A Haunted History…
My name is Cheyenne Silva and I’m the owner, designer and artist behind The Haunted Hooker.
I’ve always been a bit different, a little weird. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and Autism was a big part of that, but I developed my taste for all things spooky and horrifying at the impressionable age of five. It all started with a tattered VHS of The Nightmare Before Christmas, watching Stephen King movies and reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. From there it has spread, consuming my entire personality.
I spent a lot of time with my Grandmother as a child and she helped me tap into my creativity. She taught me to sew everything from dolls to costumes to dresses. She showed me how to paint and I painted rocks, canvases and porcelain figurines she poured herself. She worked with numerous mediums and through her my inner artist awakened. She helped give me the confidence to try my hand at any medium I felt drawn to. In the end it was crochet (another skill she passed on to me) that captured my artists soul and gave me an outlet to express myself.
I’ve been crocheting for as long as I can remember, but it’s taken me time to feel ready to share my creations with the world. During that time I met and married my husband and we had two children. We’ve built a life, and all the while I was crocheting.
Finally, in 2021 I started an Instagram account, in 2022 I put out my first crochet pattern and opened up shop, and in 2024 I launched this website.
If you’re interested in getting to know more about me, want to learn about my creative process and inspiration check out my blog and follow me on my socials.
