Arriving for Summer 2025 there is a new Bindlegrim Halloween 12-side collapsible German-style lantern (#13 - The Fates) seen most recently on @Bindlegrim (IG). This one will have an edition of seven - and unusually combines both lighting with a fortune game.
The lantern continues the Bindlegrim limited-edition series of industrial-method panels made of sturdy 2-ply museum board that reveals laser-print vellum panes - made in mind of no-heat LED lights or small battery candles.As for the fortunes there are six pre-told visions that slip into the bottom panes. These fortunes were penned by Bindlegrim under divine inspiration from The Fates - so he takes no responsibility for their snarky witchery!
Bindlegrim 2025 vintage-style Halloween - The Fates (top).
Bindlegrim 2025 vintage-style Halloween - The Fates (bottom).
By the way, about the imagery... while two of the faces were directly inspired by Gibson Art Co. (and givewn some artistic embellishments by Bindlegrim) Halloween collectors will notice six different expressions. Bindlegrim expanded upon her apparent acting repertoire to include the basic human expressions which some theorize to include anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. (The original Gibson witch seems to have felt happiness and disgust).
Lantern detail: witch expressions of disgust and fear.
Lantern detail: witch expressions of happiness and surprise.
Lantern detail: witch expressions of sadness and anger.
Bindlegrim lantern 2025 - #13 The Fates w/fortunes.
Bindlegrim is producing these right now - clearing up a few snags along the way - but expects these arriving soon for sale on the
Bindlegrim etsy shop, likely along with some older Bindlegrim from the past which may be in stock still. Some of the older designs are seen on this blog and @bindlegrim on Instagram.
Working on label design for The Fates by Bindlegrim.
By the way, have you been keeping up with Bindlegrim these past couple of year? Bindlegrim recently created for
THR some industrial style vintage products (below) based on 1940's faux stained glass window products. The new items are true to the
general feel of vintage pieces, but cannot be mistaken as such (as with other Bindlegrim productions) due to a deliberate difference in size, imagery, color, and production. Much like the lantern (above) the windows are made of 2-ply museum board but with in this case use colored tissue paper. For more images see
THR's website or
THR's online book shop (or even via Instagram
@halloweenretrospecs), but note Bindledgrim is
not selling these - they are
free with a copy of
THR's newest edition of research from its archive library publications on Etsy.
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Dual-side faux stained glass paper window (2 shown) for THR.
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| THR, V4 featuring an homage window by Bindlegrim |
The Halloween Retrospect Vol 1,2,3,4 & Halloween Artifacxts.
Well, to close this blog entry, Bindlegrim notes this vintage-style artist has had the pleasure of being involved with Volume 1 and Volume 4 digests above, but is happy to return once again creating vintage-style decorations that bring olde Halloween to modern times.
