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Creature Feature | Halloween Masks to Delight + Inspire

I have a good friend who hates candy. Yep. In fact, she pretty much hates all sweet things except honey and maple syrup in judicious doses. Yes, I do think she was dropped on her head as a baby. She also hates costumes, making Halloween pretty much her worst nightmare. This post is not for her.

For the rest of us who still get giddy at the thought of strangers filling pillowcases with a year’s supply of candy {read: those of us who are parents of small children}, this post might just offer some inspiration. And for anyone planning to attend a fun or frightening costume party, your creative costume dilemma is solved!

I stumbled upon Mary’s woodland creatures on Etsy last week and couldn’t help but share her wonderfully realistic and imaginative masks with you today.

Purchase yours by the 19th of October to get it shipped in time for Halloween! What are you going as this year?

Make Something Mondays | October 15, 2012

Today I am excited to introduce you to three fascinating artists. Photographer Alicia Bock spends her days in search of light and shadows with a longing to capture photographs that evoke memories of our favourite days. This triptych below {entitled “Jewels”} transports me to my favourite summer nights on the lake in northern Ontario.

Next, meet Emily Sova. Raised on her family’s dairy farm, Emily developed a passion for the landscapes upon which her ancestors once tread and the ways in which history still has a hold on the present. Her work is most often an attempt at recreating an environment or place in a tactile yet painterly manner while exploring the memories and emotions attached. Much of her work examines our connections to the land and the process of food production {which totally fascinates me!}.

Next, meet Geninne. A passionately curious watercolour painter, Geninne’s birds tell stories and capture the imagination with their whimsical, vintage charm. I am utterly smitten by both her painting style and the characters she creates.