Bats in the Belfry Wretched Wednesday inspiration

THE BAT

by Theodore Roethke

 

By day the bat is cousin to the mouse.
He likes the attic of an aging house.

His fingers make a hat about his head.
His pulse beat is so slow we think him dead.

He loops in crazy figures half the night
Among the trees that face the corner light.

But when he brushes up against a screen,
We are afraid of what our eyes have seen:

For something is amiss or out of place
When mice with wings can wear a human face.

 

 

This week the challenge is to use bats as your m(o)use.

 

I have been busy working on a set of Hallowe'en ornaments, and just so happen

to have sculpted a bat for the set. How timely.

 

As you can see, this a creepy cute bat.

Or maybe it's just a black hairless hamster, with wings. 

I sculpted him out of polymer clay and used glass beads for the eyes.

I used a satin finish glaze for the wings, nose and ears, to give them

a different, leathery-type texture. 

Hey! Who goes there?

Tune in next Wednesday, to see the other clay creations

waiting on the other side of the cemetery gates.

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Now for official Haunted Design House business:

 

The Master of the Macabre for September is

Fiona!!!!

Congrats, Oh Masterful One for September!

Grab the illustrious badge and keep an eye out for your

winnings to arrive (with your pumpkin kit) very soon! 

 

The chosen Gruesome Twosome for the

"Creepy Cryptids" challenge are

 

Didos

 

 

and  

 

 

Monique 

 

 

Congratulations ladies. Well done.

Grab your badges and then send your mailing address to 

glowreahhh at gmail dot com, to claim your sweet prizes from

 

 

 Also, attention all past winners that have yet to receive their winnings.

The masterful Mistress has awoken for her long slumber and has actually posted

all of the long awaited prize packs.

Keep an eye out for Hallowe'en awesomeness to hit your mailboxes very soon!  

 

  

Sucker of Goats

Here is quick look at an elusive cryptid, the Chupacabra.

 

The Chupacabra or Chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker") is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. It is associated more recently with sightings of an allegedly unknown animal in Puerto Rico (where these sightings were first reported), Mexico, and the US, especially in the later's Latin American communities. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.

 

Awww! He doesn't look very scary or intimidating.

But then again, I'm not a goat.

He even brings his own snacks. 

I fashioned him out of polymer clay. The eyes were supposed to appear

large and able to see well in the dark. My Chupa is little light sensitive, and

could probably benefit from corrective lenses.

His horns (and tail) glow in the dark and aid in his hunting of goats.

Ack! Those eyes are killing me! Wish I had gone a different route, but I can just

blame it on interpretation.

 

Join us this week for our "Creepy Cryptids" challenge.

We have a great sponsor and a fabulous prize for the chosen

Gruesome Twosomes this week! Check out this post for more info.