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Ereshkigal, Queen of the Dead.
I made this illustration today, based on ancient Sumerian statues of the the Mesopotamian Goddess Ereshkigal. She was the ruler of the Underworld, Queen of the dead and obviously right up my street.
She’ll eventually be a central part to a larger piece that will be used in a future project, but I’ll tell you more about that later 
Here’s an actual relief of Erishkigal that I used as reference. I decided to ditch her 2 owls for the moment, but will hopefully be able to squeeze them into the final piece, simply because owls rule.
I’ve always loved the statue of Pazuzu, the Babylonian King of the Demons of the Wind; more famously known from the The Exorcist movies as the demon who crawled into Regan, making her get personally aquainted with a crucifix and vomit pea soup.
I used his upper wings as reference instead of the wings on the original relief. Having them raised seems more confrontational as well as increasing her overall size and making more impact.
TRAILER TRASH with Breaks of 10.
To celebrate the 1st birthday of the awesome Breaks Of 10 website, they agreed to curate this weeks Trailer Trash. Unlike a typical 1 year old, this charming baby of a site decided that crawling was for…well…babies, and so decided to skip that stage of it’s development to give running a go. It’s been running at full speed since day one and hasn’t banged it’s head yet.
Going from strength to strength, Breaks Of 10 showcase inspirational talent from across the globe, whether it be art, music, fashion or photography. Offering exclusive mixtapes by guest DJ’s, interviews and other downloadable content, the site is definitely one to bookmark. The effort put into the photography throughout the site is a personal highlight.
So without further ado, here’s this weeks TRAILER TRASH courtesy of Breaks Of 10.
‘Tarantino’s testament to the martial arts genre that captured my imagination through my early teens. Lovely references to some of my favourite kung fu movies, amazing soundtrack, and cast to match. Not to mention this was hyped as the 4th film from the man himself. Couldn’t wait to catch the flick at the cinema. Awesome popcorn movie start to finish, and what makes it all the better… there was vol.2.’
‘And then simply because its an amazing trailer…’
‘How can you not want to see this movie after this trailer. Job done!’
Dress Up gets INKED!
Trailer Trash Tuesday
The first of a new series of features on Freak Show is this, Trailer Trash. Every Tuesday I’ll stick 2 or 3 clips up of amazing classic films that have woven themselves into the fabric of my twisted being since the first time I saw them. Please feel free to get involved, comment, rant, suggest. Enjoy!
New Space
Finally managed to get my fume extractor fitted today, which means painting can start at last. The new space is coming on nicely, it’s just in desperate need of more dusty old books, mounted animal heads, preserved bugs in boxes, stuffed birds and strange smelling animal skulls. I’m a sucker for unusual tat.
