fun paintings. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteLoving your Halloween painting and the photos!
ReplyDeleteyour halloween art is lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteNot sure i could do the throat slitting act, but screaming over and over might be fun!
ReplyDeletethat was such an amazing post, it touched every emotion, beautiful art for us to see as well, I found myself wishing it was longer, I love how you write
ReplyDeleteomg memories! I love what you have done in your post. I find myself in so many states after it. first I was laughing, then feeling the (I have a 24, 27 and 14 year old) memories of my olders as they were small in their matching pirate costumes, then the Hurricane, which living in the middle of Canada (Ontario) we were saved from, but feeling the dread for others, as I was in Hurricane Ivan as Aruba was put under water and nearly everyone lost their homes...it is true how people band together and are just thankful. So I thought I would say "I don't know what to say" but obviously I did! I love your diversity in your post, how you too can move so quickly from here to there and share so much meaning and heart within your words for us to read. Thanks for that, and also for your support for my addictions/allergies to sugar, choc. etc and my struggle to stay off them, in my blog last week. It really was encouraging and is helping me, one day at a time! Kisses, Samara
ReplyDeleteLove the fun art, family photos and the wonderfun (new word!) writing
ReplyDeleteI would imagine your friend has people lined up around the block to get in! What fun!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like so much fun - but I bet after all that screaming you needed some lozenges! I find have a little scream now + then so releasing and I feel so much better. Love you halloween art + seeing your daughters photos. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful family and wonderful artwork!
ReplyDeleteHi I love your halloween paintings, very funny and beautiful. Also the pictures of your (little) children.
ReplyDeleteThe fun is visible.
Lovely greet
Marja
(marjascreativity)
Hi friend!
ReplyDeleteTHIS is one of my favorite of your posts yet! I LOVE your painting and love your story of your acting past ;) You look absolutely beautiful (for a girl who was dying all night ;) and I love what you said during your interview. BEAUTIFUL pictures of your baby too - thanks for sharing it all, xoxo!
Spectacular paintings and also the photo! I have not grown up with halloweens, so this is unusual to me..
ReplyDeleteQuite scary.. :)
Love your Halloween pics and your whimsical monsters (the art ones I mean) are delightful!!
ReplyDeleteoh how super sweet and fun!!! love to see all of you photos!!!
ReplyDeleteLol at the story. Awesome family memories. Cute Halloween picture.
ReplyDeleteExcept for the adorable pictures of your daughter when she was a youngster, this is one scary post!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI always get a laugh and then a serious thought from your blog posts. I love all the purple and the memories of parties past. You daughter in her first Halloween picture reminds me of how my 4 year old grandson looked when he came in from trick or treating...exhausted! So cute, then and now she(your daughter) is.
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