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"
18points
#2 R2d2
15points
#3 Ugly Dog From "Ugly Dolls"
15points
#4 Bart Simpson
14points
#5 Frankenstein
14points
#6 Skye From "Paw Patrol"
12points
#7 Max From "Where The Wild Things Are"
11points
#8 Chase From "Paw Patrol"
9points
#9 Moxy From "Ugly Dolls"
9points
#10 Iron Man
8points
#11 Boots The Monkey From "Dora The Explorer"
8points
#12 Dora The Explorer
7points
#13 Daddy Shark From "Baby Shark Song"
1point
#14 Mommy Shark From "Baby Shark Song"
1point