August 2013

This has been quite an experiment with this blog for us and it continues even now.  I noticed that the main page of the blog was becoming very long, long long and I worried that it would take so long for folks to load that they would give up before all the photos of our LoveKins showed up.  I hope this pages thing solves that and keeps things a bit neater and tidier for all.

I found some great photos on my google account and hopefully I can post a few of them here as well.

First up is Sparkle

Sparkle is a 2012 Snowman and was sold in December of 2012

Next up is WideBody Snowman the first of his kind. 

Widebody was designed and sold in 2010.  Since the first widebody I have sculpted several more but this one will always be my favorite I think.  Maybe it's the head tilt.

These next 2 widebodies were designed in 2011 and sold in 2011.  In 2012 I did a couple of widebodies but most of the snowmen were taller and thinner than these guys.   All of these were sold in 2012.  

Do we sell all our snowmen every year?  Noooo sometimes they hang around for a year or two or end up at a relatives as a present.  And, some like this guy end up back home with momma and they make me so happy.  

In the beginning Marge and I tried to take photos of each and every santa or snowman we made, but as we continued in this craft we either failed to take a photo or lost the photo in an unexpected computer crash. 

For whatever reason we failed to continue the photo thing and after time *I* we forget designs.  So I was delighted to rehome this next snowman.  I think I have to designs a few more like this.  

I still have a few my workshop that I am finishing up, they will be available in 2013 including "Dare 2 be Different."

Today's LoveKins

Santa Ornament

I took some photos of one of last year's Santa ornaments that ended up at my daughter's house.  These ornaments were some of our most popular designs.  I know both Marge and myself wanted Christmas trees with these...I have some photos of a tree with our ornaments on the tree.  In fact the page background is one of the photos but neither one of us has enough to fill a tree.  Anyway here are more photos from my new cell phone.  I know I made these ornaments on a trip to Texas one year and Marge worked on them as well during trips to NY.  Who knew you could sculpt while riding in a car cross country???  

This santas hat is painted a winter blue.  Love the color!  

More Snowmen and Some Early Santas

Woohoo!  Got an email from Marge with some of her snowmen attached.  Also I took a few new photos of my new found snowman this afternoon in my messy workroom.  I HAVE got to clean it up!!!

This little guy is melting.....so sad.  

This little guy is enjoying some wine.  Love it!

Here is one of Marge's scarecrows.  

This is my newly found snowman...he's on the worktable with multiple paint jars, glue, brushes and unfinished snowmen.  

It really is a mess down there.  I have lots to do...

....and I need to finish this guy.  Yes indeed it's a square snowman.

He will have a little sign that says Dare to be Different.  

Some of our Santas!  I think my brother has the one with the goose or duck.

Happy 4th of July USA!

Happy 4th of July!  

I ran across some photos of our older santas that really were the beginning of our Santas and Snowmen.  Way way back this is how our santas looked.

Most of these santas were sold at a gallery in Penisula Ohio called Among Friends.  We were so thrilled when Chris and CJ called us artists.  

These are old woodland santas and a couple of our very first snowmen who were sculpted on burned out light bulbs that our families collected and saved for us to use.  I think they're kinda cute and wish I still had a couple of the old snowmen.  Our new snowman are mostly made using recycled plastic bottles now so we still recycle to make our snowmen. 

Our gardening santas were extremely popular, these were ready for an order for the Wizard of Odds in Saddle River, NJ

As our work progressed our santas got more elaborate as well as taller.  

We made and sold almost all the santas.  I wish we had saved a few...my brother has a collection.  I have a couple and Marge has some as well.  I am glad we took so many photos of our work though to remind us just what all we have accomplished.  

These are bad mood bunnies.  Later we sculpted some classical looking rabbits.

Some of our first cats.  

Snowmen for 2013

Thought I would just add some of the new snowman from this past Christmas.  Santa's were sold locally and through craft shows.  If anyone is interested you can contact me with an email.  Thanks

These snowmen pictured above are all new "members of the choir"

I have more new snowmen and santas planned for 2014.

We also design fall scarecrows, witches, and pumpkin snowmen.