Groteskology

This blog hasn't been getting much play from me lately, so I'm going to start experimenting to see what kind of blogging style makes...

Did you know the grotesque had its very own font? When I heard the name 'Grotext' I assumed it would be something a bit wild, maybe ...

I once had a real dislike for poetry. Too pompous, I thought. Jonathan Swift's scatological poems have played a significant role in bri...

I find it interesting that adults designing 'educational' science/human body related material for children very often use grotesquen...

I've become more interested in Gargoyles since visiting the UK. They were everywhere, these strange faces protruding from walls, with mo...

I'm thinking of looking at comics for my forth chapter, primarily because I have discovered a recent (2007) Batman series devoted to our...

These are a few of the pics I took while in the UK for the International Gothic Association Conference . I'm fascinated by hybrid beasts...