Alchemist Artist · Horror, transformation and pop culture

The Lovecraft Country Project

Some stories leave you with images that demand a life beyond the screen. The Lovecraft Country Project is my response to a world of unsettling creatures, changing identities and horror that reaches beyond the supernatural.

Inspired by Lovecraft Country, I created mixed media work using plaster, resin, mica and paint. Texture gives the collection a physical presence, while glow brings another dimension to the encounter when the lights go down.

The story behind the collection

HBO’s Lovecraft Country, from showrunner Misha Green and based on Matt Ruff’s novel, follows Atticus Freeman through 1950s Jim Crow America. Its journey brings supernatural danger into contact with the violence of racism.

That combination gives this project its starting point. I am drawn to the way an imagined monster can share a story with familiar human cruelty, and to the possibilities of translating that unease into an object you can examine from different angles.

Atticus “Tic” Freeman

11 × 14 inches · Mixed media sculpture

Tic’s piece brings a central figure from the story into sculptural form. The mounted view, the unmounted view and the interior photograph offer different ways to encounter its construction.

Moving between those views is part of reading the work. The glow photograph adds another layer, changing which details draw your attention.

Explore Tic In the light In the dark

Tic sculpture in ordinary light — In the light

Tic sculpture glowing in darkness — Glowing in the dark

Tic sculpture without its wood mounting board — Without the mounting board

Interior view of the Tic sculpture — Interior view

Shoggoth

11 × 14 inches · Mixed media sculpture

Shoggoth brings the collection’s creature imagery to the foreground. Its tentacles and interior details invite closer inspection, giving the eye several paths through the form.

I enjoy the challenge of giving an otherworldly creature a tangible presence. The sculpture can occupy a place beside you, while its unfamiliar features leave room for imagination. Seen in darkness, its glow creates another encounter with the same creature.

Explore Shoggoth In the light In the dark

Mounted Shoggoth sculpture in ordinary light — In the light

Shoggoth sculpture glowing in darkness — Glowing in the dark

Interior view of the Shoggoth sculpture — Interior view

Tentacle detail of the Shoggoth sculpture — Tentacle detail

Ruby as Dell

11 × 14 inches · Mixed media sculpture mask

Ruby as Dell brings the project’s interest in transformation into a mask. A face becomes a place to explore appearance, identity and the unsettling possibilities of change.

The photographs include a work in progress alongside the finished piece and its glow view. Together, they let you follow the sculpture from its development into two different lighting conditions.

Explore Ruby as Dell In the light In the dark

Ruby as Dell mask in ordinary light — In the light

Ruby as Dell mask glowing in darkness — Glowing in the dark

Ruby as Dell mask during its creation — Ruby as Dell · In progress

When the lights go down

Glow is part of how I invite viewers to return to a piece. The familiar view changes, and a different set of details can come forward. In this collection, that shift echoes my interest in hidden interiors, unstable appearances and the unknown.

The Lovecraft Country Project is my personal artistic interpretation of the series. It holds my fascination with its characters and creatures in physical form, inviting you to look closely, explore the details and discover what changes in the dark.