Santa Claus is coming to town!

I'm posting the completed big belsnickle before he is coated with gesso. His face and coat have been completed and his boots were enlarged to balance him better. He will dry for a few more days and then we will coat him with gesso as a primer. I should have him painted by the end of the week if I can decide on a color.....I wanted to stay away from traditional red as it can get a bit boring but who knows, red it may be!

And we all fall down!

Well yesterday proved to be interesting. As I had posted a few days ago, I had an eye appointment on Tues. The morning went as usual, coffee half awake, breakfast, shower, dressing and ready to leave. Wait..have to check the mail. Somehow, someway, while leaning out the front door to look in the mailbox I managed to fly headfirst down onto the porch floor..landing on my shoulder then my back. From my waist up I was laying on the porch, from the waist down I was laying inside the door. First response...PAIN, then OMG who saw me do this? All I could think was get up and get inside! I maneuvered myself back inside the door way and then came the..help I've fallen and can't get up scream! Just like in the TV commercial. Luckily my husband and granddaughter were home. I'm sore today and all black and blue, just one more thing to add to the "list" right now. The eye is good....the rest of me sucks.

Taking a break...

I'll be taking a break for a few days from this blog.I have some orders to get finished plus Tues. I have a checkup with the eye surgeon. The gas bubble is still in my eye after 2 months and I'm hoping it will dissipate soon. This whole retina detachment is getting old! The big paper mache belsnickle is drying for a few days. There has been some cracking on the face area which is normal. I will have to go back and do some fill in work. We were working on the coat texture but there's still more to do. My store needs rearranged for the upcoming season so there's also much to do in there. Business had picked up lately and there's not enough of me to go around. It's cool and crisp here in the Northeast and we are loving it! Pie baking time! Back in a few days.......with new pictures!

End of the day...

Here's a quick picture of the next step in the belsnickle project. We have finished the head and now it's onto sculpting the coat. I have to go back and rework the boots..they are to small, but not a big problem!
The coat will be finished with folds and texture, a little more build up around the folded arm sections. Over all he's coming along fine!

Back at it!

After a few days of goofing around I got back to the big belsnickle project. I needed a break the last few days because I could not visualize how this 6 ft. belsnickle was going to look in the face. Guy was able to do some pre sculpting with tin foil in the face area which gave me a base to work from. We quibbled back and forth about the dimensions of the face but I have to admit, I think all his mathematical calculations turned out right. Today I started sculpting with the paper clay and  so far so good! Still a long way to go so keep watching!

OMG! She's trying to eat me!

                       Sadly...I have no life!

A little diversion...

I needed a break from earlier today while working on the big belsnickle. I finished these two belsnickle candy containers and wanted to post a quick picture. This time of year is crazy for "hopping" holidays..one day I'm working in Halloween and the next I'm in Christmas.The older I get, trying to stay focused is becoming a real challenge. The big belsnickle project is something I have to walk away from occasionally to remain sane or else we are going to have a belsnickle gone wild!