Going Goth

The Old Woman's Prophecy (art journal page)

Gingerstamp Creations is hosting a Goth-tober Fest this month.  Their first challenge was to create something with "Gothic elements" . . . things that are disturbing, off-kilter, supernatural and foreboding.  I have to admit that I creeped myself out a bit with this art journal page.  The journaling reads "It was never clear if they married because of or in spite of the old woman's prophecy."  I started by painting a page and then added an altered copy of my grandparent's wedding portrait.  I scrunched up the border of a paper napkin and topped with German scrap for the bottom border.  I found a black & white flower element and a Southern Gothic old woman in my stash.  Added some German scrap wings to the woman and some black paper flowers up top.  I feel like it really helped me understand Gothic. Funny, as much as I like Halloween and Dias de los Muertos, I'm thinking that true Gothic is not for me!