Halloween Splurge at Tesco (31DoHM07)

DARK FANGS: 6 pence
WITCHES FINGER: 14 pence
WITCHES FINGER: 14 pence
WHOPPING TOTAL: 34 pence

I love Halloween.

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Tiki Racer

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Tiki Racer (Oxfordshire) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Shrunken Heads for All Occasions! (31DoHM07)

The Pressman Witchdoctor Headshrinkers Kit!



Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Cyclops and Sweet Toof on Sclater (Juxtapoz Photo Essay)

Photos: Sweet Toof & Cyclops on Sclater Street
by Chris Osburn
Juxtapoz
Thursday, 25 October 2007










Photos taken during the recent painting of "Lenny the Highroller" by Sweet Toof and Cyclops, two thirds of the Burning Candy crew. The three story painting may be viewed on London's graffiti rich Sclater Street just off Brick Lane.

Click here for all the photos.

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Tiki Chris (London) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Artist Profile: Cyclops (31DoHM07)

Two Artist Profiles in one month? Hey, why not? I’m just making up for no profiles during August and September. Anyway, with all the Halloween-ing and Skull Mask Project-ing going on these days, I figured I should dedicate at least a little bit of blog space to London/Bristol street artist, Cyclops. He’s one of my art heroes with an intensity that makes you think, “wow, this guy’s a true artist!” … or at least, that’s been my reaction on a number of occasions. Cyclops thinks big and prolific. His massive skulls (all over East London and much of Bristol) are a somber and undeniable reality check. Along with graf buddy Sweet Toof, Cyclops has virtually redefined East London's urban landscape. I could say much, much more about this guy. But, I’ll keep this profile short ‘n’ sweet and simply refer you to all the much, much more I’ve already said about him:

http://tikichris.blogspot.com/2007/08/cyclops-sweet-toof-in-paris.html
http://tikichris.blogspot.com/2007/08/cyclops-sweet-toof-and-sickboy-hit.html
http://tikichris.blogspot.com/2007/08/bristol-correspondence-for-juxtapoz.html http://tikichris.blogspot.com/2007/07/photos-from-invisible-art-club-show-in.html
http://tikichris.blogspot.com/2007/06/meet-up-with-cyclops-and-sweet-toof.html
http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/2007/05/interview-with-london-street-artist.html
























Photography by Chris Osburn © 2007

Check out BeforeChrome.com for plenty more about/from Cyclops (and don't be surprised if this artist's work appears yet again before October ends).

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Tek33

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Tek33 (London) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Week was a Whirl (Friday October 26, 2007)

Cool stuff I this week:

Dan Witz was in town and added a bit of "Kilroy" to the Brick Lane area. And speaking of "Kilroy", I interviewed London graffiti artist, Tek33 for Whitehot Magazine. I also continued with my Milan photo series and got back to writing about how much I ♥ T-Shirts, particularly my Slayer T-shirt. Writing my lunch reviews for Londonist, I raised a bit of a ruckus, with a mild thumbs up for a hot dog vendor. Too funny.

In my spare time, I marvelled at this week's amazing Halloween Skull Mask Project contributions by these gifted artists:

Pierre Halé
Porkchop
robotidiot
Skull-A-Day
Space Pafpaf
Squid
Sweet Toof

So much more!

Have a great weekend,
Tiki Chris

Below is a list of recent posts from four blogs that I administer: ontoLondon, ontoTravel, Rapa Nui News, and Tiki Chris. Each Friday, I hope to provide a weekly review of what I've posted. If a particular blog interests you, keep in mind that I’ve been blogging since well before this past week. You may want to take a look through the archives of any blog that interests you. Thanks.

ontoLondon
http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/

Site feed URL: http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Dan Witz Street Art Signs in East London
London Daily Photo: Scarecrow of Columbia Road
London Daily Photo: Printers Devil
Strychnin Gallery Opening in London
London Daily Photo: Ghost Trucker of Farringdon R...
Londonist asks "What’s for Lunch?" Hot Dog Stand o...
London Daily Photo: Happy Haloween Mo'Fo!
Tek33 Interview for Whitehot Magazine
New York Graffiti Artist SEEN at Stolenspace
London Daily Photo: Patchwork Pirate
Londonist Turns Three - You're Invited
London Daily Photo: Blockhead Zombie
Much Ado about Hot Dogs
London Daily Photo: Primed and Ready for Hallowee...


ontoTravel
http://ontotravel.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://ontotravel.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Deputy Mayor of Delhi Killed by Horde of Monkeys
Milan: Via Ragazzi del '99
Milan: $!
Milan: Pannocchie
Milan: Hotel City


Rapa Nui News
http://rapanuinews.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://rapanuinews.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Spanish students to visit Rapa Nui
Quiet Axis/Rapa Nui
Winterson's Stone Gods
Wonderland/online
Surfer's "best tow trip" on Rapa Nui
"Good luck tikis" mark Trader Vic's opening in Las...
Two moai-style heads/Pink Floyd album cover
Cruise to Rapa Nui and more
Monolithic Pop Culture References #69

Tiki Chris
http://tikichris.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://tikichris.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
This Week Comes to a Head (Friday October 19, 2007...
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Pierre Halé
Happy Halloween from Dan Witz (31DoHM07)
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Porkchop
Animal Collective/Bonefish (31DoHM07)
Halloween Skull Mask Project: robotidiot
Tiki Chris Performs "Ghost Manor" (31DoHM07)
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Skull-A-Day
I ♥ T-Shirts: SLAYER (31DoHM07)
Tek33 Interview for Whitehot Magazine
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Space Pafpaf
Build a Better Sucker with Pop Rocks' Skeleton Pop...
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Squid
Make a Skeleton Cutout Decoration (31DoHM07)
Halloween Skull Mask Project: Sweet Toof

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Sweet Toof

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Sweet Toof (London) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Make a Skeleton Cutout Decoration (31DoHM07)

Click here for a free and very cute downloadble skeleton cutout (for which you'll need 8 brads) from SewingStars.com and make sure to dig around for all sorts of crafty fun.

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Squid

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Squid (Los Angeles) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Build a Better Sucker with Pop Rocks' Skeleton Pop (31DoHM07)

"Ever wanted to build your own skeleton out of lollipop sticks?" Hey! Who hasn't?

Pop Rocks Presents: Build Your Own Skeleton Pops
by Michelle
Candy Addict
Thursday, March 8, 2007


Have you ever wanted to build your own skeleton out of lollipop sticks? Pop Rocks is now giving budding Frankensteins the opportunity to piece plastic bones together into complete skeletal bodies.

Click here for complete post.

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Space Pafpaf

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Space Pafpaf (Belgium) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Tek33 Interview for Whitehot Magazine

Chris Osburn Interviews Tek33
Chris Osburn

whitehot magazine of contemporary art
October 2007













I spend all day making art indoors on canvas to go on show in galleries around the world, so that's all good and positive but on the way home from drinking or for a fun adventure when I'm sober my passion is to paint graffiti in traditional New York subway based styles. It's not for sale, just pure passion.

Click here for complete interview.

I ♥ T-Shirts: SLAYER (31DoHM07)

Comfortable, practical, and these days the only accessory you need to make a statement, it's hard to imagine a world without the ubiquitous T-shirt. I ♥ T-Shirts takes a subjective approach to this modern fashion phenomenon with each post dealing with a favorite shirt. In this Halloween-related post, I blog about one of my favourite "in a mood" T-shirts.

Shirt: Slayer
Designer: ??
Price: Under $5
Purchased: 2007 on eBay
Status: I wear it when I'm in a "mood"

No deep story behind this T-shirt. It was simply an impulse buy on eBay one night when a song by Slayer (a long standing favourite band of mine) came up on my iTunes shuffle. The tee's image of a human skeleton with swords forming some sort of monster skull is ridiculous yet menacing and reminds me of just the sort of bad movies and good books I delved into as a kid. Indeed, ever since I was twelve, I've been drawn to graphics accompanying Slayer merchandise. Back then, my mom would have probably burned any such T-shirt and by the time of my later teen years, I was way too cool to be seen in such garb. Perhaps the purchase of this shirt was a symptom of a mild form of not-quite-mid-life-crisis? A moment of Death Metal Peter Pan-ic?

Whatever my convoluted motives, I particularly enjoy watching for any passer-by reactions when I wear my Slayer T-shirt with, say, something along the lines of my Barbour jacket. When the mood's right, nothing beats having a Slayer T-shirt stowed away to add a pinch of grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr to my day.

Photography by BlasFamous © 2007

Interested in contributing a review of a favourite T-shirt or perhaps sending along a sample T to be reviewed? Click here to access my email address. Then, send an email with a brief description of your idea/product along with any relevant online links.

I ♥ T-Shirts is sponsored by Chongolio's Lost-Isle.

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Skull-A-Day

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Skull-A-Day (Virginia) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Tiki Chris Performs "Ghost Manor" (31DoHM07)

Be amazed by the eerie sounds of Tiki Chris performing the Theremin rich soundtrack to "Ghost Manor":
























Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: robotidiot

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by robotidiot (New Jersey) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.

Animal Collective/Bonefish (31DoHM07)

In the "spirit of Halloween Madness", good buddy M. Snow suggested I should "check out this halloweenish video" by his current favourite band of the moment, Animal Collective:



Very Halloweenish indeed! Thanks.

Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Halloween Skull Mask Project: Porkchop

Halloween Skull Mask Project
by Porkchop (New Jersey) © 2007

Halloween Skull Mask Project is part of the 31 Days of Halloween Madness 2007.