A Sure Sign I'm Getting Older

As a child I clearly remember my mother telling me that time passes faster and faster the older one gets.  I clearly didn't comprehend what she was saying because summer seemed to drag on forever and some days moved like cold molasses. Well, guess what, mother was a genius and I am no longer able to say that a single day passes slowly.  Time moves at warp speed now and suddenly this coming weekend is Ghoultide Gathering in Chelsea, Michigan.  Clearly I am getting older as it feels like just a few weeks ago it was only the first of June.  Oh dear.

I promised you some previews so here they are....

 there are crows......

 giggling pumpkin boys....

 pumpkins dressed like kitties....

 trick or treating squash,....

 cats and....

 pumpkin boys.....

 a waving pumpkin ....

 wheeled kitties....

and wheeled crows, just to show you a few of the new works that will be offered to Halloween collectors this weekend.  

I wish you could all make the trip and feel the magic created by this wonderful group of artists I feel so fortunate to be included amongst. They always make me want to work harder each year in an attempt to elevate my work to a new level because of their excellence.  When I get home I'll be working on new designs because I'm getting older and the next Ghoultide will be before I know it!  Mom is a genius.

Have a wonderful weekend wherever you are!

Laurie

It's September Already?!!!

UPDATE:   Wesley is SOLD...thank you Anne!!!   Where is the time going?!  I had every intention of getting on my blog to show you works as they were completed for Ghoultide Gathering this past month.  (I was either very optimistic or naive, I'm not sure which.)   The works are not finished, the photographs are not taken and none of them are signed, tagged or completely ready for a show that is just three weeks away.  Panic has truly become a part of my  current vocabulary.

With Halloween approaching I have had numerous requests to sell my work, and for that I'm very thankful.  This time of year I get so busy putting all of my energy into the show and working with blinders on that I forget that not everyone is able to drive to Michigan to attend such a fun Halloween event as Ghoultide Gathering.  I have been thinking about that a lot this week and decided I needed to list a new piece on the PFATT Marketplace update for those collectors unable to attend.  I also will be hosting a blog sale here on the evening of October 8th.

This Tuesday,  September 10, at 10 a.m. Pacific (noon-Central), PFATT Marketplace will open and I will offer one work for sale, "There's a Spidey On My Bucket!"    The first person to email me after the marketplace opens with the price of the piece in the subject line will be the collector I sell the work to.

The work shows little pumpkin boy, Wesley, slightly alarmed at the fact that there is a spider hovering over the top of his trick or treat bucket.  Wesley isn't scared of spiders, he just doesn't want any of his Halloween goodies to disappear due to a certain arachnid hanging over his treat bucket.

The poor little spider means no harm , besides, from the looks of his smile he doesn't have a very good dental plan for indulging in sugary sweets.

Wesley stands 13.5" to the top of his stem, is 7.5" wide by 6" deep, which is a little bit bigger piece than some of my other works.  He is rich in paper mache surface texture for that vintage look and is the first piece I have offered with the new 3-D eyes I have been working on this summer.  They give the characters a little more expression to their faces....don't you think?

I hope to hear from you on Tuesday!  (It's my birthday so I may be eating cake when the marketplace opens!) 

Have a great week!
Laurie

Oh, and a special thank you to artist, Lori Rudolph, for my new blog banner.  She does such wonderful work!  Thank you Lori!

PFATT Marketplace Update

 PFATT Marketplace updates this Saturday, August 10th, at 10 a.m. Pacific time (which is 1 p.m. Eastern).  I will have one new work for the month, "Xavier Spidey Squash", a sweet little fellow full of Halloween goodness.  Xavier is SOLD...thank you so much!!
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 Xavier is extremely fond of spiders and the wonderful webs that they create.  His mother taught him that if not for his friend the spider the garden bugs would have wreaked havoc on him as a tiny squash in the garden.  He was born with a spider over him and he continues to adore their friendship, patterns and colors.

Xavier has his pet spider, Sebastian, on his web leash and has spider decor on his bow tie and jacket, as well as....

on his mask.  Yes, I created the mask so that it lines up with his eyes when placed over his face.  Just one of those extra details that makes the piece fun!

The spider designs continue on the back of Xavier's jacket and the back of his mask.  Lots of painted details on this little fellow.

 Xavier stands 13.25" tall to the top of his stem, is 9" wide to the tip of his mask and is 5" deep.  He is made of paper mache, wire and wood and was created without the use of molds.  He is hand-painted in acrylic paints and sealed with a matte polymer varnish (even though he appears to have a sheen in the photographs).  He will come signed, dated and numbered.

To purchase Xavier, please email me after the Marketplace opens on Saturday.  I will sell the work to the first collector to email me with the price of the piece in the subject line.  Send the email to monkeycatsstudio@charter.net.  

Hope you like him!

Laurie