My name is Jean Marie Smith and I love Halloween! As artist-in-residence at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve, every year for the past ten years I’ve created and sculpted/painted hay bale art to bring smiles and joy to children and adults at the Halloween Haunted Hike.
After reviewing popular trends and interviewing friends and family, I finally settled on which characters I would use. My criteria include one book character, one iconic cartoon character, and something for all ages. Some of the bales are double-stacked, or placed on end or on sides, depending on the character to be sculpted.
I so enjoy watching parents and children gather around the bales for photos as they create warm and lasting memories. I love hay bale sculpting so much that I already have plans for next year that include Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street and Smokey the Bear!
If you’re interested, you can find my previous post here.
#1 Monster From “Where The Wild Things Are”
#2 R2d2
#3 Ugly Dog From “Ugly Dolls”
#4 Bart Simpson
#5 Frankenstein
#6 Skye From “Paw Patrol”
#7 Max From “Where The Wild Things Are”
#8 Chase From “Paw Patrol”
#9 Moxy From “Ugly Dolls”
#10 Iron Man
#11 Boots The Monkey From “Dora The Explorer”
#12 Dora The Explorer
#13 Daddy Shark From “Baby Shark Song”
#14 Mommy Shark From “Baby Shark Song”
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