El Diablo

2009-10-31T23:59:00.001-04:00

Maxi Boyd

Toronto, Ontario

2009-10-30T01:18:00.001-04:00

Daniel C. Boyer

Houighton, Michigan

2009-10-30T00:56:00.002-04:00

Desiree Kuri

Naples, Florida

2009-10-30T00:52:00.001-04:00

The Devil - El Diablo

Henning Mittendorf

Frankfurt, Germany

2009-10-30T00:43:00.001-04:00

El Diablo

Keith A. Buchholz

St. Louis, Missouri

2009-10-30T00:39:00.001-04:00

The Devil

Carlos Botana

Galicia, Spain

2009-10-30T00:33:00.001-04:00

Adamandia Kapsalls

Chicago, Illinois

2009-10-29T23:29:00.006-04:00

Idle Hands are the Devil's Workshop

Shmuel*************Pataphysician

Brattleboro, Vermont

2009-10-29T23:21:00.001-04:00

El Diablo

Eva Brudenell

Notts, United Kingdom

2009-10-29T23:06:00.001-04:00

El Diablo

Kevin Godsoe

Burnaby, British Columbia

2009-10-29T23:00:00.002-04:00

Giovanni StraDA DA Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy

2009-10-29T22:51:00.000-04:00

Deni

Toronto, Ontario

2009-10-29T22:42:00.003-04:00

Snappy

Victoria, British Columbia

2009-10-29T21:28:00.003-04:00

Nicolas de la Casiniere

Nantes, France

2009-10-29T21:17:00.003-04:00

Autoportrait en diable

Christian Alle

Urville Nacqueville, France

2009-10-29T21:06:00.002-04:00

Dame Mailarta
Vancouver, British Columbia

2009-10-29T20:55:00.002-04:00

Russell Manning

Dallas, Texas

(pen and ink)

2009-10-29T20:49:00.002-04:00

Self Portrait

Denis Charmot
Marnaz, France

2009-10-29T20:05:00.002-04:00

A Belief

Jill Sluka

Brick, New Jersey

2009-10-29T19:47:00.002-04:00

El Diablo

Ryosuke Cohen
Osaka, Japan

2009-10-29T19:28:00.004-04:00

Le Diable

Raymond Furlotte

Montreal, Quebec

2009-10-29T18:00:00.000-04:00

El Diablo

Nolan

Chicago, Illinois

2009-10-29T17:30:00.000-04:00

The Devil

Gary Cromack

Dewsbury, United Kingdom

2009-10-29T17:00:00.001-04:00

The Devil

Coraletta The Crafty Hag
USA

2008-10-31T10:43:00.000-04:00

Night of the Livid Troll
....is based on actual true events....7th Annual Halloween art exhibition/installation

2008-10-31T10:42:00.004-04:00

Night of the Livid Troll

Maxi Boyd

Toronto, Ontario

2008-10-30T00:53:00.001-04:00

Daniel C. Boyer

Houghton, MI

2008-10-30T00:37:00.004-04:00

Sandy Deluca

Providence, RI

http://www.sandydeluca-artist-author.com

2008-10-30T00:10:00.001-04:00

Keith A. Buchholz

St. Louis, MO

2008-10-30T00:02:00.003-04:00

Ryosuke Cohen

Osaka, Japan

2008-10-29T23:51:00.001-04:00

Merry Little Troll

Danielle

Brooklyn, NY

2008-10-29T23:48:00.001-04:00

Michael Kudela

Niagara Falls, NY

2008-10-29T23:45:00.003-04:00

Stefano Sini - Fossiànt

Italy

2008-10-29T23:39:00.002-04:00

Serse Luigetti

Perugia, Italy

2008-10-29T23:36:00.001-04:00

Anne Braunschweig

Corrales, New Mexico

2008-10-29T23:29:00.003-04:00

Trolls in Genoa

Silvano Pertone

Genova, Italy

2008-10-29T23:06:00.006-04:00

Upon any contact with a troll please do the following: wash hands immediately, buy eye protection, cover your privates when showering and report the incident to your local authorities and mental health professionals. Caution should be used in and around the living quarters of a troll in case you become the target of their attention - ewww.

Disclaimer: Any resemblance to persons, trolls or manjolinas living, dead or undead is tragic and just too damn bad.

Thanks to all the great artists and friends that helped in the Exorcism. It worked!

Beware though it's on the loose possibly in a neighbourhood near you!

2008-10-29T22:57:00.001-04:00

All My Friends Are Dead

6th Annual Halloween/Day of the Dead art exhibition and online memorial to friends and loved ones passed on.

2007

2007-10-26T22:18:00.000-04:00

In memory of my father, Robert Boyd

Remembered by Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T22:16:00.000-04:00

In memory of Granny Boyd

Remembered by Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:47:00.000-04:00

In memory of Abuelita Alonso

Remembered by M. Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:45:00.000-04:00

In memory of Bernardo Alonso

Remembered by Maxi

Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:42:00.000-04:00

In memory of Connor

Remembered by Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:37:00.000-04:00

In memory of Aunt Loreen

Remembered by M. Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:34:00.000-04:00

In memory of Melisandé Irvine

Remembered by Beatriz and Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:24:00.000-04:00

In memory of Dawn Smith

Remembered by Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:22:00.000-04:00

Many a night was spent partying in Dave's basement...ah his toilet bowl I knew it well...thank you and good night rude boy.

In memory of Dave Karnick

Remembered by Maxi Boyd, Canada

2007-10-26T21:20:00.000-04:00

In memory of Giuseppina Salvi

Remembered by Beatriz and Maxi, Canada

2007-10-25T21:21:00.000-04:00

Cat Spirit

In memory of Anonymous- our family pet for 18 years. Favourite things, chicken, lying in the sun, sleeping, being stroked.

In memory of Anonymous

Remembered by Gill Hands, UK

2007-10-17T09:12:00.000-04:00

In memory of Albertine Sarrzin

Remembered by JNP, France

2007-10-15T13:50:00.000-04:00

In memory of..."A todos los Muertos y Animas del Purgatorio"......

Remembered by Irene Roncetti, Argentina

2007-10-12T15:44:00.000-04:00

"My friend was called Maurice. He died suddenly of a heart attack unexpectedly, one misty September morning, aged 50ish. Slender in build , an unlikely candidate for heart disease.Maurice was a painter with a passion for oil painting on a grand scale and there was never enough money in his pocket for his favourite colour, Cadmium Yellow. He'd do without food to buy this paint and took on a job of finishing football goal nets to support his Father and his painting. He had a tatty red car that was always causing him grief, a selection of soft muted thick cotton shirts and he loved good freshly ground coffee and the smell of autumn. Here was a patient, knowledgeable man whose one phrase of disagreement was "Is that right...?" We were friends and he made me smile... I'll never know if we could have been more than this, because that morning it all came to an end.... and I still miss him"

In memory of Maurice

Remembered by Sandi Baker, UK

2007-10-09T19:24:00.000-04:00

In memory of Edgardo Antonio Vigo and Guillermo Deisler

Remembered by Clemente Padin

2007-10-09T18:40:00.000-04:00

I took Eppy over to the vet at eleven. Once he laid down at night, it took longer every morning to get his 80 pounds up on all fours and his first balance was drunken. He perked a tad when I said: "Come on, Peppy. We're gonna see the Doc." It took some awkward movement and strenuous contortion to get him in the van. The Animal Clinic was five minutes away. He became more animated as the familiar houses passed and certainly more excited as we turned into the parking lot. His leash put back on, he almost leaped and sometimes fell on the pavement, straightened up, took a quick leak on the grass and the leash took on horsepower to the office door. The staff loved this fourteen year old gentle black Lab mutt. We went through the weekly routine -well, twice a week now. Pep didn't need directions to the scale in the hallway and we didn't need to move a leg anymore to get all four on the rubber. He had lost two more pounds in three days. "Good baby." Dr. Welter entered the office (four feet from the scale) at the same time it took the nurses and me to get Eppy there. Epp always wagged his tail while it was between his legs and the Doc gave him the immediate injection in the back thigh with the few sweet words. Occasionally, Eppy-peppie would stay a few hours for tests. I kissed him on the rump and said be a good boy. I'll be back in a little while. Melissa said, on cue, pulling his leash: "Come on, sweetheart. That's a good boy." He didn't look back. I'd be back. In the waiting room, the Doc said he'd call. It was a take. A wrap. Eppy was great and the staff was perfect. I was good, too. Later, I thanked Dr. Welter and all personally for their great work. It was moving. Perfect. Earlier that week, the Doctor called with the bad news that they had found a pronounced cancer in his liver, The puzzling growing arthritis now made sense. There was no fault. Eppie had, at best, two weeks. No. He was afraid of hurting butterflies or afraid of butterflies. It was a ride back home that morning six months ago. The van made it. I never did but- Eppie's playmate for seven years, Scooby, needed him as much. The love inside Epp was not that difficult. It helped Scoob because Epp reminded me there was more than me.

In memory of Eppy

Remembered by Glen Epstein, USA

2007-10-09T18:23:00.000-04:00

HERBERT CHARLES WINSTON BRADLEY

JANUARY 5, 1942 - OCTOBER 4, 1995

Dad,

We miss you being there, when we have good news to share,We miss you being there, when we have pain to bear,We miss you being there, when we need someone to care,We miss you being there, when we feel life is unfair,But most of all we miss you "just being there".We love you and miss you, always and forever, your girls...Deanna, Krista, Andrea and Tyfanni

In memory of Herbert Bradley

Remembered by Krista Bradley, Canada

2007-10-09T18:10:00.000-04:00

In memory of Nino Marziano (top)

Remembered by Alberto Sordi, Stefano Carloni (nosferatu) and Raffaella Di Renzo (doll), Italy (below)

2007-09-20T21:22:00.000-04:00

Daisy liked to drink water; when she developed aproblem with her leg and it became difficult for herto walk to her water dish she pushed her dish with hernose so it would be right next to her bed. Her favourite foods were (in order) caviar, beefWellington, New York strip steak with mushrooms and A1sauce, bananas, dog biscuits and white flour (sheutterly refused to eat oatmeal or blueberries). Idon't know what her favourite colours were. Her favourite activities included doing dances on herown initiative and of her own choreography, and(waiting until they had an audience) putting onperformances of fighting with her daughter Keiko Ann. She explored great distances with her daughter andsometimes didn't return home for prolonged periods; ifalone she returned relatively quickly, her face alwayscovered with cobwebs. She went to war and was awardeda medal. She tried valiantly to talk but was unableto do it. She flatly refused to make any attempt tolearn how to read, and, frightened by letters, ranaway from them.

In memory of Daisy

Remembered by Daniel C. Boyer, USA

2007-09-20T21:15:00.000-04:00

I do so miss friends and lovers who never managed to make it to Old Age. All their troubles have ended. My woes and unresolved business with them linger, my stale and bitter reward for outliving them. I feel an urge to wish I could talk with them, but actually, I just wish they were still here.

Denial isn't all bad the way everybody makes it out to be. A reporter phoned to get a reaction from John O'Hara about George Gershwin's sudden young death. O'Hara said: "I don't have to believe it if I don't want to."

So sometimes I try to think of my friends and lovers as if they've just moved to Minnesota or Finland -- hard to visit, hard to get on the phone. But they're still alive and I could get lucky next week and see them and talk to them and have dinner with them again, and it will be just the way it all used to be. I could hear the sound of their laughter again.

In memory of friends and lovers

Remembered by Bob Merkin, USA

2007-09-20T21:04:00.000-04:00

In memory of Grandmother Mania, Aunt Adele, Mother Helen and Cousin Jean

Remembered by Judith Skolnick, USA

2007-09-20T20:54:00.000-04:00

In memory of Christopher
Remembered by Pati Bristow, USA

2007-09-18T06:58:00.000-04:00

Granny Chu (rescue pug) top

Dovie (middle)

Jasper (far right; picured with Iliad and Odyssey, still living) bottom

Shadow box (far bottom)

In memory of pugs passed on

Remembered by Brandy Stark, USA

2007-09-18T06:56:00.000-04:00

In memory of Chuck

Remembered by Mary Kim, Canada

2007-09-17T19:36:00.000-04:00

In memory of George Maciunas

Remembered by Terry Reid, Australia

2007-09-17T19:28:00.000-04:00

She was something of a shaman, and we were wonderful friends until she decided that she was not from this world and therefore there was no need for her to stay... She was creative and funny, with a wicked New York City sense of deliciously sarcastic humor and an astounding skill for astrology powered by an affinity for channeling and a deep spiritual connection that might seem impossible to reconcile in someone other than Mari. She was of Italian descent and whenever we were out together, I was amazed by the spell she cast over men in particular and at large. I was furious with her for taking her life, mad because there were things I wanted to tell her, things we shared and laughter that danced around us when we talked about the most grim of things! She loved to play solitaire on the computer and had once owned a bookstore. She lived in Taos and had a dress shop in the corner of the square that was full of sheer fabric and silk thingy-dos. Her favorite color was beige, she smoked and her car was always saturated in Benson & Hedges residue and littered with potato chip bags. She did sweet things to surprise you but if you crossed her, she shunned you for awhile... then shaking a finger in your face with a look that skewered you into the wall of the present, noted that you might not have your priorities straight because they were different than hers. Then later, it was all ok. Mari changed her name from Lynn to Mari and Mari was better, She was haunted by something fierce, deep and sharp, but many of us loved her dearly and felt blessed by her life, including me...

In memory of Mari

Remembered by Lisa Hertzi, USA

2007-08-11T19:14:00.000-04:00

This was my cat Puddy. She was a blue persian, yes with a flat face and all. Puddy had a heart shaped nose. She loved to scratch her nails on the nearest post, but when told once not to do so, she never did again(and no I didn't beat her!!). She was a very sweet cat. She layed at my feet to sleep every night. She refused to eat table scraps, no matter how often I offered. Except for one time only. I had cheesecake and gave her a bite, she licked it off of my fingers in absolute ecstasy, until she realized she was eating table scraps! She immediately stopped licking my finger, did this funny little dance with sound effects and all, like she was trying to spit it out, and then she gave me a look that said "I hate you, how dare you"! Puddy tried to be a prissy cat, but she was much too sweet for that. Whenever her bowl (food or water) was empty, she would run to me, meow, and look up at me with the most beautiful wide innocent eyes, then run playfully back to her dish, expecting me to follow! She rarely played with anything other than a piece of lanyard she had found one day, while I was cleaning out my closet, and of course, my yarn!! She was terrified of strangers, and hid whenever people were around. Actually, when I first got her, she stayed in my room, and hid in the very small space between my bed and the wall, for about a month! During that month, she wouldn't come out unless noone was around, or when she wanted to snuggle up to my feet in the middle of the night. Then it happened. First of all, I should tell you, I was pregnant, and living with my friend in a basement apartment of another friend's house. I left one morning with my friend to go grocery shopping, we were gone for a few hours. When we arrived home, I found that a dog had roamed downstairs. The people living upstairs had two large dogs, thus, the door to the basement was to be closed at all times. I shooed the dog back upstairs, and continued to bring in my groceries. Then both the dogs pushed their way through the door, and came back downstairs. Once again, I shooed them away. Then I began to wonder where my "pretty girl" (that was what I always called her) had gone. I started calling for her, and looking in all her hiding places, when at last, I found her hiding behind the entertainment center. When I went to grab her, she hissed and let out a long winded, low snarling cat growl. This was the first time she had ever done this. I didn't think much of it, considering the dogs had been downstairs. I picked her up and sat down on the couch with her, thinking to calm her down. Fifteen minutes later, she had calmed down mostly, and decided she wanted to hide again. When I let her go, I realized that my white shirt had been stained with blood. Puddy had obviously had to defend herself from the dogs, and even more obviously, she didn't win the fight. For the next day and a half, I pleaded with everyone to please help me get her to a vet, and was repeatedly told that she would be just fine. I knew she wouldn't be fine though. She would walk very slowly to her water bowl, try to take a drink, and her head would just drop into the water. Or, she would go to use the litter box, and before she could even use it, she would have to take a rest inside the box. Whenever I tried to hold her she would cry, and act as though she could hardly breathe. Now Puddy had her own little pilet on the floor, and at the end of that second day, I fell asleep next to her on that pilet. At five 'o'' clock in the morning, I awoke to the sound of her retching. Puddy couldn't even stand up to do this. In an effort to keep her from choking to death, I held her up while she vomited. Finally, after 10 minutes of vomiting, she just tipped to her side while still in my arms. I thought at first to hold her back up, to make sure she was done, but when I tried she became heavy in my hands. I picked her up and held her in my arms to my chest, as gently as I could. She looked up at me with tears glazing her eyes for a moment, and then her eyes slowly began to roll. At the moment, I knew Puddy was dead.

In memory of Puddy

Remembered by Missy, USA

2007-08-11T17:40:00.000-04:00

Call for Artists for the 2007 Monster Mail Exhibition and Art Swap

BOO!

**DEADLINE EXTENDED to OCTOBER 15th**

It's that time of year again!
Looking for artists to participate in the 6th annual Monster Mail Art Exhibit and Swap.

To participate in this years exhibition you can do section (1) or (2) or both. If you have any questions please contact me at callforentry@gmail.com.

(1) Please send me a photograph of a friend that has passed away and any details of what the person(or pet) was interested in, liked to eat, drink etc. favourite colours, activities etc. You can email it to me or send it by mail. By sending in the pictures and information you grant me permission to use it in the exhibition/display it as well as post online. Due date is the end of the second week of October 2007.

(2) Please make a 'spirit doll' that is a representation of a friend that has passed away. The doll will be displayed at the exhibition and online. You have the option to sell your doll, trade it with another artist, have it returned to you at the end of the exhibition or donate it to me. Dolls must be in to me by the end of the second week of October 2007.

2007-06-18T15:28:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon

Monster Mail 2007!

2006-10-02T19:44:00.000-04:00

So it begins... over 70 artists trading Monsters to celebrate Halloween! Check back soon... images will be posted as they come in.

Maxi Boyd, Canada
mixed media on fabric
(this one was a test )

2006-10-02T12:21:00.000-04:00

Ferruh Alisir, Turkey
mixed media on paper
Sent to Karen Harvey

2006-10-02T12:20:00.000-04:00

Marie Hardouin, France
collage on card
Sent to Dale Roberts

Dale Roberts with his monster

2006-10-02T12:19:00.000-04:00

Maxi Boyd, Canada
mixed media on fabric
Sent to Helene Van Herck

2006-10-02T12:18:00.000-04:00

Patricia Kambitsch, USA
mixed media on paper
Sent to Jenn Libby

2006-10-02T12:17:00.000-04:00

Diane Keys, USA
two sided monster/mixed media
Sent to Susannah Bartlow

2006-10-02T12:15:00.000-04:00

Jenn Libby, USA
ambrotype
Sent to Seda Ikizoglu (pictured holding print)

2006-10-02T12:14:00.000-04:00

Jason Szalla, USA
film, drawings, and instructions to "manipulate as you wish"
Sent to Gill Hands

Gill Hands, UK
manipulation of Szalla's images

2006-10-02T12:13:00.000-04:00

Robin Bartoletti, USA
mixed media
Sent to Teresa Libby

2006-10-02T12:11:00.000-04:00

Gill Hands, UK
mixed media
Sent to Paul Hearn

Paul Hearn with Gill Hands monster
'The undead supermodel recyles her own colonic irrigation'

2006-10-02T12:10:00.000-04:00

Jennifer Phiffer, USA
mixed media
Sent to Matt Witt

2006-10-02T12:09:00.000-04:00

Brandy Stark, USA

Medusa head/mixed media - polymer clay and found objects

Sent to Hope Sinclair

2006-10-02T12:08:00.000-04:00

Tamara Wyndham, USA
Tibetan Demon (acrylic/marker on paper)
Sent to Sandi Baker

2006-10-02T12:07:00.000-04:00

Teresa Libby, USA
handmade paper doll/mixed media
Sent to Gayle Clancy

2006-10-02T12:06:00.000-04:00

Martine Chartrand, Canada
'Beautiful Happy Monsters '- mixed media
Sent to La Toan Vinh

2006-10-02T12:05:00.000-04:00

Paula Erker, USA
'Pilgrim Ghost' - Digital collage with paper and paint additions
Sent to Jennifer Phiffer

2006-10-02T12:04:00.000-04:00

Tolga Remzi, Turkey

mixed media on paper

Sent to Teresa Bonaddio

2006-10-02T12:03:00.000-04:00

Bob Milner, UK
handmade artist book
Sent to Jason Szalla

2006-10-02T12:02:00.000-04:00

Matthew Underwood, USA
mixed media on paper
Sent to Paul Rathbone

2006-10-02T12:01:00.000-04:00

Summer Jellison Hart, USA
pen on paper
Sent to Bob Milner

2006-10-02T12:00:00.000-04:00

Sandi Baker, UK
mask/enamelled copper wire and PVA
Sent to Pati Bristow

2006-10-02T11:59:00.000-04:00

Elizabeth Belz, USA
watercolour on paper
Sent to Jessica Bordonaro

2006-10-02T11:58:00.000-04:00

Matt Witt, UK
pencil on paper
Sent to Patricia Kambitsch

Badly Stitched Boy in his new home

2006-10-02T11:57:00.000-04:00

ArtChemist, USA
mixed media on cardboard
Sent to Mark Fox

2006-10-02T11:56:00.000-04:00

Jessica Bordonaro
mixed media on paper
Sent to Elizabeth Belz

2006-10-02T00:55:00.000-04:00

Mary-Anne McTrowe, Canada
crochet monster, 'Ghost Squid with Bloody Tentacle'
Sent to Laura Ray

2006-10-02T00:54:00.000-04:00

Laura Ray, USA

gel pen on paper

Sent to Paula Erker

2006-10-02T00:53:00.000-04:00

neRRada Parsons, Australia
monster Mask, CD and Original scary postcard/ Instructions on how to do the Monster Mash
Sent to Ruediger Axel Westphal

2006-10-02T00:52:00.001-04:00

Kipling West, Canada
fabric
Sent to Patrick May

2006-10-02T00:52:00.000-04:00

Adam Clarke, UK
mummy/mixed media
Sent to Dewitt Young

2006-10-02T00:51:00.000-04:00

m, USA
ink and cottonthread on paper/cd
Sent to Lynn Fox

2006-10-02T00:50:00.000-04:00

Susannah Bartlow, USA
mixed media

2006-10-02T00:49:00.000-04:00

Teresa Bonaddio, USA
collage
Sent to Tolga Remzi

Tolga Remzi with his new monster