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Things My Boyfriend Thinks Are Creepy

Written on June 30, 2009. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

Every girl has a darker side.  Even the ones that are enamored with pink, obsessed with butterflies and adore pop music get the urge to slip into a little black dress and play the dangerous lady every once in a while…even if it’s just for one night, alone in the house with the lights dimmed.  It brings out another side of us: the irresistable vampire; the charming, devious imp; that mysterious gothic girl you saw at the club one time…


Ghislaine Twins (10×8) by Art & Ghosts: $20

For me, that darkness manifests itself as dreamlike - it tells a story - which inevitably means that I am drawn to it in art.   I see something dark, feminine and a little dangerous in this kind of style; my boyfriend calls it “creepy.”  Luckily, he’s willing to ignore the shivers that some of my favorite pieces give him, because he promised me I could decorate “any way I want” and one of the rooms in my house is going to have this darkly feminine style!  (A side note: it won’t be the bedroom: he won that argument on account of his need for sleep.)


Specimen 652 (prices vary by size) by D.S. Brennan Photography

As a culture, Americans have been desensitized to a cacauphony of things - blood and gore, raunch and greed, violence and outright war – but for some reason, the sight of a taxedermied bird (the one above is from the photographer’s trip to Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic, CT) or a staring, silent child can unsettle us.  We can handle the scary stuff if it’s put out there blatently, but a hint of danger or an undercurrent of violence pulls at our center, and tries to convince us to flee.


No Vacancies by Art & Ghosts: $20

I think that’s why I like it so much: these things are unsettling, and in my opinion, art should be unsettling.  Sure, I could buy “background pieces,” but if I didn’t want people to notice my art, to really think about what it means or why it was chosen, I’d just put up wallpaper.


Traveling (15×22) by A Rabbit Girl: $50


The Wing Collector (5×5) by This Year’s Girl: $5

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  1. Pamela Quevedo June 30, 2009 1:34 pm

    Oh, how I adore dark fairytale art. I have several from A Rabbit Girl and Art & Ghosts is definitely on the list too. There are so many others I love and collect too, but my husband likes creepy so I’m all set.
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  2. AJ June 30, 2009 1:38 pm

    That wing collector image is beautiful, but it also makes me sad. Poor little fae.
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  3. Jennifer Nicole June 30, 2009 1:45 pm

    AJ: I had the same reaction! It makes me want to see the rest of the room, and who her captor is.

  4. Jaime June 30, 2009 2:52 pm

    It all gives off such a melancholy feel, Jennifer, and while I love it, I can absolutely understand why your boyfriend called time out on you decorating the bedroom as such.

    After all, if I were doing what I sometimes do in my bedroom and looked up to see the “No Vacancies” piece, I’d probably start crying.
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  5. Michelle Leigh June 30, 2009 3:03 pm

    Yes! Yes! Yes!

    This is my favorite sort of art and decor…cute and creepy…love this post!

  6. Jacob June 30, 2009 3:10 pm

    http://critiqulous.blogspot.com/2009/06/here-is-music-video-for-that-criminally.html
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  7. Shereen July 1, 2009 10:51 am

    Did you ever get to check that link I sent you?
    Creepy and Octopus-like…. you really should!
    http://www.miserychildren.com/

  8. Ash_Lethal June 5, 2010 3:31 pm

    your blog is simply wonderful! i love it! very inspiring and i love the title! :) i am happy to have found out about you! keep it up!

    ash lethal
    http://www.ash-lethal.darkfolio.com

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