Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dark Poetry


My Palace: My Prison

Build me a chair in the woods, dear one.
Surround me with the fresh scent of life and death floating on a summer’s breeze
Leaving a slight chill beneath my nose long after leaving me.

An old stump knarred with dancing skulls
loved by lush green moss set in a ring of granite stones
watched by towering guards
on a melancholy carpet of dead pine.

I will dwell lovingly with intimate castaways from the canopy above
Composing a sonnet in honor of the inchworm
Floating amid leafy green curtains
Tiny neon seahorse when he climbs.

I will sit upon my throne in this rousing coliseum of nature’s curses
Oceans of leaves applaud me from the cheap seats
A pious crow calls to his flock a prayer of remembrance
The choir sings

Spotlights shine through holes blasted in the ceiling
Providing me a small measure of light
When the wind is furious
Twinkling tears scatter about the forest floor in waves.

In the chilly breath of fall
Charred remains of death’s victory slap my face
A sad dance of refugees start their pilgrimage
To find comfort on a bed of their ancestors.

The forest’s curtain withers to ash
Decomposing shades of brown grow over the youthful vibrant greens
Inviting the first frost
A crusty blanket of snow to silence the crushing sorrow beneath my boot.

Ice bites my face
Frozen water drips from mournful eyes
A smoky exhale of life yet to live.

When it’s time for me to go, dear ones,
Cut me a path that is narrow and straight
Shade to darkness
along a trail of tears
Let the moon guide me to my resting place
In sorrow
Dreaming about the chair you built me in the woods.






Friday, February 15, 2013

Inventing Plush Friends for Gothy People

'Cause Gothy People Need Love Too!


This is my Lair, my studio, my art room. 

I looove Ugly Dolls http://www.uglydolls.com/. (I own a few myself) They are weird and quirky, but I wanted scary and creepy, so I decided to make my own.

As you can see from the photo Norm and the Ugliest Zomby are hanging out in my work area. I am now stuffing the Bat Cat - who is not completely huggable yet & the red bear cut out on the counter will be "Creepy Bear". His face is a skull. (Even Abby on NCIS has a farting hippo)

Each monster has my signature butt-crack and tattoo. Any name can be put in a heart or a skull can be sewn on to the backside of your dark friend.

I first start by drawing a pattern of some image of a monster I would like to sit next to on a bus, then I pick the color(s) of pre-washed non-pill fleece, eyeballs, mean faces and tattoos. If you have an idea or a sketch - e-mail me, I'd love to see all your creepy dark ideas. 

I can make a SPECIAL monster just for you! Click on My ETSY STOREFRONT link for more information.


and....this is Me with FRED & Friends (cause Fred spelled backwards is Derf). I will probably put him up on ETSY, not the one I'm hanging on to for dear life, but a Fred for you. Fred has a skull tattoo on his cheek and will definately scare away any monsters under the bed or in the closet! (I will still close the closet door,
just in case!)

Stuffing is Hypo-Alergenic!

You want a One-of-a-kind-Personal-Monster - I Love Special Orders - e-mail me.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Polterguiest


Poetry


Reprieve

If I had a dollar for every time I said, “I will be O.K”,
I would be afforded a magnificent ocean view while wasting away on false hope.
The kind you can’t talk yourself out of.

Just leave me the hell alone on my loungy chair in the sun, and don’t knock over my booze.

Step off and Leave me be until everyone has left, the sun has set over the ends of the earth and I will take a deep breath of sea air,
 Enjoying my perfect, painful moment

…….. In a place of beauty.


 Laura Chowanski, 2012

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

NIGHTMARES

"Everyone is Broken, everybody weeps,
everyone has nightmares while everybody sleeps."
Laura Chowanski

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"Conservatory of the Damned"
Fabric Appliqued Wall Art
by: Laura Chowanski







Can We Talk about SHOES.....

We all have a pair of standard issue combat boots, Doc's or Fluevogs, but then their are the dark, dazzling beauties of the night. I love looking at Goth shoe websites - Dreaming of a pair Clash Gothic Platform Boots or Little Gothic Horrors platform buckle boots (never was a Mary Jame type), but will they hurt my aging Elder-Goth feet.

CHECK OUT
http://www.sinistersoles.com/Womens-Gothic-Boots-s/100.htm

25 Years ago I would have cherished these very creepy shoes, but now that I'm older and can afford it, will they hurt my feet?

Should I get a pair to wear around the house just for shits and giggles (O.k -got to wear to the local small town Hannaford or red-neck diner!). Elder-Goth is a little toned down, a smidgen of sparkle and a crap load of wisdom, but there is nothing like the classics.

If any of you dark beauties out there share my quandry and know if any of these delicious shoes are comfy, let me know! I'm Searching for Deliriously Dark and Comfy!

This is NOT What I'm Ready For!

Yes, I took a pair of middle-aged comfortable shoes (Sketchers), some trimmings from a forgotten project,  the be-dazzlerand  and Gothed them out, ....but REALLY!!!!! In 20 years they better make granny shoes like this, but for now....We'll see!

I always have my Crocs!






Saturday, February 9, 2013

Cupids Revenge

FEBRUARY is Purple Passion Month

I like to think of St. Valentine as a malicious little creature shooting painful arrows at couples that should have no business hooking up!

Any-who, I still expect my man to lavish me with sweet treats and creepy trinkets..don't you?

My Mother always told me that wearing black and purple made me look like the death banners on grieving buildings, but it grew on me.

I have crafted allot of purple jewelry posted on my Etsy site.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/madamebijoubeads

Enjoy My Purple Passion Gallery Below
Elder-Goth All Seeing Eye Choker



Stacked Disc Bracelets

 The Elder-Goth's Choice Bracelet

The Madame's Fantastical Air Ship Earrings

Zomby The Ugliest Plush Monster

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Poet Earrings



Black and Blue Bracelet

Purple Crystal Trees (other colors available)



Spanish Galleon Bracelet - East Indies

Vintage purple and leopard earrings

AND Thank-you for your SUPPORT!




Friday, February 8, 2013

Stack'em Bracelet Special

BUY 3 BRACELETS GET 1 FREE

Click on Etsy Storefront Badge
(Bracelet of equal or lesser Value Free)
All Bracelets Included. A listing for more than one Bracelets count as 1

Buy Three and write in the comments section the Bracelet you would like FREE. I will even do a custom one just for you. Convo me!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/madamebijoubeads


Secret sale for all my followers on Etsy and Facebook! 







GARGOYLE OF THE LOST





In the heart of the struggle between insanity and thought,
the dark shrouds the brightness, akin to the murky shades of twilight.
Eradicating the flaws
Boasting the illusion of purity.

The eye does not see what the self hears,
and what it discovers, is muffled by the heartbeat,
blood rushing.
The dizzying aftermath that renders a person incapable of understanding the danger the eyes cannot see.

Sensing the watchful gaze of drifters
Eyes filled with pity for the scheme of a nefarious understanding of hell.

Do not grant me clemency, for I am the one who sits under the raging passion of the moon.
Making peace with imagined enemies
Cand real delusions.

I am the gargoyle of the wondering miscreants’
giving watch
Waiting to be absolved,
and hence,
dip my toes in the tepid water beneath the fountain spray.

When the moon turns dark, and all I am afforded is the shadow of   good and a slight hint of evil will my insanity slumber
and ego find peace in the nothingness afore me.

Tears will quench my longing.
The hollow wind will be my companion,
and one agonizing slice of flesh will make me forget.
Laura Chowanski   5/29/2012


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