Tag: Halloween Folk Art

Melissa Valeriote’s Fantastical World of Holidays

I have a studio in a corner of my home. It isn’t a large studio, nor is it very glamorous. If you were to measure my success on paper, the forecast would be bleak. But this 12 foot by 12 foot fortress, with the door knob that sticks, is my sanctuary, my soft place to…

Dennison inspired two sided moon/owl ornament

I am often inspired by vintage images, vintage Halloween books, postcards, die cuts, and Dennison images are some of the best! I made this new two sided ornament based on an original die cut created by Dennison. Here is the image I was inspired from, and both sides of the ornament…        …

Owliver

Whooo…is that looking over the pumpkin patch?? Well it is Owliver of course… This is one of my latest polymer sculpts Owliver. He is sculpted in polymer. baked, cooled. a coat of black acrylic is applied, dried, a dry brush of cream is applied, dried, then I start adding layers of color, lastly I apply…

"WINNIE AND HER WIDOW"

Winnie and her Widow…. Winnie found a widow,at her kitchen window,She thought about squishing it that day,but decided it would be more fun,to keep it and play.Now Winnie has a friend,while her widow,continues to spin… Hey I am an artist not a poet, and I know it… Winnie is made of polymer clay, painted in…