Halloween Pin-Ups

Via Cool Chaser.

Via Rachael Storms.

Via Cult of Weird.

Halloween Cartoons, Another ShellHawk's Nest Tradition

Click on the pic for a playlist of classic Halloween Cartoons!

Ape: the Halloween Retrospect

Yes, it really is Tom Savini with the "kill me now" look on his face as he holds up Ape. I thought I'd throw some whimsy into the October posts with my partner in crime, Christmas Ape.

The other pictures below, I suspect, Ape Photoshopped...

 "You're the caretaker, Mr. Ape. You've always been the caretaker..."

Jacks in the Shop!

At long last! My shows are done and I can put my jack-o'-lanterns in the ShellHawk's Creations Etsy shop!

 I'll continue to get them in over the next couple of days, plus I have a couple of fun Candy bowls and other goodies I'll be listing!

 I'll be listing these guys shortly, too!. Don't they look wickedly wonderful?

For my shop, click here.

Post It Monsters

 More of Don Kenn's amazing art can be found at his blog

I really love that he does these on Post-It notes. And they're so creepy.

*Yawn!* Up at 5:00 AM on Saturday!

He's not mad. He's yawning!

Just so I can get ready for Second Saturday at Oak Park Brewing Company in Sacramento! It's at 3514 Broadway and 36th St., and brunch starts at 10 AM!

Come on down to a kid-friendly restaurant and craft brewery and enjoy a warm and friendly atmosphere -- and take the last, in-person opportunity to see and take home one of my jack-o'-lanterns!

Stewie Goes Pro!

This year, I could hear Stewie grumbling in the storage shed a little earlier and louder than usual. He's naturally grumpy, since black widows and rats often move into his head during the months of storage and it affects his attitude.

I finally had enough of hearing him through the walls and stomped outside to the shed. I threw the door open.

"What?! What is it? It's too early to come out and play and I don't have time for your nonsense right now!"

"GrumblegrumblegrumblegrumbleGRUMBLE!"

Translation: "I'm bored of your yard. I wants to travel! I wants to be a STAR!"

Great. A scarecrow with delusions of grandeur.

Fortunately, I have connections!

I called up my buddy Joel, from Heartstoppers Haunted House in Rancho Cordova. I sent him a text and asked if he might want to borrow Stewie for the season. I neglected to mention the prima donna aspect, not wanting to muddy the waters with, um, facts... 

Luckily, he agreed.

Click here for the result.

There'll be no living with him, now.

Second Saturday at Oak Park Brewing Company

Tomorrow, I'll be selling my wares at Oak Park Brewing Company in Sacramento, California! They've been gracious enough to invite myself and another artist to show our work for Second Saturday!

So come on out and see me! Brunch is served at 10:00 AM, and food and beer is available all day. They're also releasing their Pumpkin Saison tomorrow:

Saturday we are releasing our Pumpkin Saison. It's a deep amber Saison brewed with pumpkin, brown sugar, allspice, and nutmeg then fermented with blend of Belgian Yeast and Saison Yeast to create a complex fall-seasonal offering we're sure you'll enjoy.

I can't wait to taste it!

Halloween Merch!

Click on the pic to be taken to my Etsy store, ShellHawk's Creations

If you ever wondered what it would be like if the Spirit of Halloween had a craft brewery, wonder no longer!

Although (sadly) the beer doesn't exist (yet), there are some wonderfully spooky designs available in my Etsy store!

Spooky artist Bob Lizarraga and I put our creative heads together to create the art, and sent the designs over to Evenas Design for the craft beer label treatment. I'm pretty darn happy with the results!

The t-shirts are screen-printed on snuggly soft cotton, and I have both women's and men's sizes and models. (Crew neck for the guys, v-neck for the ladies.)

I have a limited amount of beer steins available for the season, of two different types, one in each design.

So, please fund my clay habit by running over to my Etsy store, ShellHawk's Creations, and buying a little something for yourself!

Jack-o'-lanterns will be in the shop next week, so keep an eye out!

Halloween 1938

Photographer unknown.