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Gothtober Day 2: Ghostly Transformation!

Visit Gothtober.com and visit DAY 2!

Today we’ve got the youngest artist in the 2019 Gothtober Collection, Dragon Girl is 13, and has been raised on Gothtober videos. Her parents have been a part of Gothtober since the start, 17 years ago. Dragon Girl has been contributing to the Gothtober calendar for quite a few years now, and we’re thrilled to bring you her latest!

What we have here is a sweet nugget of an animation involving the paranormal, a bird, some succulents, and well… I don’t want to give away the whole thing, you gotta go see it! You’ll see clever use of strings, pins and hand hewn props, and some pretty cool characters. Dragon Girl makes it all herself!

We’d also like to add that Dragon Girl is the niece of Gothtober’s High Priestess of Web, Cristin Pescosolido. When it comes to smarts, craftsmanship, and making insanely detailed cool works of art: this family’s got strong stock!

Go Go Dragon Girl! We love seeing what you come up with every year!

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Whose Got the BUGS? Rosalind Helfand’s Gothtober DAY 5!!!

Visit www.gothtober.com and click on day 5!

You’re really going to enjoy this bug puppet show by bug enthusiast, Rosalind Helfand! But also, before we get going on this bug post, Rosalind also included a frog and a crab and a bird. So it’s not JUST bugs… but bugs are a big part of this piece. I asked Roz why she loves bugs so much, she was happy to reply:

Bugs are everywhere! Tons of them. All the time. In and on everything. Including our bodies. Many bug species have been around MUCH longer than humans. They’re survivors and adaptors. They are constructed in all sorts of fascinating ways. Take exoskeletons. How cool are those?! They’re part of an intricate ecosystem and they’re just as important as all the big creatures. But we all need each other — the big and the small. Well, we may need them more than they need us. 

Another fun fact you should know about this piece is that the back of the felt board used for this piece is an actual specimen drawer, see the photo! The other photos above are just a few of Roz’s amazing photos she has taken of insects up close and personal.

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Something for Everyone on Gothtober DAY 22

Blue monster’s lonely castle

If you like birds, projection booths, lonely castles, hot air balloons and disco dancing zombies, never fear, DAY 22 is here!
Kristen Pepe does it again! With a wonderful little film absolutely packed with really cool monsters and cats, skilled and pretty color combinations, and some totally fantastic pop culture reference clues that make this short film enjoyable for everyone! For instance: did you notice the Night of the Comet movie poster in the theater where the projectionist bird works? There’s also reference to a certain teen witch, as well as some zombies who come out to play.

This piece is not unlike the sitcom Three’s Company in that there is a misunderstanding of a situation (in this case, Blue Monster doesn’t understand that Halloween isn’t about getting bullied, it’s about dressing up and having mischievous fun) and calamity ensues. There is plenty of calamity, and heartwarming selflessness as friends help each other, and there’s even a few spells you want to remember.

If you’re hidden away in your lonely castle, don’t end up like the Phantom of the Opera, come out and play with us this Halloween!