Candy Confetti

Bits of candy wrappers for collaged Christmas tree ornaments, part of what I'm making for the Crossroads Holiday Galleria.  I've spent most of the last few days cutting what is really a very small part of my huge stash of candy wrappers into tiny squares, strips, and points.  At this point many of my loved ones will shake their heads and talk under their breath about "real jobs."  But both the task of cutting and the bowlful of finished pieces are things of beauty to me.

Halloween

I wish I were a better photographer.   These leaves glowed with the light behind them.

We spend October making things for Halloween.  My husband wants to be known as the Halloween Guy of Richmond, in the manner of his friend Ralph (one of the stars of the Tacky Lights Tour).  I'm not quite so into it, but it's fun to work on this project together and think of new things to make each year and figure out how to make them.  Art can build anything but is especially a wizard with PVC--skeletons, ghouls, cemetery gates.  I've been playing around with some of the photos I took to try to make them look spookier.