Uploads from pickledpunk, tagged occult

Raku-fired ceramic pendants.

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:45:32 -0700

I made these almost 20 years ago. I used to make necklaces and other jewelry with them. These are among a bunch I stored away. I didn't want to part with them at the time. Might now though...

Vintage Brooch

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:35:26 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

I'm wondering if any of my collector friends might know anything about this weird old brooch. It's about 3.25." I'm not certain if the colors are simply paint or fired enamel. The grapes appear to be attached glass.

Cthulhu Drawing

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:39:37 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

An old Cthulhu pencil drawing. From around 1996-97. The structure he's emerging from looks like a bizarre toilet bowl as I look at it today...

Pumpkin infested by giant space maggot

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:45:19 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

This is the centerfold of my Pumpkin Monsters Coloring Book...

Going Crazy

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:46:51 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

A cover illo i did for an obscure small press publication of Lovecraftian nature. Similar to earlier "Strange" drawing. A hallucinogenic outer-cosmic occult transcendence and transformation. Horrific results…

Demonic Cave Toad

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:46:51 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

A cthulhesque toad monster. A cave dweller. Somewhat inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's creature Tsathoggua...

Voodoll with horns and tongue-full view

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:30:52 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Yet another old doll. Wood, polymer clay, fabric, acrylic...

Jacob Zook’s in Paradise, Lancaster County PA.

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:34:46 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Handpainted sign with distlefink carvings

I’ve always been interested in various indigenous and folk arts. I’ve recently been thinking a lot about “Hex Signs”, barn signs, other arts of the Pennsylvania Germans. Although some believe Hex signs are simply for decoration, others believe they have links to ritual magic, superstition, and perhaps withcraft…or to ward off witches. Fact is, however, there is a form of ritual folk magic, similar to voodoo, that was and still is practiced to some degree in the region.

As far as the Hex Sign art goes…ol’ Zook came up with the idea, maybe it was during the late 50’s, of silk screening the designs on masonite disks and producing them in large numbers for sale. Zook apprenticed under the legendary “hexologist” and artist Johnny Ott, who with other older generation artists, handpainted their signs. These older guys came up with the idea of using a wood or metal disks. These disks made the art form more accessible, since it was easier and cheaper to mount a disk on your barn, house, or shed instead of having the designs painted directly on the structure. Of course, the practice of painting directly onto the barn still exists…

Jacob Zook’s in Paradise, Lancaster County PA.

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:34:47 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Handpainted hex sign. Was here a few weeks ago. Check out the description of the other photo for more details...

Pumpkin Monsters Coloring Book

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:45:24 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Another one of my weird coloring books / art zines. PMCB was initially produced in 2006. There’s a nice array of weird and grotesque pumpkin monsters in here. Some are happy, some are sad, and some are insane. There are gourds with sharp tusks, parasite infested squash, and a pumpkin vampire with a fruiting spore. All manner of teeth, horns, eyeballs, orifices, and even erupting brains!

Space Vampire

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:25:00 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

A polymer clay monster head sculpture. It has an eyelet for cording to be worn as a pendant. I like to use various beads, bits of glass or those cheesy plastic faceted gems to use as eyes and ther details...

Space Vampire

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:24:59 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Space Vampire, front view.

Monster VooDoll

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:48:34 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

A Monster VooDoll. This guy is some kinda zombie frankenstein ghoul thing. Polymer clay, fabric, wood, acrylic paint, etc. FRom around 2004...

Monster VooDoll: full view

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:48:34 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

A Monster VooDoll. This guy is some kinda zombie frankenstein ghoul thing. Polymer clay, fabric, wood, acrylic paint, etc...

Horror Notebook Doodle page

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:55:00 -0800

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An ink drawing doodle page from 2000 I think. Done in class when I returned to college to finish my degree. Doodling in class was always a habit...

Pickled Punk painting

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:30:51 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

I think it's from 2003 maybe. Ink and acrylic. Approx 8" x 12"...

Voodoll with horns and tongue

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:30:52 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Yet another old doll, from 2004. Wood, polymer clay, fabric, acrylic...

an Old VooDoll

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:31:39 -0800

pickledpunk posted a photo:

I used to make these and I called them VooDolls. I'd like to get back to making them again someday. They were a pain in the ass though, and the project wound up like an assemly line thing and it sorta became a drag...

Zombie Coloring Book: regular purple

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:55:50 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

Digest size (5.5" x 8.5"). 20 pages, saddle stapled with a colored paper cover and black & white interior illustrations. I used to go with colored cardstock covers, but I've recently experienced some unusual problems with the self use copy machines at both Staples and Kinkos. Seems that the toner fails to properly adhere to cardstock. This has been ongoing. If anyone has any ideas or insight on this please let me know...

Zombie Coloring Book: special airbrushed cover

nobody@flickr.com (pickledpunk) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:55:00 -0700

pickledpunk posted a photo:

This ZCB has an airbrushed cover. I did a handful of these when I initially made the book available. I idea was to create a little more interest in a "limited edition" sorta way. But folks are always drawn to the standard purple version...