Shivers of Delight

Please excuse this interruption to our regularly scheduled programming. If this had been an actual emergency you would have been instructed to turn to page 13 in your grimoire.  I'm suffering from a spell of ennui these days. This is not the end; I'm looking for a spark of inspiration. As soon as I find it, Shivers of Delight will be back. Is it just me?

I can't stop looking at the paintings by Julie Schuler. They're macabre and yet so intimate that they draw me right in. I want to hear the stories that inspired each one. You'll find these original paintings and many more a JSchulerArt . Devil Lollipops The Temptation of St. Anthony Caul No Peeking Carnivorous The Puppeteer Contemplates Death and the Devil If you like dark, folk, fairy tales of Eastern Europe this is the shop for you.

I was so excited to see that Beth Robinson has some new dolls in her shop Strange Dolls ! I purchased an Accident Doll from Robinson several years ago at an art show in Burlington, VT and I just love it. She is calling her new collection Frost Bite. Frost Bite Girl 03 Frost Bite Girl 01 Sasha Emmaline Accident Doll Dr. Scops Robinson's dolls are typically a little fragile and damaged, but romantically so. Make sure you stop by the shop for a look.

Thursday the 3rd The Endless Fascination with the Salem Witch Trials , Peabody Essex Museum online panel discussion, 5pm EST, free/registration required  (1966) Alice Pearce Death Anniversary (Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched) Friday the 4th Two Mushrooms shop update, 6pm EST Sunday the 6th (1997) Ursula Torday Death Anniversary (Gothic mystery novelist)  Monday the 7th Rebecca Nurse: A Salem Witch online lecture with Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tours and Salem Historical Tours, 8pm EST, admission fee (1992) Fox Mulder and Dana Scully work on their first X-files case.

Teresa Wilson's art dolls are hauntingly beautiful. Her shop is Beauty of Decay Art and she calls her work "uncanny sculptures." A Scary Beautiful Girl Fairy Girl Dressed Black Raven Goth Head with Black Hood Doll with Pink Stole Uncanny Head of Man You'll also find drawings in the shop. I just love these!