Brand new piece I got to do for Bloody Disgusting. A deep dive into the making of Castle Freak and the effect it had on Full Moon moving forward, which I was so excited to write.
Somehow I’m just now realizing I never took pictures of my Halloween costume, I’m not going to dig it out but I was a Pokemon trainer with my favorite Pokemon (shiny Umbreon) The big one is life size, so 3 ft tall standing (including the ears). And I just made a little one so I can take it with me to the Detective Pikachu movie . And they both light up! Last pic is a size comparison. They were both made using a combination of crochet and needle felting, with el wire to make them glow. The big one also has a wood/wire skeleton to help it keep their shape.
On this day, 6 April 1968, just two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, 17 year old Black Panther “Little” Bobby Hutton was murdered by police in Oakland, California. Hutton had been the very first recruit to the Black Panther Party. He had been involved in a shootout with police until he surrendered. He left his weapon, took off his shirt and emerged from the basement where he was holed up, barechested with his hands up. He had been advised by a comrade to surrender naked, but he was embarrassed and left his trousers on. Police shot him at least 10 times, killing him. Six days later, over 1000 people came to his funeral, at which actor Marlon Brando delivered the eulogy. His killing spurred rapid growth of the BPP. http://bit.ly/2IhNGc5
