Sad news and a fresh start

It is with great sadness to announcing I’m stepping down as the leader and Member of EHAG Eclectic Halloween Artist Group. I'm leaving due to creative differences, EHAG has become a wonderful group of Halloween folk artists . . . I just don’t fit into a folk art group. I have always loved the macabre, quirky, ghoulish, creepy and sometimes a little morbid dark humor and art.

I wish EHAG members all the best and I know with their new leadership they will grow into a bigger and better Halloween artist group. We will probably see them next year in a major magazine! Visit the EHAG artist link on my blog to view all the EHAG artist Halloween art news.


I will still be working every day in my Halloween studio creating some crazy doll or ornament and I hope to start selling on my Etsy site. Next year will be GREAT! I already have designs in my head and will be marketing my creepy goodies to some great little shops in the Kansas City area. I have been turned down three times by Dept. 56 as a designer . . . Maybe that’s a good thing! So I will keep sculpting my one of a kind Halloween goodies with just a touch of more creepy added to them.

Bugs & Hisses
Patty


FYI: For a very limited time I will be creating Holiday Ornaments and listing them as "Buy it now" on eBay. Watch for more unique OOAK Holiday ornaments and gifts designed by me.

Window Displays and EHAG giveaway

Before I became a full time artist, I was a “Visual Merchandiser” for major Mall developers. I quit my merchandising job in 1998 and started sculpting full time.
I have been helping out a friend with decorating some OLD vintage Display windows in Downtown Saint Joseph, Missouri. Here are some photos of the windows. I really enjoyed getting to working in the windows, but they sure don’t have wonderful windows like them anymore!
Because of my new puppy Elvira (The destroyer) I cannot decorate my house for Halloween so decorating the windows filled my void!
Happy Halloween to ALL!
Bugs & Hisses
patty


P.S.
Go to our EHAG art blog too win some Halloween goodied...the link is on my blog.
Good luck!
Patty

My Puppy Elvira had OCD

My Poor little puppy Elvira (7 months old and 55#)had surgery on her shoulder yesterday! She is so very sore and cries a lot, BUT we do have her on pain meds. I thought she just had growing pains, but after the vet visit and x-rays she was diagnosed with OCD:

What is osteochondrosis (OCD)?
Osteochondrosis (also known as OCD) is a common, painful disease in dogs. It is characterized by an abnormality in the cartilage-to-bone transformation. As a result, cartilage and bone fragments may break off into the joint space. Osteochondrosis is not a form of arthritis, however, it often leads to arthritis. Larger breeds of dog have a genetic predisposition towards the condition, which results from rapid growth. (The pain from osteochondrosis is similar to the “growing pains” experienced by adolescents.)



Here is a photo of my little Franken-elvira!!

Bugs & Hisses
patty