Gone on Vacation

I'll be out of town this week and away from computers for the first time in almost three years! Posting resumes next week. Stay tuned creeps...

Photo from J. Willis' Flickr Photostream Photo by Jackie Alpers

Masks in Art Monday: Order of the Thinned Veil

“It was said that the veil between this world and the next was at its thinnest on the night of All Hallows Eve.”

Image Source: Order of the Thinned Veil Instagram

Random Sundy Morning Mask Pic: House of Frankenstein Wax Museum

 

Ealry Distortions Unlimited Sculptures

 With the time off, it's been almost 7 years since the last post on Distortions Unlimited. That's too long! Here are some early Ed Edmunds sculptures of several classic Distortions characters. A big thanks goes out to Jordu Schell for sharing these images with me several years ago...

GARBAGE PAIL KIDS - HALLOW JEAN

 If you're a fan of Wacky Packages and/or Garbage Pail Kids, do check out Brent Engstrom's Instagram page. He is a prolific painter for Topps, and posts work daily. LOTS of monsters and pop culture goodness to be found on his account.

Image Source: Brent A. Engstrom Instagram

Kusan Vacuform Masks

 It seems appropriate to follow up yesterday's post of the 1974 Kusan Catalog with some images of the masks, costumes, and packages. As I mentioned previously, Kusan didn't have the same impact as Ben Cooper or Collegeville on the market, but their products had equally beautiful box art and costume designs. Personally, I don't care for the masks as much as other vacuform manufacturers, I do feel that the box art alone makes these very collectable examples of Halloween nostalgia...

1974 Kusan Catalog

 This 1974 Kusan catalog is chocked full of brilliantly colored illustrations combined with gaudy but beautiful mid-70's graphic design. Kusan costumes didn't have the same impact as Ben Cooper or Collegeville on the market, but their products had equally beautiful box art and costume designs. 

Kusan masks and costumes can be rather tough to track down these days, with only a handful popping up for sale on auction sites each year. A big thanks goes out to the Plaid Stallions blog where these scans were originally posted several years ago...