Halloween Party 1917

 

Image fond on Flickr, archived by Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library

This year, we are going a little retro, a little classic, a little vintage. 

This year, we are going to go old school. 

It won't be realistic, and it won't be from one time period, but it will look cool.

I was torn this year, with the trip to the northeast coming I had no time to further my theme from last year as it was a bit more in depth than I could handle, so what should I do? Ultra modern or old school?

Well you see my choice. I need to study my retro Halloween decorations.

BTW, I'm done with my Disney internship. It was invaluable, but its good to have my life back. NOW you can get angry at me for not posting.

Memories of blacklight bulbs, bats, and poseable Skeletons made of paper.

Found on Flickr; Image by: Hey Paul

My Halloweens of memory, they consisted of white sheets over furniture, and bare black light bulbs, of carved pumpkins and paper decorations.

Found on Flickr; Image by: Whimsy Studios

Paper bats fluttered about the house, paper spiders crawled down the hall, there was a ghost made of starched cheese cloth, and a lilliputian grave yard, complete with tiny bats, small flying witch and a grim reaper lined the windows;

Found on Flicker; Image by: Riptheskull

 But the most vivid memory of all was the paper skeleton, an creation of western origin, with rotting skin falling off old bones. My mother put one of my Halloween shirts on him, to hide his gruesome insect infested torso.

The images forever defined my holiday.

I hate how its been commercialized. You cant buy memories as vivid as that.

Of decorations and vintage charm.

 

Found On Flickr; Photography by Johnny Love of Love Manor (I presume)

Love Manor has some of the most alluring Halloween Decorum to be seen on Flickr, and this is just a taste of their beautiful imagery, of which I guarantee I'll  be touching upon again in the future. They took a break for 2008, and I look forward to their work this year. Go check out their site at Love Manor.

Found on Flickr; Picture by Roadsidepictures.

Finally a Vegas Valley prop worth mentioning! This lovely corpse was photographed out in Henderson in 2007. Great corpsifying and wonderful lighting. I'll be taking photographs of my own of the upcoming Las Vegas Haunts and Events, so keep a look out for those in the coming months.

Found on Flickr; Photograph by kate*

Vintage Halloween always has a charming air about it.

Of rethinking static props and childhood memories

 

Found on Flickr; Photograph by Bart_

I love how these are playing the roles of static props, instead of the classic plastic skull sitting on the ground... very artistic

Found on Flickr; Photograph by Doris Pepsi

Beautiful bird, that reminded me of something: When I was a child living in our small apartment on Cheyenne, my mother always put black poster board cutouts of a graveyard scene and a witch over the moon in a small window in the Dining room that faced out to the trick or treaters. My mother cut them by hand and they still exist, as we get closer to the holiday, I'll most likely get a photograph and post it here.

  

Found on Flickr; Photograph by Toddrwaters133

Another photograph that sends me to my childhood memories: this record was played by my mother every year on Halloween, and many other days beside by me, since my mother kept it among her record collection all year long.