Dark Rosaleen

My Moonlight Journey DTA Art Work

2011-10-13T18:28:00.003-04:00

It's that time of the year to create

Spooky Dark Art

for

Moonlight Journey!

My Poltergiest Plea!

No Candy For Me?

Trick Or Treat! Say I'm Sweet!

Or I Won't Give You Anything To Eat!

Dr. StrangeLove

Enderella And Edger

Now What Was The Spell...

Beauty Spell

Why Do You Look At Me As If

I Have A Huge Bat Stuck In My Hair?

13 Whimsical Wishes

Second Sight Sisters

Katrina Van Tassel

"The Cat Witch"

Naughty Little Witch!

Did You Turn Your Sister Felicity Into A Bird?

Esmarelda's Little Shop Of Effervescent Ether

Mrs. Fairweather's Fortunes

Miss Melancholia

Mrs. PentDragon's Predictions

Magical Enchantress

Thank you for stopping by to look at my

SpOoKy DaRk ArT!!

If you would like to create some super fun

Halloween Art for yourself

then click HERE

to go to Moonlight Journey because they

are having their famous BOGO SALE!

Buy 1 Collage Sheet Get 1 Free!

Now is the time to fill up your

Spooky Files with all kinds of Scary/Fun Images!

Happy Halloween!

The 4th Edition of the Altered Bits Art Zine Is Published!

2011-07-29T13:46:00.001-04:00

I Am Published!

Yes, it's true, and all of my thanks goes to

Alicia Caudle at Altered Bits for making it

possible for my art work to be published!

Alicia Caudle is a remarkable woman and a

wonderful inspiration to the artist community through

her incredible web site, newsletters, and tutorials!

Her sells her amazing art work along with the
delightful collage sheets she personally designs.

She is well known for her
altered art books,

altered journals,
and her
"Frozen Charlottes"
assemblage!

Here is a Quote taken
from her Altered Bits Shop:

"Once upon a time...

in the mildly rainy Northwest,
a web designer girl/mixed media artist
named Alicia realized that her studio was
overflowing with an abundance of found objects
and altered art supplies so great that she
would never in 943 years be able
to use it all herself.
Rather than coveting it, she decided
to share some of her treasures with the
rest of the world and so was born Altered Bits."

Alicia is truly a very creative
and talented woman who has also been
published in several Somerset Studio magazines
and her art is featured in the new publication of

"Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams:

Mixed Media Projects in Epoxy Clay

Author--Kerin Gale

Alisha holds a yearly challenge that
she opens to give artists the wonderful
opportunity to enter their art work for possible
publication in her digital Altered Bits E-Zine!

She has already published 3 Altered Bits E-Zines

that are jam packed with outstanding examples of

mixed media art from artists who entered the challenge!

Last Fall, when she sent out the
announcement for artists to enter the
Altered BitsE-Zine Challenge,

she also added that the 4th Edition
would be sold in print!

I have always loved Alicia's
amazing art work and her
incredible web site and
was immediately inspired
by the themes she had listed

for the challenge entries!

1. Black and White

2. Notorious

3. Letters and Symbols

I choose the theme "Notorious" and with
my two favorite Hollywood Divas in mind,

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford,
I created an altered art book with
images from the movie,

"Whatever Happened To Baby Jane"!

I sent my entry to Alicia with
my fingers crossed
and went completely
out-of-my-mind
thrilled when she sent
the e-mail letting me know that
my altered art book would be
published in the Altered Bits Zine!

To find out where to purchase the
Altered Bits Art Zine,
check out these links:

ORDER FROM AMAZON:

ORDER FROM LULU:

Do you want to find out more
about the incredible Alicia Caudle?
Would you like to see all of
her amazing art workor go
shopping at her Altered Bits Store??
Go ahead and treat yourself
and go visit these links:

http://www.alterdbits.com/

Thank You ~Alica!

I also want to send out a special thanks to

another very creative and talented woman!
Jo Gabriel,
who is a very gifted singer/songwriter and pianist!
If it had not been for Jo's website,
The Last Drive In,
I wouldn't have been inspired to create
my altered art book for the challenge!

When I saw all of the incredible images
that she had posted from the movie
"Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?",
the "sparks of inspiration" began to flow
and I knew that I had found the images I needed
to create my definition of the theme "Notorious"!

Click the link below to see all of the
incredible images from
"Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"
plus many more Hollywood greats!

THE LAST DRIVE IN:

Jo has posted an incredible amount of
images from the old Hollywood Era of those
exciting, thriller /chiller motion pictures that
made everyone crazy to go the drive in
to watch their favorite stars appear on

that enormous outdoor picture screen!

But there's more...
Jo's music is beautiful,
simply put and said...
magestically beautiful!

A Quote taken from
Hunting Down The Ceremony review
from Delusions of Adequacy

July 22, 2010

" Joey has just released her
re-issuing of the classic all
instrumental album, originally available
thru Faithstrange, now exclusively
through her own Ephemera.
It’s a haunting journey,
and as Joey describes it,
part of her elemental series,
this being her air album.
For those of you who have already
been fans of this work,
or would like to introduce yourself
to something very special
out of Joey’s repertoire,
this album is an elegant,
stark and ethereal listen
that you won’t regret."

To find out more about Jo Gabriel,
please click the links below to
hear her beautiful music,
what she is working on now,
and where to purchse her CD's!

Jo's web site:
http://jogabriel.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/jo+gabriel

http://www.jogabriel.com/contact/

Quote From Jo Gabriel's YouTube Profile:

"Jo Gabriel is best known for her

intuitive control of the piano,

her ethereal voice and the

unique depth of her songwriting.

Often assumed to be classically trained,

Jo is completely self taught.

Her music stands in the genre of

ambient gothic/neo-classical and is

often compared to the likes of

Kate Bush, Harold Budd, Tori Amos,

Joni Mitchell, the Cocteau Twins,

Tim Story, Laura Nyro, Lisa Germano,

Eric Satie and Hannah Fury."

Here is a sample of Jo's amazing

musical talent and incredible voice!

Please listen to her beautiful music before you leave!

http://www.youtube.com/jogabriel88

Thank You ~ Jo!!

P.S.

I didn't mention where my art work

is showcased in the Altered Bits Art Zine

so you will have to buy the book

to see which page I am on!!

7 Deadly Sins

2011-06-30T08:27:00.001-04:00

Collage Obsession has a New Theme!

The Seven Deadly Sins!

This week's first challenge was

" LUST"!

This is my Entry :

The images that were used to create my

Collage Obsession "LUST" Entry

came from the wonderful array of

vintage art prints that belong to

Gary Grayson.

His blog site

ARTEFACTS

can be found at this link:

You must really treat yourself today

and go visit his other blogs to see his

complete collection of fine art prints,

emphemera, and antique images!

You'll going to feel you are at the

museum without having to leave home!

He also has more goodies on his other

web sites that you will want to visit!!!

If you really like what you see,

he can customize his art prints to fit

any specific size you would need for

your home or pffice decor or as

a great gift for someone else!

Frame your print and admire

it for years to come!

Here are the links to all of his sites:

For Antique Art Prints:

http://artefacts-antiqueimages.blogspot.com/index.html

For Digital Design:

http://graysondesign.com

For Logo Design:

http://72hourlogo.com

To see his digital art work:

http://thecreativepath-redssr.blogspot.com

For Free Antique Images:

http://artefacts-antiqueimages.blogspot.com

Thank you so much for stopping

by to see my Dark Art !

Have a great little spooky day!

Soartul Saturday Challenge

2011-06-25T08:49:00.000-04:00

The Challenge for Soartful Saturday

is a beautiful John Waterhouse that

just happens to be one of my favorites!

The Theme was Crystal Ball

and this is my Entry:

I see My Future Be...

Thee Eclisped With me.

Thanks for stopping by to visit

and enjoy your weekend!

My Crystal Ball says,"Lot's of Sunshine" for you today!!

More Spooky Anatomy!

2011-03-26T19:08:00.000-04:00

Free Anatomy Parts

2011-03-17T13:08:00.000-04:00

MACABRE BODY PARTS

CLIP ART

PLEASE...

feel free to use these Anatomy Images

in your dark art projects when you

might need something a little extra-creepy

with more than a few wicked/eerie details!

Art On The Darkside Challenge

2011-02-19T00:36:00.009-05:00

"Ignis Fatuus"

This Dark Side Theme "Where The Wisps Lead You..."

was posted from January 15th to February 13th

and as life would have it, I had so many things

to do and totally missed the deadline!

This challenge intrigued me!
Meikoningin gave us several different

definitions of how "WISPS" are defined...

"A will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus — also called will-o'-wisp,
corpse candle, jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, gunderslislik,
and wisp — is the folklore term for a ghostly light sometimes
seen at night or twilight over bogs, swamps, and marshes.
It resembles a flickering lamp and is sometimes said to
recede if approached."

I was not familiar with the phrase,

"Ignis Fatuus"

and was eager to start putting

together some images that I thought

would create that "wispy" kind of creepy art

I found some foggy, bleak-looking backgrounds

and spooky images that already reflected some

kind of eerie light in the background!

I had no idea I had so many different images

that could be used for this challenge!

Tonight, I came back to the unfinished
"Ignis Fatuus" and finshed

two of them but I still have a huge file

full of other interesting but very eerie things

I 'd like to use to keep creating on this theme!

I want to keep adding any new digital art

that I complete to this post!

So keep checking back if you'd like to see

more of my art work based on "Ignis Fatuus"!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a

creepy peek at my dark art!!

Art On The Dark Side Challenge #70

2011-02-17T13:58:00.003-05:00

SECOND "BONES" ENTRY

I composed this digital art piece to

pair up with the first entry

I made for the challenge this week!

Frida Kahlo has been my

favorite artist for many years!

I love Frida's brilliant art workher bold style of fashion,

and her stubborn resolve to get

everything she could out of life inspite

of her debilitating health problems.

When I saw this image of Frida in her

bright green skirt and black shawl,

I immediatley began to create another

piece of digital art to match the first

entry I made for this challenge!

So here is my Second "BONES" Entry:

"Bones"

Frida Kahlo Style!!!

I hope you liked both of my entries

for the Art on the Dark Side Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Art on the Darkside Challenges

2011-02-16T17:27:00.002-05:00

Our Theme for this

Week's Challenge was...

"BONES"!

Thanks for stopping by to take

a creepy peek at my dark art!

Click on the link:

Art On The Dark Side Challenge!

if you would like to see more dark art entries

from the other talented artists or to join us and

createyour own dark art for the challenge!

MY ENTRIES:

Don't miss out on all of this great-creepy fun!!

Art on the Darkside Challenge

2011-01-08T08:50:00.000-05:00

For the last Dark Challenge of 2010,

Our Theme at Art On the Dark Side

was to create something really frightening!

What was the most Terrible Christmas Gift

you've ever received!?!

Well, I let my imagination run wild on this one!

I had a blast coming up with the ideas

and images for some wicked-good

deliciously-horrible gifts from Christmas Past!!!

Wanna see? Are you sure?

Next year, you could be the first

in line to buy these terrible gifts for

your friends and loved ones!

I sincerly hope you don't receive

one of these on Christmas Morning!!!!!

Please, nothing personal,

but don't send me one either!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

This would be a great day to go shopping and exchange

those terrible Christmas presents you got last week!

HE'S A MEAN ONE!

2010-12-14T17:30:00.003-05:00

A male humanoid creature

with bright green fur,

scrawny limbs,

a round midsection,

and a foul grimace!

link: http://overatourplace.blogspot.com

Mr. Grinch
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!
You really are a heel.

You're as cuddly as a cactus,

You're as charming as an eel.

Mr. Grinch!

You're a bad banana with a...greasy black peel!

We're all familiar with the Grinch, right?

But who knew in Whoville that

The Grinch also tried to steal Halloween too!

Link: www.amazon.com

Yes, it's true!!

The Grinch tried to steal Halloween too!

Halloween Is Grinch Night!

Link: http://scandyfactorygallery.blogspot.com

The animated version was aired on

ABC as a television special on Halloween.

Link: http://geektarded.blogspot.com

Dr. Seuss and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises

co-produced this amazing cartoon.

It won the 1977 Emmy Award

for Outstanding Animated Program.

So, the question is...

what's this Grinch Night Halloween show about?

It starts out like this...
It's a delightful autumn sunset,

when suddenly the sleepy peace of Whoville

is disturbed by the howling soursweet wind,

signaling the beginning of Grinch Night.

Link: http://ipb.quicksilverscreen.com

Soon the evil Grinch,with detachable,

flying eyebrows, glowing yellow eyes,

and a penchant for nasty mischief,

sets forth with his

dreaded paraphernalia wagon

to terroize the villagers all

of whom are paralyzed with fear.

Link: http://www.kindertrauma.com

But one brave little boy, young Eukariah,

sets out to single handedly save his family and town.

Link: http://www.kindertrauma.com

Digging deep down inside himself to find

courage he didn't know he had,

the boy proves to be more than a

match for the now not-so-gruesome Grinch,

and his spooks, spirits and spectres.

Link: http://www.kindertrauma.com

Along the way, Eukariah learns

quite a bit about facing unpleasant facts,

confronting your fears,

and taking positive action

when faced with a threat.

These important lessons are served up

with rainbow animation,

lively music,

and insightful lyrics,

all compliments of the kids' favorite doctor

-- Dr. Seuss!

Sounds pretty cool, huh?

I think I'll have to check it out to see if I...

I mean, my kids would like it to watch it!

Hey, wait a minute!

I'm not too old to watch cartoons!!

Well, maybe the really, really spooky ones!!

***Links for all images are listed here:

Spooookkky Victorian Christmas Frames

2010-12-13T05:56:00.002-05:00

I have posted a few images of a

Victorian Frame

that you can use to make

some really

Spooky Christmas Cards!

Think of those you love and send them

a very spooky, special Christmas treat !

I changed the color and tone of the frames

to give you more options to create with!

Romantic Red

Grungy Green

I wanted this one to have a real Antique look

so I changed it to Sepia but kept the midtones.

Palest Pink

Gothic Black

Spoooooky Christmas Treats!!!!!

2010-12-07T18:39:00.000-05:00

Look what I found today!

Very cool--very spooky

Wallpaper designs for you desk top from

"The Nightmare Before Christmas"!!

So if you are looking for

something

"out of the ordinary"

that just

screams

Christmas Cheer

in that creepy kind of way,

then look no further!!

Click this spooky link:

to check out the free

but a little bit creepy

ChristmasWallpaper!

Decorate your desk top

with this awesome wallpaper

to let everyone know you've got

some really creepy-cool

Chrismas Spirit too!

Have fun!

2010-10-30T19:19:00.019-04:00

SALEM WITCH TRIALS

In the month of February in 1692
and the month of May in 1693,
the famous Salem Witch Trials was a
series of hearings before local magistrates
followed by County Court trials to
prosecute anyone who was accused of
witchcraft in Colonial Massachusetts.

More than 150 people were accused of
WITCH CRAFT
and were imprisoned, awaiting their trial !

All twenty-six people who went to trial were

convicted of the capital felony of witchcraft.

Nineteen of those accused,

14 women and 5 men, were executed.

One man, Giles Corey,
refused to enter a plea of guilt and
was crushed to death under heavy stones
in an attempt to force him to do so.

Record of Giles Corey's Trial and Convictions

The Death of Giles Corey

WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF

ELIZABETH PROCTOR

AND SARAH CLOYCE

Salem April 4, 1692

There Being Complaint this day made (Before us)

by capt Jonat Walcott, and Lt Natheniell Ingersull

both of Salem Village, in Behalfe of theire Majesties

for themselfes and also for severall of their Neighbours

Against Sarah Cloyce the wife of peter Cloyce

of Salem Village; and Elizabeth Proctor the wife

of John Proctor of Salem farmes for high Suspition

of Sundry acts of Witchcraft donne or Committed

by them upon the bodys of Abigail Williams,

and John Indian both of Mr Sam parris his family

of Salem Village and mary Walcott daughter of the

above said Complainants, And Ann Putnam and

Marcy Lewis of the famyly of Thomas Putnam

of Salem Village whereby great hurt and dammage

hath beene donne to the Bodys of s'd persons

above named therefore Craved Justice.

You are therefore in theire Majest's names hereby

required to apprehend and bring before us

Sarah Cloyce the wife of peter Cloyce of

Salem Village and Elizabeth proctor the wife

of John Procter of Salem farmes; on

Munday Morneing Next being the

Eleventh day of this Instant Aprill aboute

Eleven of the Clock, at the publike

Meeting house in the Towne, in order to

theire Examination Relateing to the premesis

aboves'd and here of you are. not to faile.

To George Herick Marshall
of the County of essex

John Hathorne

Jonathan Corwin Assists

The original letter of

Abigail Williams' written testimony

that was used in the trials as

evidence that accused and condemned

George Jacobs of witchcraft!!

One of the Original Advertisements written
and published in the Gazette Newspaper
to warn others of the dangers of
witchcraft by listing names of those
accused of practicing witchcraft.

The titles of several published books on
the subject of witchcraft are also mentioned

as "eyewitness accounts" revealing the
signs of certain indications of witchcraft,
examinations, and ways to "proof"
the actions of a practicing witch.

Another advertisement from a newspaper

printed in Europe in 1782

The Puritan's believed that most
most accused "witches" were
unmarried or recently widowed

land-owning women!

According to the law,
if no legal heir existed upon
upon the owner's death, title to the
land reverted to the previous owner,
or to the colony.

This made witch-hunting a possible method

of acquiring a profitable piece of property.

The Home of Rebecca Nurse

The Home of Bridget Bishop

Home of Ann Putman

Ann Putman accused Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce

of causing her "great bodily harm" during the Witch Trials

WHY DID THIS TRAVESTY OF INJUSTICE

OCCUR TO SO MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE?

"Witch Hunts" and "Witch Trials
had been taking place in Europe
for centuries before the Puritans
began their great migration across the
Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World.

The Puritans were no strangers to
the superstitious folk lore that fed the
general public with large doses of
fear and paranoia, suggesting
that witches were easily angered,
anti-social "old crones" that would
not hesitate to cast a myriad of evil spells
with the slightest provocation!

Many believed that just by crossing the
path of a witch would surely warrant
"death and destuction"
to befall them by sunset!

Many Puritans witnessed many bizarre
public examinations that provided the
examiner with the undeniable proof he needed
to charge all who were accused of witchcraft!

Puritans and Pilgrims arriving in the

New World during the early 1600's.

Ironically, the Puritans fled their
Mother Country of England for
reasons of "religious persecution"
and  came to the New World
in an attempt to escape
the old religious standards of
the Church of England
to freely embrace the revival
and reformation of their
New Christian Faith!

The Puritan Congregational Movement
was a intense group of young revolters
who had no problem in
showing their disrespect for the
English Church Hierarchy.

The Church Hierarchy became angry
and began   to greatly opposed the
"new reformation" bytrying to stop
the Puritans from their overzealous
efforts to "purify and reform"
the Church of England.

And as the historians tell us,
the Puritans came to the New World
where they found the personal freedom
to choose how they would worship,
how their land would be governed,
and how their strong principals would
influence our governing forefathers,
more than 200 years ago, to establish a
solid democracy and institue law to secure
the freedom that we enjoy today!

And yet,
the questions still remain!

people, who experienced so much
persecution and  suffering at the hands
of others more powerful than themselves
allow their Christian faith...
the same faith that they  fought for,
protected and loved so deeply to twist
and turn them into the cruel,
fanatical  murderers that they became...
so tragically and permanently
sealed in the pages of time...
a doomed and tarnished society.

   How could such a strong community of

The original legal document signed by

William Stroughton and Sam Sewall

that began the Witch Trials of Salem

Why did it occur in Salem?

Nothing about this tragedy was inevitable.

Only an unfortunate combination of an

ongoing frontier war, economic conditions,

congregational strife, teenage boredom,
and personal jealousies can account for
the spiraling accusations, trials,
and executions that occurred in the
spring and summer of 1692.

Most accounts begin with the
"afflictions of the girls"
in the Parris household
in January/February 1692 and

end with the last trials in May 1693.

The Parsonage and Home of Reverand Parrish
Where the Accusations of Witchcraft began!

The girls screamed, threw things about

the room, uttered strange sounds,

crawled under furniture, and contorted

themselves into peculiar positions.

The girls complained of being pinched

and pricked with pins. The doctor,

William Griggs, could find no
physical evidence of any ailment.

Other young women in the village
began to exhibit similar behaviors.

At some point in February 1692,
Mary Sibly, a neighbor, instructed Tituba,
the household slave, to make a witch cake,
using traditional English white magic to
discover the identity of the witch who
was afflicting the girls. The cake,
made from rye meal and urine from
the afflicted girls, was fed to a dog.

"WITCH CAKE"

By this time, suspicion had already begun

to focus on Tituba, who had been known

to tell the girls tales of omens, voodoo,

and witchcraft from her native folklore.

Her participation in the urine cake

episode made her an even more

obvious scapegoat for the inexplicable.

The first three people
accused and arrested

were Sarah Good,
Sarah Osborne
and Tituba.

Sarah Good was homeless
and known to beg for food
or shelter from neighbors.

Sarah Osborne rarely
attended church meetings.

Tituba, as a slave of a
different ethnicity than

the Puritans,
was an obvious target
for accusations.

All of these outcast women fit the

description of the "usual suspects"

for witchcraft accusations,

and no one stood up for them.

Jonathan Corwin and John Hawthorne
scheduled examinations for the
suspected witches on

March 1, 1692
in Ingersoll's tavern.

When hundreds showed up,
the examinations

were moved to the meeting house.

SALEM WITCH HOUSE (1962)

At the examinations, the girls described attacks

by the specters of the three women, and fell

into their perfected pattern of contortions

when in the presence of one of the suspects.

Other accusations followed in March:

Martha Corey, Dorothy Good,

and Rebecca Nurse.

Martha Corey pleading for a
conviction of innocence for

her husband, Giles Corey.

GILES COREY

ACCUSED AND IN JAIL

AWAITING TRIAL..

Martha Corey, wife of Giles Corey,

had voiced skepticism about

the credibility of the girls' accusations,

drawing attention to herself.

Rebecca Nurse lead to her trial in chains

The charges against her and Rebecca Nurse

deeply troubled the community because

Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse

were members in the Church in Salem Town.

If such upstanding people
could be witches,
then anybody
could be a witch,

and church membership
was no protection
from accusation.

The magistrates, in the common
practice of the time,

asked the same questions
of each suspect

over and over:
Were they witches?

One man who was openly critical

of the trials paid for his skepticism

with his life. John Proctor, openly

denounced the witchhunt and became a

target for accusations of being a witch.

The Home of John Proctor

Proctor fought back, accusing confessed

witches of lying, complaining of torture, and

demanding that his trial be moved to Boston.

The efforts proved futile. Proctor was hanged.

The Hanging of John Proctor

His wife Elizabeth, who was also

convicted of witchcraft, was spared

execution because of her pregnancy.

Bridget Bishop was the first to

be pronounced guilty of witchcraft

and condemned to death.

Soon after Bridget Bishop's trial,

Nathaniel Saltonstall, one of the

magistrates, resigned from the court,

dissatisfied with its proceedings.

Bridget Bishop was hanged in Salem,

the first official execution

of the Salem witch trials.

Following her death,
accusations of witchcraft escalated,

but the trials were not unopposed.
Several townspeople

signed petitions on behalf
of accused people

they believed to be innocent.

Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin,
Sarah Wildes, Sarah Good and
Elizabeth Howe were tried for
witchcraft, condemned, and executed.

George Jacobs, Sr., Martha Carrier,
George Burroughs, and John Willard
were tried for witchcraft,
condemned, and executed.
Martha Corey, Mary Easty,
Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator,
Dorcas Hoar,and Mary Bradbury
were tried, condemned, and executed.

Margaret Scott, Wilmott Redd,

Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker,

Abigail Faulkner, Rebecca Eames,

Mary Lacy, Ann Foster, and Abigail Hobbs

were tried, condemned, and executed.

Bridget Bishop

"I am no witch.

I am innocent. I know nothing of it."

Rebecca Nurse

"Oh Lord, help me! It is false.

I am clear. For my life now lies in your hands...."

Elizabeth Howe

"If it was the last moment I was to live,

God knows I am innocent..."

Susannah Martin

"I have no hand in witchcraft."

Martha Carrier
"...I am wronged.
It is a shameful thing that
you should mind these folks
that are out of their wits."

George Jacobs

"Because I am falsely accused....
I am clear of this sin." I never did it."

Mary Easty

"...if it be possible

no more innocent blood be shed...

Mary Bradbury

"I do plead not guilty.

I am wholly innocent of such wickedness."

After 20 people had been
executed in the Salem witch hunt,

Thomas Brattle wrote a letter
criticizing the witchcraft trials.

       This letter had great impact
on Governor Phips,  who
ordered that spectral

evidence could no

longer be allowed in trials.

The General Court of the colony
created the Superior Court to try
the remaining witchcraft cases
which took place in May, 1693.

This time no one was convicted.

By the time that the witchhunt ended,

and the hysteria and insanity began
to subside,more than two hundred
other people had been arrested and
imprisoned on witchcraft chrages.

Two dogs were executed as suspected

accomplices of the witches.

The Salem Witch Trials Memorial

O Christian Martyr Who for Truth could die

When all about thee Owned the hideous lie!

The world, redeemed from superstition's sway,

Is breathing freer for thy sake today.

---Words written by
John Greenleaf Whittier
and inscribed on a
monument marking
the grave of Rebecca Nurse,
one of the condemned
"Witches" of Salem.

Bridget Bishop

Rebecca Nurse

Martha Corey

Giles Corey

Sarah Good

George Burroughs

George Jacobs

John Proctor

Martha Carrier

Mary Easty

Susannah Martin

Sarah Wildes

More Creepiness Coming Your Way!!!

2010-10-29T22:26:00.004-04:00

More Halloween Vintage Images

for you to use in your spooky art work!

Check out the Creepy Vintage Postcards too!

Please enjoy all of this creepy imagery!!!

"Fly" back by later for another

extra creepy post

full of dark and spooky

Halloween Vintage Images!

Happy Halloween!

Free Creeeeepy Halloween Vintage Images!!!

2010-10-29T02:31:00.007-04:00

    It's almost here...
   the day is near...
   then it will be...

Halloween!!!

Will you be freaky frightened in tremendous terror?

Will cold chills run up and down your shivering spine?

HEY, DON'T BE AFRAID!!!

Just go up to the door and ring the bell!

Simply say..."Trick or Treat" and the
CANDY IS YOURS!!!

Have some silly-creepy Halloween images
to get you in the mood to make

something to scare someone silly!!

Have fun with these

Spooky Fun Halloween Images!

Come back by as I will be adding

more chilling-thrilling stuff throughout

the rest of today and tomorrow!!

Collage Obsession Challenge

2010-10-23T23:08:00.007-04:00

The Theme for this Week's

Collage Obsession Challenge
is: "MAN"!

I haven't made any Steampunk Art lately,

so I used my Steampunk Images from the

amazing Steampunk Collage Sheets that are
a part of the huge collection of art collage
and digital sheets created exclusively by our
Wonderful Designers at Moonlight Journey!

I think everyone knows by now that I am

absolutely obsessed with all things Steampunk!

I'm planning my Halloween costume with a
"Steampunk" design/Science fiction/Victorian flair!!

I can't wait to show you how

"absolisciously" Steampunk it is!!!

So without further ado... I present my entry for the

Collage Obession Challenge!

"Man"

But wait...

I was not satisfied with the first image so ...
I made another one that I liked better!!

"NEW MAN"

What Characters!!
I love these Steampunk images!!

Thank you for stopping by
by to take a peek at my art work!
I always appreciate those who
take the time to drop by to visit!!

Dezinaworld Spot prize Challenge!!

2010-10-23T08:23:00.000-04:00

The Theme this week at

Dezinaworld

for the Spot Prize is

Halloween!!

This is my entry:

Thanks for visitng my site and taking a little peek at the

delightful, frightful Halloween art that I have created!

Come back again really soon for more

spooky things that howl at the moon!!

Have a very Happy October!

THIS BITTER EARTH

2010-10-22T19:15:00.003-04:00

This Bitter Earth

Well, what fruit it bears

This Bitter Earth.

And if my life is like the dust that

hides the glow of a rose

What good am I...Heaven only Knows.

This Bitter Earth

Yes, can be so cold.

Today you are young,too soon you're old.

But, while a voice within me cries,

I'm sure someone may answer my call!

And this bitter earth may not be so bitter after all.

This Bitter Earth

What good is love that no one shares?

And if my life is like the dust that

hides the glow of a rose.

What good am I...Heaven only knows.

This Bitter Earth

More Moonlight Journey DTA Art Work!!

2010-10-16T19:10:00.004-04:00

I have been working on Digi-Art Designs

to add to my Art Page at Moonlight Journey

and thought I would share them with you!

Please enjoy these

SpOoKY aRT iMaGEs

and maybe they will inspire you to

create some of your own

SpOoKy aRT tOo!!!

Two Little Witches

The Cat Came Back!!

Autumn Allure

Thank you for coming to visit

Dark Rosaleen

and taking the time to look at

her Creepy Dark Art !

Have a very Silly, Scary, Spooky Evening!

Free Halloween Vintage Postcards For You!!

2010-10-14T14:03:00.003-04:00

Please enjoy these wonderfully, spooky

Vintage Hallween Postcards

to give to your friends and family or for a

cute-n-creepy Holloween altered art project!!

Thanks for visitng me today and have a

"fangtastic" evening creating spooky art!!

Obsession Collage Challenge

2010-10-06T17:21:00.003-04:00

I love having the time now,
once again,
to participate in the

Obsession Collage Challenges!!

Itkupilli and Elgia have been hosting

this awesome challenge for

the past year and always provide

us with some really awesome art themes!!

Of course I love their art work,

digital collage sheets, and

lovely backgrounds and headers!

This background is one of Elgia's

and I love it--

it really describes my mood

when creating Dark Art!!!!

This weeks's theme is

NIGHTMARE

and the image is the painting of artist

William Adolphe Bouguereau’s

Dante and Virgil in Hell!

I didn't use the image provided for the challenge
but instead used some art work from
a free downloaded of a Dover Sampler.

I combined three of the pictures together

to create my interpretation of

Nightmare!

I didn't go by the story but rather my imagination

as I began to create this image!

Nothing would be more of a nightmare

than to be in a deadly situation

with a sinister stranger watching nearby!

Does this evil stranger help the victims,

or is he more satisfied

to calmly watch their struggles

as their imminent death approaches!?!

NIGHTMARE!!

Thank you for looking at my Dark Art
and visiting my Spooky Site!
The 6 images of "THE RING" are free images
for your Halloween or Gothic art work.

The image from Collage Obsessions is
not free
unless you join in on the challenge!
So get inspired!
Click on the Obsession Collage Button
at the top of the post and
make some art for this awesome challenge!

Darkness Inspiration Challenge

2010-10-03T06:22:00.000-04:00

The theme for this very spooky challenge is Witches!!

Here is my entry:

I created my "Bewitching Witches"

from the spooky and spectacular

collage sheets at Moonlight Journey!

Thank you for dropping by to take

a little peek at my Dark Art!

Fly back by and visit me again

to see more scary Halloween art!

Announcing the Moonlight Journey Gift Certificate DrawingPLUSMy Latest Moonlight Journey DTA Art!!

2010-10-03T05:50:00.005-04:00

If you are looking for some great

Halloween Collage Sheets

but haven't found the exact ones

you want to create your

"spooky altered art"

then visit Moonlight Journey!!

Plus...
(here's the great part)

if you make a purchase right now,

they will enter your name in a drawing

that will be held on October 10th

for a $20.00 gift certificate that will go

toward any collage sheet or

digital package your heart desires !!

Their Halloween Collage Sheets

are very exclusive and perfect

to use for whatever your

imagination will crave during this

frightful, festive holiday!!

The newest design they have created

is the Halloween Banner Project!!

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My latest
Moonlight Journey
DTA Art

All of the art that is shown here was
created from the new collage sheets
at Moonlight Journey!

If you'd like to see more of the

art I created for my

Moonlight Journey Art Page,

please click here:

Want an Extra Treat?

While you are visiting my Art Page,

please, stop by to see the

Spectacular Art Pages

of the other MEMBERS in the

Designer Art Team!!

Click here:

Thanks for visiting my spooky blog
and looking at my art work!
I hope I have inspired you to start
creating your own Moonlight Journey art!!

Art On The Darkside Challenge

2010-10-02T23:29:00.001-04:00

The theme for this

week's challenge is

"BLACK And ORANGE"!

Here is my entry:

I have not entered any
art in this challenge
in a long time so I
was very excited to create
something spooky with the
colors of black and orange!!

With Halloween so close
and just around the corner,
I was happy to make something
with the touch of some ghoulish
"Haunted Halloween Appeal"!!

Thanks for stopping by
to have a spooky visit with me!!
Now... go make some spooky art
for yourself and enter it in this week's
Art On The Darkside Challenge!!

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More Spooky Anatomy!

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Art On The Dark Side Challenge #70

Art on the Darkside Challenges

Art on the Darkside Challenge

HE'S A MEAN ONE!

Spooookkky Victorian Christmas Frames

Spoooooky Christmas Treats!!!!!

More Creepiness Coming Your Way!!!

Free Creeeeepy Halloween Vintage Images!!!

Collage Obsession Challenge

Dezinaworld Spot prize Challenge!!

THIS BITTER EARTH

More Moonlight Journey DTA Art Work!!

Free Halloween Vintage Postcards For You!!

Obsession Collage Challenge

Darkness Inspiration Challenge

Announcing the Moonlight Journey Gift Certificate Drawing***PLUS***My Latest Moonlight Journey DTA Art!!

Art On The Darkside Challenge

Announcing the Moonlight Journey Gift Certificate DrawingPLUSMy Latest Moonlight Journey DTA Art!!