🕯On All Hallows’ Eve when the moon is round, a virgin will summon us from under the ground… 🕯
Hello Salem! This year for Halloween I wanted to get a Hocus Pocus painting done to celebrate the sequel premiering and the 29th anniversary of the original film. The basis for this piece was a series of sketches I did in 2018 which you can view in a saved story on my page! The sisters mostly stayed the same but I updated a few details since four years is a long time and my design style changed has slightly. In 2018 I was imagining what the sisters would wear if they had new outfits made in purgatory, so this is a continuation of that idea.
🕷 Sarah’s design is pretty straightforward. I was inspired by Mary E Vogt’s original concept which featured layers of silk scraps and beads to create something really ethereal. Basically it’s her costume from the first film but totally ripped to shreds, a little more revealing and sexy.
📖 Winnie’s dress is influenced by her Queen Elizabeth I hairstyle. I gave her an Elizabethan silhouette complete with collar, but of course kept her long “wizard sleeves.” My favorite detail of Mary Vogt’s original design is Winnie’s red petticoat, so I made her base skirt entirely red. The red color actually ties all three sisters together, since each features red somewhere in their design.
🧪 Mary’s design was the biggest departure from my original 2018 sketch. In the years since, she has become my favorite sister so I wanted to give her a dress that was really gorgeous. As @theaustinjayshow has pointed out, no design series from me would be complete without a tiered skirt, with either pointed or rounded petals, so that’s how Mary manifested this time. Each of the scarves reflects the patterned fabric of her original costume.
