A little Halloween fun in February!

Greetings! I hope that this day finds you very well! I have been in a bit of a Halloween mood lately (actually, I’m that way year round) and decided to make the following papier mache sculptures. These are both one of a kind originals that I have signed and dated, made entirely out of paper mache clay. Please let me know what you think, I truly love the feedback! These are both on Ebay, you can find them here! My Ebay

Also, I have included pictures of our new country home in Colorado, its very peaceful here, and its always a surprise to see an Elk on your property early in the morning! Blessings to you and yours!
April

Masquerade Halloween Bunny

Whimsical Halloween Bear

Our House

House from the back

View from porch (trees, trees and more trees)

The drive to nearest town of Palmer Lake
tually pretty much all year

Vintage Postcard Inspired Sculptures

Here are a few recent sculptures that I did based on Clapsaddle Vintage Postcards. I started by creating a wire and tin foil armature for each, then sculpted them entirely from polymer clay, no molds of any kind were used. I used heat set oil paints on these pieces because I love the blending, shading, and depth that can be achieved with Genesis oils.

They were a delight to make, and I think its a fun idea to look back for inspiration when moving forward with your art!

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Folk Art Angel

I am loving making these folk art Angels, I have included punched tin wings on this one, using reclaimed pie tin. I tried to give this Angel a very aged look like a found Santos

We are moving our family of 7 to the rural town of Larkspur, about halfway between Castle Rock and Colorado Springs. I am finally getting my country house on property and will share pictures soon, and hopefully I will have my full studio in order. I am working on a website, it is still under construction, but check back soon at folkyartstudio.com I hope everyone is really well!

New for Hallowe’en
Just take a golden pumpkin
Of quite the largest size,
Cut all ’round the stem, just so,
Scrape out the inside below,
And cut two holes for eyes.
And now fix a nose beneath,
And such a great big mouth with teeth,
And you’ve a jack-o’-lantern!

Whimsical Halloween Bunny and Owl

Halloween Hare, Devilish Fun

April Harres

Past Pieces

This bunny below, that I sculpted in 2008, was featured in Contemporary Art Doll Magazine, full details way down blog page. Below represents ten years of my artwork, I love to play with different styles within the Folk Art world, rustic, shabby vintage, etc

Some Past Oil Paintings

Above is my “Dandy Hare” oil painting. An arrogant fellow with a sweet bunny face, how ironic is that?

Here is my “Crows Balloon Day” A very cool fellow. Thats the personality that I wanted to convey in this piece, no matter how high those balloons could fly, nothing could top him.

And lastly of my favorites is “A sophisticated nod to Peter Cotton Tail and his Bunny trail”. I had so much fun with this painting. I used a scrumbling dry brush technique with this oil painting. I like to take popular folk lore characters and give them a modern, almost day to day attitude.

My latest on eBay

Celebrate the Holidays with this handmade, primitive Santa box. This one of a kind piece holds a special storage place, perfect for storing Christmas wishes. You can also use the top half as a shelf sitter and the bottom part as a nut cup. This special Santa is 7 1/2 inches tall.

Well, Im feeling great

After a very tiring pregnancy, I am so amazed to look around at the beautiful children that the Lord has blessed me with, to say I feel unworthy is an understatement. Five children is alot in this day and age but I really have no idea what I would be without them.

My two babies

John with a fumble recovery. This plus a couple of sacks earned him defensive player of the week.

My three boys Michael, Christian and John last Spring at the Denver zoo

Here’s Me. Whew, not pregnant anymore

Back to work!

Now that I am no longer the size of a yacht (had my baby), I have gotten back to my artwork . The first six below are my newest pieces, made from vintage chocolate molds, and a touch of whimsy. These are the only pieces that I have ever made from molds, but it was so much fun, like touching history . The bottom three are one of a kind Halloween oldies, that Ive made over the years to get you into the Halloween spirit, those ones already have homes.

April Harres

Welcome little Timmy

Had my baby and Im back to work! I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of the Harres clan, Timothy Paul Harres. He is just precious and an absolute joy to my heart, his four older siblings adore him, and we are so happy!