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I finished Season II of Ash vs. Evil Dead the other day and was inspired to bring out the clay by the puppet episode with Little Ash (Ashy Slashy). They always seem to outdo themselves on kills in this show. Every time you think they can’t top the last episode - BAM they add a puppet with a bite! 

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The Majestic Bash

…is the name of my RV. Named after a fur of mine who passed away recently. Bash was suppose to help me drive my new-to-me recreational vehicle all over the United states so it felt right when my friend Diane suggested that I name my gypsy wagon after Bash.

Let the good times roll! 

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Give a Hoot

Meet Oscar my quick sculpt hooter. He is a bit shy, but once he warms up to you he is quite the snuggler. And who could resist those big little cute eyes of his.

Medium: Sculpey® & Sculpey® Satin Glaze

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Lambbuck

This little lamb grew some antlers the other day. He is still adjusting to his new height, but overall he has the sweetest temperament. Although I wouldn’t want to get on his bad side, especially if he is napping!

Medium: Sculpey, Wire & Rhinestones

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You’re No Spring Chicken

On a hike one afternoon with my friend we got to talking about clichés and how they are in a lot of ways ridiculous. Yet we say them on the daily. Where did these phases come from? What would they look like in sculpture form? 

Kicking off this cliché series is my spring chicken interpretation. Watch out world Flow the Fowl is bouncing and clucking her way all over Phoenix, Arizona and who knows where she will travel to next if given a chance.

Origin: In the early 1700s, Farmers found that chickens born in the spring brought better prices than ‘old’ ones that had gone through the winter. When farmers tried to sell the old birds as ‘new spring born’, buyers complained that they were ‘no spring chicken’. The first recorded use of the phrase in its figurative meaning was in 1906. (1)

Medium: Sculpey® & Satin Glaze

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Christmas Pickles

There was a glass pickle on my childhood Christmas tree. I thought it was a weird, yet funny ornament and it made an impression. This is saying a lot considering there were 100s of ornaments on that tree. As I was making these felt pickles I had a few conversations with friends about what they were. Is it a jalapeño? A green Mr Hankey? A what? A pickle? Why?

One friend said Christmas Pickles may be a German tradition. Curious if this was true I did a few internet searches. In the 1880s Woolworth stores started selling glass ornaments imported from Germany and some were in the shape of various fruit and vegetables. This may be where they came from, but I like the one that probably isn’t true. Which is that the Christmas Pickle was a very old German tradition and that the pickle was the last ornament hung on the Christmas tree and the first child to find the pickle got an extra present.

If only I knew about this extra present business back in the day. Whatever the origin Christmas Pickle ornaments sure make me laugh. I hope these little guys give you a smile as well.

Medium: Felt, Thread, Buttons, Fun Fur & Twine