Most artists portray ghosts as scary creatures lurking in the shadows, but not Caleb Worcester. He made quite a splash on social media with his whimsical illustrations, and most of them show ghosts wearing white sheets and living their best lives.
Worcester is a freelance illustrator and animator from Kansas City, who embarked on quite a journey since finding his true calling. Despite his endless love for art, he decided to pursue mechanical engineering as a safe option after graduating from high school, but his plans changed after the pandemic hit.
“I was given the time and space to buckle down and really dive head first into the world of illustration. I loved the way I could communicate and express these big ideas of even bigger worlds, and I found myself with a voracious appetite for anything art-related,” he told Spaces.
Worcester started sharing his illustrations online and built quite a following, with over 120,000 followers on Instagram alone. He wants his body of work to transport people into worlds filled with magic and light—and ghosts are a big part of that.
Some of Worcester’s best illustrations and animated videos feature sheet-covered ghosts simply going about their day. Instead of presenting them as scary creatures, he shows them doing the same activities that brought them joy while they were humans, from riding a bike and doing laundry to fishing and reading.
