Halloween Pumpkin Candy Container "Claude Gourdans"

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                                                                                 "Claude Gourdans"

Claude  is a one of a kind Halloween folk art candy container , painted and created by me. His head is a gourd attached to a paper mache box that can hold candy or other treasures.  Claude is painted in colors of burnt orange, soft black and vintage white. 

  Claude  has a crepe paper color and various Halloween scenes painted on each side of the box. An owl, witch, skeleton and pumpkins. 

Claude measures 11 1/2 " tall by 6 " across. Claude will come artist signed and dated with a 1/1 indicating he is a one of a kind and will not be recreated. He has been faux antiqued with a umber wash. Claude has several coats of sealer applied for protection

IDEAS: this art piece would be delightful sitting upon your desk in waiting to offer your family or clients a morsel of candy. 

If your interested in purchasing Claude or just viewing more pictures you can check him out on My Etsy

Ms. Corine Demise

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    Corine Demise
Ms. Corine Demise is a one of a kind folk art Goth, Day of the Dead or De Los Muertos, skeleton or Voo Doo Doll. She wiles away the day hanging out with her gruesome little buddies in the CREEP SHOW. As you can see in the one photo she tends to crawl out of her cubby at night and roam the house. The colors to this piece are black, white and red.
Corine was created by me from muslin and then hand painted. She comes with the shadow box that was also created by me. The little crying heart, odd little bird man were also created by me from paper clay. The Shadow box is decorated in fun papers, trims and vintage laceCorine stands 13" tall by 2.75" across. The shadow box measures 15" tall by 7.5" across. The bats are included and will add and additional 6" to the piece. The flying bats and doll can be removed. The other items are permanently glued in place. If you have interest in purchasing Corine or just looking , you can check her out on http://www.etsy.com/listing/109642215/one-of-a-kind-folk-art-goth-doll-shadowMy ETSY

Myrtle Spellman A Lovely Witch

Myrtle is a one of a kind folk art piece hand sculpted, painted and created by me. She has a hang tag of a cat and a jack o lantern pumpkin guy I made hanging on a wire around the jar. She has a glitzy hat band embellished with a black and orange rose and two hat pins. One is a skeleton head and the other hat pin is a pumpkin.

Myrtle is an exception in the local witch society. She is shunned by the local crones for her beautiful face and the great pride she takes in her appearance. If you look closely you can see she enhances her beauty with some rouge and lipstick. It is said she is half human and half witch. You can tell she has witch blood in her veins by the wart on her chin. 
Myrtle will arouse many senses in the viewer with all her textures, colors and glitzy detail. Myrtle boasts a quote around the entire bottom of the jar which states "Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble". 

Myrtle was created in colors of burnt orange, black and antique white. 
She measures 10 1/2 " tall by 3 " across. Myrtle will come artist signed and dated with a 1/1 indicating she is a one of a kind and will not be recreated. She has been faux antiqued with a umber wash.

IDEAS: As pictured. You could place candy in her or other treasures. However you wish to present her, she is sure to be a hit at celebrations. this art piece would be delightful sitting upon your desk in waiting to offer your family or clients a morsel of candy. If your interested in  purchasing Myrtle or just looking at some more pictures of her, you can check her out on my ETSY. 

"Chilly Winters" One of a kind Snowman candy container

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Chilly Winters is an original candy container created by me from paper clay, glass jar, bits and pieces of this and that. He was hand painted and has a sweet toothy grin. If your interested in purchasing Chilly or just looking at some more pictures you can check him out on my  ETSY  Chilly is a one of a kind folk art piece hand sculpted, painted and created by me. He is so sweet with his hat pins and fluffy black neckline. He has a hang tag and other items hanging from her jar. I love all the textures and glitz this guy has to offer. He is eye candy and you just want to touch all of his different textures. He is adorned with glitter to give him that winter charm. He boasts a quote around the bottom of the jar which states "There's SNOW place like home". Chilly was created in colors of white, black and violet. 

Chilly measures 9 " tall by 3 1/2 " across.

IDEAS: As pictured. You could place candy in him. You can purchase the glass rocks and put in his base for more glitz. However you wish to present him, he is sure to be a hit at celebrations. this art piece would be delightful sitting upon your desk in waiting to offer your clients a morsel of candy. 

Santa created for Bernita in Arizona

Below is a Santa I was commissioned to do for a sweet Lady in Arizona. I don't often do commissions due to various factors, but couldn't resist this offer as Bernita had lost her three little guys. I guess you could call this a posthumous portrait of them. You can look at more photos on my ETSY. Thank you Bernita!!

Wildberry Zinger Iced Tea, Celestial Seasonings

Wildberry Zinger Tea (Iced)by celestial seasonings is sooooo goood! Very thirst quenching and refreshing. I put 3 tea bags in a cup of hot water and let it steep for a little while. pour it in a gallon container add about 1 1/2 Tablespoons of splenda or sugar. Kids can drink it too, no caffeine.

Ms. Hattie Spellman

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"Hattie Spellman"

She is one of those "Spellman sisters". They are known about town as quite the old cronies. Hattie has a huge crush on the Man in the Moon. He was less than enchanted so she actually plucked him right out of the sky and forced him to take her to the Halloween Ball. Hattie's constant companions Thadeus Toad and Sylvia the spider are also attending the Ball. 

This is an original one of a kind Witch gourd created by me Penny Grotz Streit. Hattie is painted in colors of burnt orange, vintage white and soft black. Her hat is decorated with sunflowers, cobwebs and a spider. She has pumpkins or jack o lanterns surrounding her body with a toad painted on one. I did add some clay to the bottom of the gourd so she would stand upright and stable.  Hattie  measures 9 " tall and 4 " across. She was given a faux vintage or antique look with an umber wash.  She has been artist signed and dated by me with a 1/1 indicating he is a one of a kind and will not be recreated. She has been coated with polyurethane for lasting years of beauty. 

If your interested in purchasing Hattie or maybe you would like to look at more pictures of her you can check her out on my ETSY

St Nick One of a kind Folk Art Candy Container

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I finished this guy today. He has such a sweet smile and pleasing colors and  is sure to delight the child in all of us. He was created from paper mache and paper clay and hand painted. He measures 8" tall by 3" wide. If your interested in purchasing St. Nick or just looking at some more of his pictures you can check him out on my ETSY . Thanks for stopping by. Penny

Thurston Youngblood

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Count Thurston Youngblood

Thurston is a one of a kind, Original Folk Art Halloween Candy container created by me Penny Grotz. He can store wrapped candy's or other items. Below is the story of this mesmerizing dude. 

Thurston Youngblood is a Dracula, Vampire, Dracule whatever you choose to call him. Thurston is a clever one. On halloween night he tempts children into his lair by sitting in a candy dish. The kids are lured into his diabolical scheme and when they reach in for candy Thurston bites them on the neck and sucks their blood. However Thurston does not harm the children other than a minor bite on the neck. With a little antibiotic ointment and a band aid it should heal up quite nicely. As with most vampire, Thurston fancies himself as quite the ladies man. 
Thurston was created from Paper Mache and paper clay. His base is painted with a Halloween scene of a cemetery, skeleton, jack o lanterns or pumpkins. man in the moon, bats and a cat. 
Thurston measures 8 1/2 " tall by 3 1/2 " across. 
Thurston has been faux antiqued with washes of umber. Several coats of polyurethane were applied for protection. He will come artist signed and dated with a 1/1 indicating he is a one of a kind and will not be recreated. If your interested in purchasing Thurston you can find him on my ETSY

MS. HILDEGARDE SPELLMAN

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 Sorry I have not been posting or offering any Holiday art but I have several characters in the works. This old crone is up for sale on my Etsy. You can read her biography below.

"Ms. Hildegarde Spellman"

Hildegarde is a one of a kind  Halloween witch candy container.She is constructed of papier mache and paper clay. Her base is a recycled jar that I have thoroughly sanitized and deodorized. She has been painted in soft black, burnt orange, antique white and soft yellow.

Hildegarde has devised a wicked plan to entice the kids into her lair with candy from her container. When they reach in for a piece she snatches them up and plucks a hair from their head for her magic potion. She's not all bad and will then release the child back into the autumn night running in fear. 

 I have faux antiqued her with umber washes.    Hildegarde measures 9" tall by 4" across. 

She will come artist signed and dated(on the bottom) with a 1/1 signifying she is a a one of a kind and will not be recreated. I have applied three coats of polyurethane for lasting years of durability. 

Materials-paper mache,paper clay,glass jar, acrylic paint,polyurethane.