Monster Island Funnies #1: Legend of Mothman and Spookhaus Apocalypse

Original art for comic zine based on shadow play, "Legend of Mothman and Spookhaus Apocalypse".  Story by Cary Loren, performed with live music by Monster Island at the Detroit Institute of the Arts October 2013, and again at Issue Project Room, Brooklyn NY October 2014.  Zine drawn and pro printed with color covers, black and white interior pages in December 2013.
https://sites.google.com/site/rustynaila2/rusty-nail-studio/shadow-puppets-and-perfomances/legend-of-mothman-and-spookhaus-apocalypse

Mama 3 Eyes/A Garland of Severed Heads

"Mama Three Eyes/A Garland of Severed Heads" photo-copied comic zine drawn and copied in spring 2013.  Based on my shadow puppet play "Mama Three Eyes", performed at the Detroit Institute of the Arts, part of Dlectricity 2012, and again at Detroit Brain Frame, October 2013.  Zine included hand printed covers and a dvd with video of the shadow play.  

hand printed cover, silver ink on tar paper

inside title page

two printed pages

 three pages of the original art work, india  ink on paper

Last Girl Drawings

Original art work for Last Girl photo copied comic zine, drawn and printed in 2011 (http://rustynailstudio.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-girl.html).  Story was turned into a shadow puppet performance with live music by Dan Tower in 2012, and then a video with soundtrack by Cathedral Sounds in 2014.

Tests for Fanfare (Halloween on Monster Island)

"Screen Tests" for shadow puppets based on old timey Halloween novelties.  For the Fanfare section of 'Halloween on Monster Island', an upcoming production by the Hell Screen Puppet Company.