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October 16, 2006
monster month - 7
by sven at 8:00 am
Further sketches, contributing to Jeffrey Roche's "Monster Month" event.
The bloated spider queen is ancient, worshipped by her thousands of progeny, the countless spiderlings that have sucked from her pendulous, poison-filled breasts. She sits at the center of a towering translucent cathedral made entirely from web. Legs having atrophied long ago, she depends upon sacrifices from her army for sustenance.
Think of Magritte's mermaid ("Collective Invention," 1934). Think of that classic horror flick with Vincent Price, "The Fly" (1958) -- and the remake with Jeff Goldblum (1986). Just cross a fly and a guy, and you get... EW!
posted by sven | October 16, 2006 8:00 AM | categories: bestiary, sketchbook