LAUREL HAUSLER was recently asked to produce an original painting which would be reproduced as a poster for the Spooky Action Theater’s current production of KWAIDON.
Inspired by Lafcadio Hearn’s book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (which was first published in 1904), visual theater director Izumi Ashizawa brings to life a series of Japanese ghost stories. Hearn’s original unique collection of stories were ghostly sketches of an unreal world combined with a sense of spiritual reality. Kwaidan runs May 29- June 22, 2014 at the Spooky Action Theater located at 1810 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009.
This wonderful new work can be seen at Morton Fine Art located at 1781 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Yuki Onna (Snow Ghost), 50″x40″, mixed media on paper
Morton Fine Art: curator's notes 