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Shooting With Abandon

Comtesse — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:29:06 +0000

My urbex/rurex friends and I have started a blog entitled Shooting With Abandon. I contributed an article to it recently and thought I would share it with you. Keep you eye on the blog – I have some vastly talented friends!

Shooting With Abandon

Grim Ceramics!

Comtesse — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:58:49 +0000

Charles Krafft is an amazing artist who uses traditional ceramic techniques to create plates and sculptures that are truly of our time. His work commemorates such grim things as Hitler, Sal Mineo’s death, mob killings, and disasters. Obviously, I dream of having one of his pieces in the Castle DeSpair one day!

This is my favorite:

Here’s a sample of his brilliant work:

Delft Artist Charles Krafft

Thanks to Layna for the recommendation!

The Specimens Of Alex CF

Comtesse — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:33:43 +0000

Alex CF creates amazingly realistic taxidermy “specimens” of mythical creatures. I’m sure you’ll love his work as much as I do. Have a gander! (Thanks to William Thirteen for the link.)

The Specimens of Alex CF

Here’s his Facebook page, for those so inclined:

The Art Of Alex CF

Hidden Mothers!

Comtesse — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:47:05 +0000

It was such a dilemma for a daguerrotype photographer. Long exposures meant that the subjects needed to stay still while the image was captured, but kids are so damned squirmy. Solution: have the mother hold the kid… but hide her! Yeah, that’s the ticket! The creepy ticket!

Hidden Mother: Tintypes and Cabinets

Thanks to Katchaya for the link.

Chanute Air Force Base

Comtesse — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:35:58 +0000

Did some urbex over the weekend and thought I’d share. Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois was founded in 1917 and closed in 1993. Hope you find the pics delightfully decrepit!

Dead Sexy

Comtesse — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:10:24 +0000

Jennifer Daniel had a great idea. She took the lips from dead Playboy centerfolds and displayed them along with the cause of death. Now, this is what I call art.

Dead Sexy

Thanks to Katchaya for the link.

Flowers & Skeletons

Comtesse — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:05:37 +0000

If you like flowers and skeletons, Cedric Laquieze is your man!

Flower Skeleton Sculptures

Death And The Maiden

Comtesse — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Here’s a lovely Tumblr blog for fans of morbid art and lovely women. And who isn’t?

Death and the Maiden

Thanks to Z Constantine for the link.

Exploring The Ruins Of Gary

Comtesse — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:49:24 +0000

Last Friday I took the day off work and had a marvelous time exploring the ruins of the modern ghost town of Gary, Indiana. I took shots with a variety of cameras, but as usual, the ones taken with my cheap plastic Holga turned out the creepiest. Naturally, I thought I’d share. These were taken at an abandoned church in the city. It’s a mesmerizing place.

Morose & Macabre

Comtesse — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:28:44 +0000

Stumbled upon an excellent site today, chock full of amazing morbid trinkets! Dr. Morose and Miss Macabre are splendid artists and archivists of ghastly things. Their website is well worth a gander, as is their Etsy shop. Dark original paintings, obituary shadow boxes, poison bottles, macabre dolls, etc. – it’s a morbid trinket haven!

Dr. Morose & Miss Macabre’s House Of Oddities

Morose & Macabre’s Wicked Little Shop