Artwork and Halloween: Nightmare Catchers

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Happy Halloween to you!

This illustration is a mixed media piece–pen and digital coloring. I was inspired by “dream catchers”, alchemy, mysticism, and alters for ancestor worship (mainly from the De Young Museum exhibit on tribal art). The eyeballs are inherently creepy, staring at you no matter how you look at them. The bones and skull elements were from various animal and human sources, mainly a bird’s wings, neck, turtle shell, and frog’s feet.

Hopefully, this Nightmare Catcher could snatch some nightmares for you on the wickedness day of all–Halloween! Have a great day!