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17 new linocuts, 8 digital designs, and 4 new stickers is a lot of work in one month but I got there! Hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have. All the linocuts and stickers are available on my Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BlockForest

Gonna crawl into my grave now for a few days before starting on creepmas!

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Day 30: Ghost 

Watch out, it might take your hand off. And if you want some spooky stuff in your mailbox then you know who to come to ;)

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Day 29: Pumpkin

Little guy I made last year in my Halloween costume series, didn’t get a lot of attention so I thought I’d just repost them today. A four layer reduction linocut print. Available on the shops. https://blockforest.etsy.com/listing/1563492827

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Day 28: Dragon Have they watched too much House of the Dragon or are they way too into Red Dragon by Thomas Harris - you decide! Did a few of these anthro portraits this year as really liking the style.

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Day 26: Mask 

I found this little guy on a tomb in the tiny village of Wherwell (where the myth of the Cockatrice came from) and loved him so thought I’d make him into a print. Not sure of his origins other than that! 

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Day 25: Hellhound

He’s a good boy even tho he’s from hell. 

Quick little procreate doodle for today, would have loved to do more linocut this year but time is so tight! 

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Day 24: Goth Moth

My favourite goth moth - Mothman! Reading horror naturally. A little bookmark design but was a bit rushed today so might have to recarve this as a little off for my liking! 

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Day 23: The Green Lady

Just a little procreate doodle for today’s Green Lady, a folk spirit from the Scottish Highlands. Often portrayed as a beautiful woman with a goat like body similar to a satyr. Slightly modelled after a door knocker as she’s meant to be a protective home spirit. 

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Day 22: Botanical Beasts

Been thinking about doing this sticker for a while as horrified when I see books banned for nefarious purposes, little nod to something that would piss off those types that are doing it as well. Available on the shop.

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Day 21: Zodiac

My take on Leo, thought it would be the best to do as it’s my sign. Generous, Loyal and Creative, but prone to over-exaggeration, drama and my own little tilt towards nihilism. 

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Day 20: Creature Feature

Little doodle for creature feature - a bit selfie of a cat creature dude film lover! 

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Day 19: Cryptid

Probably not that cryptidey but I fancied doing something mythological and have never done a minotaur so here you go! 

One layer linocut gold on black. 

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Day 18: Raven

New stickers arrived of which this is one.

The new range of stickers are all a little nihilistic/political/what’s going on in the world vibes just to warn you. 

Note to self maybe get a bigger sticker if you’re gonna do fine detail - I think it still works tho!?

#spooky #Halloween #October #drawingchallenge #raven #crow #animalart #political #angryart #Illustration #bird #mdwc24d18 #heraldry #edgarallenpoe #MabsDrawlloweenClub 

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Day 17: Werewolf

New sticker design but still waiting for them to arrive so in the mean time here’s the postcard/artcard version! 

Angry werewolves are a fav of mine. 

#mdwc24d17 #spooky #Halloween #October #drawingchallenge #wolf #werewolf #lycan #angryart #Art #Illustration #chains #political 

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Day 16: Moon

Don’t ask me where this came from… think I have eldritch terrors on my mind. 

Said to myself this year I would try and keep it simple - so much for that. 2 layer 2 block linocut in black an red. 

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Day 15: Haunted Forest

Felt like doing a Leshy as unbelievably I’ve never done one before. 

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Day 14: Undead

Silly little undead doodle today as I’m falling behind a bit and got too much else on, think I’m getting to that mid-month tired phase but I have been working ahead of time with some posts so hopefully it’ll get a bit easier!