* This Halloween carnival cat can balance! * We've got a few sitters, just sittin' around! * An autumn hued owl strikes a perched pose for Halloween. * Spooky fun egg cup characters raise their arms in Halloween glee. * A pair of Halloween hued bulldogs promise not to bite. * A quartet of Jacks are topped with illustrated paper bats. * A sweet cat plays Peek-a-Boo, peering out of a pumpkin jack. I look forward to seeing old friends, meeting online friends (finally in person) and making new friends too! See you soon!!! With my parent's house so close to the show, I will have my pick of some of mom's antique treasures to help prop my table and add interest to my display! (Thanks Mom!) So for now, I am focused on completing this collection and preparing for the journey. I am taking over 30 one of a kind Halloween folk art sculptures as well as some handmade ornaments featuring my pressed paper illustrated designs. Although I have a few more to finish up, I thought I'd share a sneak peek-a-boo at some of these unique guys. I have been adding the final touches to this special collection and photographing them as I go. It's evident that scheduling 2 Halloween art shows this year has kept me rather busy!! I think I spent my whole summer, crafting in the workshop! Now that September is here, the Hallowbaloo Show in Redmond, Washington is just around the corner. My oh My! My last blog post was 3 months ago! I guess it's about time I popped in for an update. * Lastly, here's a peek from Friday night after we set-up! Mom & Dad, living just minutes away, came to help! * And this second collage captures more of the enchanting creations. * Here's one of two collages, depicting fellow Halloween artists and their creations. * More Halloween characters brought smiles and delight! * JP sneaks a peek from behind the spooky window! * That's me and mom all decked out for Halloween! She was truly donning the orange and black from head to toe! After all, she's my Halloween Mommy as I was born on October 31st! * Here's another peek at my Halloween folk art originals, perched and waiting to meet and greet! * An arrangement of my pressed paper illustrated owl ornaments were popular at the show! I made a few more for the Denver show too. * BOO! An original ball ghost character and other sweet friends awaited collectors. * More of my Halloween originals were displayed in rustic antique cubbies. These guys were popular, and fortunately I made a few more for the Denver show! (I still need to paint them!!) * A trio of jacks with overhead bats topped off my mom's cupcake stand. * That's me smiling big before the start of the show! Below is a small collection of images along with a couple of photo collages that offer a glimpse of the Halloween magic at the Hallowbaloo. Big Hugs to the guys that wove the big Hallowbaloo web and created a memorable day for both artists and collectors alike! And, another big thanks to my parents for hosting us at their lovely home and for letting me borrow all those cool antique props! There's no way we could have stuffed all that into our VW beetle! hehe! As shows are always such a frenzy from A to Z, I did what I could to document the event from behind the camera. It was a pleasure to see you! It was also a treat to reconnect with fellow Halloween artist friends and meet others that I had only chatted with online. We're finally back from exhibiting at the Hallowbaloo in Washington! It was a long journey's drive across beautiful mountains and valleys, but we made it to and fro, thanks to JP and his mastery behind the steering wheel! THANKS to ALL my dear collector friends who made their own trek out to see us and adopt some special Halloween folk art characters.
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