Pets and Witches Familiars, Symbol Project
Spring 2024
THE CHALLENGE:
Create a set of at least six symbols inspired by Halloween.
THE DESIGN:
I was inspired by woodcut images used for anti-witch propaganda during the Salem Witch trials. Each symbol was drawn and then hand carved into rubber stamp blocks. I scanned in the stamped symbols to preserve their texture, using raw scans and vectors for the final sets.
Digitally drawn symbols
Handcarved stamps
Many attempts...Final symbol stamps, scanned in
Inspiration images: woodblock prints from the 1600s