Halloween Is The Best Holiday!
Anyone who knows me knows I much prefer Halloween over X-mas as a FAR better, healthier holiday. Without going into the many reasons for saying that here (and there are many), for starters, you can spend a little time masquerading as someone or something else - very liberating. Anyway...Having created a pumpkin carving kit for X-Acto back in the day (my first paid experience as a full-time artist, quite a rewarding confidence builder for me), I know the industry very well, and have carved many many many pumpkins for money.
One thing that went along with that: The Halloween & Party Show in the Chicago area.
Having done many trade shows too (mostly food), the Halloween show is hands-down my fave. Imagine high-tech, Hollywood-level special effects and makeup brains creating their own products, and you're close. Incredibly visual/graphic, funny, fun, dazzling.
My pal Leigh Hanlon shot the video (below) from a few year's ago.
