“Viviette Castaspella”

Approximately 30”H, paper clay over a Styrofoam wig head. The face is painted using acrylic paint, finished with beeswax.  Hair is a combination of commercial wig & horsehair. Pumpkin is paper mache’ over a wire armature, covered with fabric from a vintage velvet drape. Small witches & snakes are made from paper clay.  The hat is a mix of six fabrics covering a wire form. The piece sits on a fabric-covered wood base.

In Private collection

Photographs by Robert Batey