Ice Sculptures? Not quite....

In the spring of 2012 I heard about a contest called "Off The Roll" sponsored by Scotch Tape.  Here are my creations, with the video about how I made them below.  It took longer than anticipated to finish them, edit the photos and compile the video for submission - just 15 minutes after the deadline, oops! It was a really great experience, and funny to see the horses interacting with the sculptures.

Click here to view the 3 minute video on how I made the sculptures.

"Scary Tree" costume Halloween 2012

For Halloween 2012 I started thinking about this costume in August. In October I gradually sewed and assembled all the parts, got the drywall stilts a week before (to practice walking in them) and it came together minutes before Halloween weekend.  What fun! This costume is the most fun of any I have created, and people said that it added ambiance to the parties we were at.  

The "Scary Tree" costume was invited to a classroom at a local school, where approximately 15 brave  three-year-old children learned how it was made and saw me putting in on in steps.  They affirmed along the way, "I'm not scared!!!"

Little skull ornaments for the headdress and bodysuit.  I shaped these out of Sculpey and then painted them.

The costume including the headdress stands almost 10 feet tall, with the arm extension "branches" reaching a span of almost 10 feet as well.  Ghost hunters might notice the strange orb which did not show up in any other of the many photos that were taken from the same angle with flash.

These stilt-walkers are something I made this Halloween.  It took 60+  hours of research and construction.  The major source of inspiration was a video I found on YouTube by Garen and Melissa called "4 legged stilt costume - handmade"

 I will add more photos and videos of our test runs and show I the bodies were built.  They are built up with foam and surprisingly light!  Below are some of the  early steps in the creation.

 

Thanks also to CricketBoy Studios for the informational video called "How to Build and Walk on Stilts."

Winter is for Wacky and Wild Art Making

There are still a few more winter months left, and this is the time for making art. Do you have a parade coming up in the spring? Maybe you will need a giant puppet! For a child's party, sock puppets can be pre-made or used as an activity for kids to create their own. Maybe you have an idea for 2010 Halloween....I can make a wonderful costume for you. Yes, Halloween is a long way off, however if you wait until August or September I may be too busy with horses. Now is the time for making art!



Here is a photo sample of some of my creations including sock puppets, Giant puppets, costumes and such. There are more photos of various costumes I've made coming....I need to find help to do this project! I can make these sorts of things for you, or make a construction of your own brilliant idea. I love to make things, so let me help with my years of experience.











































































































































































































































********* My newest passionate idea: to learn to make beautiful and functional SWIMMABLE Mermaid Tails!! I've been doing the research and have plans on how to create a couple different prototypes.

Last fall while I was interviewing in Florida for my horse training position and auditioning at Arabian Nights Dinner Theater in Orlando, I had the warm, outdoor pool all to myself one night. After getting bored of swimming laps, I began to play and thought: "If I were wearing a mermaid costume, would I drown?" So I practiced swimming with my legs stuck together, and no, I didn't drown. It was lots of fun. Hence the desire to make a really beautiful mermaid costume that you can swim in.

I am looking for a few people interested in participating in the creation of the first tails with an incentive of a price discount and of course you keep the mermaid costume.

Feeling like making your own costume/puppet/art? I can share tips on how to make any of the things you see here. Or call on me to custom make just what you desire.
Sara

Rowdy driving in town

I'm back from Florida, and will be posting my horse training content to www.saralicht.com

This site will remain open and be updated for the art related projects and ideas that I do. Remember to visit the Murals section, all of those links are on the right hand column of the page.
My contact information is the same; please feel free to ask me questions about anything.

Here's a photo of Rowdy, my miniature, driving in Blue Mounds this spring. Rowdy is very happy in his new home (close to mine) where he has acres to run and graze with his fellow miniature friends. Miniatures must not have too rich of a diet. Rowdy's pasture has a good number of horses on it to keep the grass down so that no one eats too much.

***Note: after the evenings began to get cool (remember this past summer - when it was NOT hot?), the sugar content of the grass elevated and Rowdy had to say goodbye to the green pasture due to painful hooves. Sorry, dear. He recovered and has been doing fine. He gets a few bites of grass while on training breaks with Sara, and of course he still gets some carrot bites and vitamin snacks) 1/8/2010

Keep checking in here, and hope to see you at www.saralicht.com! Call or email me with questions about training or art.
Sara Licht
(608)215-5200
saralicht@yahoo.com

Last Paintings before I move to Florida

Hey, did you know I've accepted a position in Florida? It will be to train beautiful warmblood horses while I get schooled in the art of Dressage. Valhalla Farm has gorgeous horses and a friendly crew. I am very excited about this opportunity to learn from such talented riders! Rainy will be coming down there with me. Click here to see their site.

Anyways, my last painting hurrah while here resulted in these fun images. You can see them at Absolutely Art on Atwood Avenue in Madison.

New Paintings

Van Gogh Mural at Vernon Creek Gallery of Art - Completed!

It's finished! It really only took a few days here and there, but in between those few days were about 8 months. It could sound impressive to say: "This mural took 8 months to complete" if you're into valuing art by how much toil you imagine went into it. This one was pure delight. I took 2 of Van Gogh's paintings and made them into one, and in the center I planted some historic buildings of Mount Vernon. Visit Matt's Gallery to check it out, and to find WONDERFUL solutions for your holiday shopping. He has some fabulous new work. Click here to go to Vernon Creek Gallery of Art website.

To see the earlier stages of this mural, click here.