Autumn fest!

Autumn is such a gift for artists. The fiery colours, crisp falling leaves, harvest fruits and vegetables, and, of course, the magic of Halloween.

I love bringing nature’s bounty into my work, turning the season’s treasures into something whimsical and full of character.

The figure illustrated was constructed around an artist’s easel. I padded the legs by wrapping in bubble wrap secured with cellotape before pulling on the striped tights. These I cut leaving two stockings. It would be a bit tricky using the tights complete on the easel! I wrapped black ribbon around the orange tights to make them more interesting . The clothe’s are cast-offs. The arms are cardboard tubes from aluminium foil, wrapped again with bubble wrap. The simple witches hat is decorated with nuts and£ seeds and leaves. I plaited orange wool to make the hair.