The Gargoyle Statuary

The Gargoyle Statuary, marked with its distinctive and spooky carved sign that simply states "Gargoyles," has quietly been fulfilling all of Seattle's, uh, gargoyle needs for years.

Inside the store is all the proof you need that Goth is not dead. The shop is dark, draped with velvet and tapestries, the perfect mood-setter for its watchful stock.

Fat gargoyles, skinny gargoyles, pocket-sized gargoyles, cute gargoyles, angry gargoyles, cat gargoyles, gargoyles with wings, hats, glasses, bow ties—the sheer variety of small plaster or concrete grotesqueries available for “adoption” is staggering. Even if you aren’t customarily a gargoyle fan, it’s a difficult task to not find some small beast figurine that you don’t fall in love with—at least a little.

If a free-standing tchotchke isn’t in the cards (and there’s a wide selection of those, too, both greeting and tarot), there's a collection of gargoyle themed candelabras, birdbaths, garden plaques, planters, pendants, rings and stuffed toys.

Truly not a gargoyle fan? Fine. The Gargoyle Statuary offers a decent selection of other decadent-style gifty things with a dark sensibility and sense of humor, including art and music created by local artists, cuddly fairy themed merchandise, wearable horns, hand-beaded rosaries and saints.

- by Caren Gussoff Sumption, Seattle Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Caren Gussoff Sumption

Caren Gussoff Sumption is a freelance writer and editor from Seattle, WA. She's written for USA Today, the Seattle Times/NW Source, MSN and AOL, and her fiction has been published worldwide. She received her MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.