There is no book or story to read as the title alludes to. That’s the TRICK in the Trick or Treat. The TREAT is this art piece inspired by Edward Gorey and his gothic take on the darker side of life. I love his work. One day while allowing the muses to play I drew the strange woman standing in the foreground with her bat-like hat. The rest of this image was found and added piece by piece over a few weeks. I don’t think one has ever taken this long to fully arrive. It was close on that first day but I knew something was missing and I simply had to have the nerve to wait and watch for it. And wait and watch I did.
The bits and pieces were captured during daily doings. The old victorian buildings were found on a stroll through Midtown. The birdhouse and an actual fledgling bird showed up during a backyard garden party at a friends house. Finally, on a typical grocery shopping trip, the skeletons appeared.
The point of this? The bits and pieces are everywhere. Even if you are doing the most mundane things at the seemingly most normal places the extraordinary will show itself. Being aware of your surroundings and allowing the muses to guide you is the first half of the battle. The second and most important half is taking up the challenge and stopping to capture the ideas that present themselves.
