Inspired by the recent release of the ‘Scary Tales’ Monster High Dolls, I chose to do a fairy tale themed collection with a dark edge for my annual Halloween collection. Fairy tales are often a reoccurring theme in my work, since I love the fact that no matter how many times they’re reincarnated, the characters and remarkable details of these stories are always recognized.
I did a series of water color sketches that I did, taking a series of fairy tale characters, picking main features and putting a dark twist to their tales. I jotted down their names, thinking of ways to ‘creep’ them up their characters.
One of my first concepts was 'Slicing Beauty'. My sketch featured her in her Disney shade of hot pink, her in a corseted dress. The thorn covered castle made me think of cuts and lashes, so I shredded up her dress and made a cut across one cheek. One of the original aspects of the Grimm’s fairytale is that the princess would sleep through puberty. I figured she’d have 100 years of PMS to catch up on, and was inspired to created the image of her lounging in a bed, the drapes destroyed after she woke up cranky.
The bed frame took time, created from a shoe box and downloading images of architectural features. With a knife I lashed at the satin drapes.
The outfit was pretty basic-grey and pink with some black floral race to continue the thorn theme. The stockings with the magenta ribbons made up with the lash up the thigh. Posing my model Jaime was fun, emphasizing that empowerment in the havoc she’d wreaked on her bed.
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