Halloween Art and Travel (2025)

30/11/2024

🪦💖 I was excited to adopt this painting by Brianna of . It was done during one of Oakwood’s plein air sessions, in which a community of artists join together to paint this beautiful cemetery out in the elements 💖🪦

01/11/2024

🎃 Grab your broom and journey to the enchanting world of kitchen witches to uncover their history, lore, and impact. Their magic will protect your cooking and add a touch of enchantment to your home.

✨ Join the movement to revive their popularity. This episode features insights from various creators and collectors, shedding light on their enduring fascination: Anna Allen, Jennie Hepler-Takens, Kris Gurky, Mary Lynn Cudejko, Lauren Demers-Windom, Pat Benedict, Rebecca Miller Campbell, Ryan Knight, Stephanie Tiongco, Ter Brazier, and Vanessa K. Eccles.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/a-witch-for-every-kitchen

📷 Kitchen Witches by (clockwise from upper right): Lauren Demers-Windom, Anna Allen, Pat Benedict, and Ryan Knight.

30/10/2024

🎃 Meet Marion Held, curator of the Devil-ish Little Things Museum in Vancouver, WA. Marion shares her passion for collecting whimsical devilish objects. Her collection is brightly colored, mostly European in origin, and originates in fairytales and folklore.

✨ Join us to hear about some of the most interesting pieces in her collection, about her experience in working in movie costuming and creature effects, what it’s like to run a private museum, and so much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at link in bio

30/10/2024

🎃 Meet Marion Held, curator of the Devil-ish Little Things Museum in Vancouver, WA. Marion shares her passion for collecting whimsical devilish objects. Her collection is brightly colored, mostly European in origin, and originates in fairytales and folklore.

✨ Join us to hear about some of the most interesting pieces in her collection, about her experience in working in movie costuming and creature effects, what it's like to run a private museum, and so much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/marion-held-a-passionate-collector-opens-her-home

24/10/2024

🎃 Meet Anna Allen, an artist creating cornhusk dolls under the name Aw Shucks Annie Dolls. Her dolls feature vibrant colors with a special focus on witches and the magic of Halloween.

✨ Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of her Appalachian heritage, why multiple heads are more fun than one, how to “read” corn, why her town is such a perfect fit for her, and so much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at link in bio.

24/10/2024

🎃 Meet Anna Allen, an artist creating cornhusk dolls under the name Aw Shucks Annie Dolls. Her dolls feature vibrant colors with a special focus on witches and the magic of Halloween.

✨ Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of her Appalachian heritage, why multiple heads are more fun than one, how to “read” corn, why her town is such a perfect fit for her, and so much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/anna-allen-keeping-appalachian-traditions-alive.

17/10/2024

✨🪐Thank you to William Kevin Petty of for gifting me this sweet painting of the most talented 🎻 player in the galaxy. His music is the perfect companion to the Coal City Halloween books, which feature William’s whimsical spooky paintings. Thank you for sharing your Halloween universe, William 🚀

30/09/2024

🎃 Meet Kymmburleigh Clark of Lullco. Kymm is an upholstery teacher, designer, and restorer of furniture. When her dogs destroyed her chairs, she taught herself how to restore them. This started her on the path to learning upholstery. As a co-owner of a furniture fabrication shop, Kymm learned about the dire state of the upholstery field – demand far exceeds those with the skill.

🪑 Kymm’s mission is to teach as many people upholstery as possible. Kymm offers cautionary advice and inspiration for dealing with furniture, making this interview relevant for upholstery enthusiasts, DYI adventurers, and people who sit on chairs. You’ll hear about scary things found in chairs and other secrets they keep.

🎧Our conversation also delves into Kymm’s love for Halloween, with a haunted cemetery travel tip, and all about her upcoming spooky mansion vendor show, showcasing her unique furniture collection. Listen today in your favorite podcast app, or link in bio.

30/09/2024

🎃 Meet Kymmburleigh Clark of Lullco. Kymm is an upholstery teacher, designer, and restorer of furniture. When her dogs destroyed her chairs, she taught herself how to restore them. This started her on the path to learning upholstery. As a co-owner of a furniture fabrication shop, Kymm learned about the dire state of the upholstery field – demand far exceeds those with the skill.

🪑 Kymm’s mission is to teach as many people upholstery as possible. Kymm offers cautionary advice and inspiration for dealing with furniture, making this interview relevant for upholstery enthusiasts, DYI adventurers, and people who sit on chairs. You’ll hear about scary things found in chairs and other secrets they keep.

🎧Our conversation also delves into Kymm's love for Halloween, with a haunted cemetery travel tip, and all about her upcoming spooky mansion vendor show, showcasing her unique furniture collection. Listen today in your favorite podcast app, or at: https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/kymmburleigh-clark-uncovering-furniture-secrets/.

23/09/2024

🎃 Meet Iva Wilcox, who creates vintage style folk art. She works in spun cotton, mixed media, and watercolors. Her pursuits in music, costuming, cooking, and dance also stand testament to her creative drive.

🕸️ Her spun cotton ornaments invoke the charm of a bygone era. Working with cotton is a process of building up, which Iva finds to be more pleasing than carving away matter. She creates intuitively, pulling in treasures from her “hoarder’s nest.”

✨ You’ll also hear about her muses, her unexplained encounter at a historic bed and breakfast, gain insights into national level art shows, and much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at the link in bio.

23/09/2024

🎃 Meet Iva Wilcox, who creates vintage style folk art. She works in spun cotton, mixed media, and watercolors. Her pursuits in music, costuming, cooking, and dance also stand testament to her creative drive.

🕸️ Her spun cotton ornaments invoke the charm of a bygone era. Working with cotton is a process of building up, which Iva finds to be more pleasing than carving away matter. She creates intuitively, pulling in treasures from her “hoarder’s nest.”

✨ You’ll also hear about her muses, her unexplained encounter at a historic bed and breakfast, gain insights into national level art shows, and much more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/iva-wilcox-building-up-nostalgic-creations.

13/09/2024

🎃 Meet doll maker Kaf Grimm of Grimitives. Every doll born in her studio has a stitched heart. That’s Kaf’s way of putting a piece of herself into every creation. Her work is infused with nostalgia and a playful sense of humor.

👻 Kaf is passionate about preserving history, which is evident in her choice to collect and use vintage and found materials. Her studio, built on top of a historic foundation, is full of unexplained happenings. Where are strange voices coming from?

✨ Kaf also shares her encounter with one the greatest spooky artists of all time, Cape Cod travel tips, why she had to be under the supervision of a security guard during one of her first projects, the job that was the height of her career, and more.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/kaf-grimm-dolls-stitched-with-heart

03/09/2024

🎃I had the HONOR of being a July guest on the By Pumpkin’s Light Podcast. Listen for my Halloween obsession origin story, the best travel spots, and to learn why collecting Halloween art is life changing. Find it in your podcast app or at https://www.bypumpkinslight.com/episode-32-kristen-stafford-halloween-art-travel-podcast/

03/09/2024

🎃I had the HONOR of being a July guest on the By Pumpkin's Light Podcast. Listen for my Halloween obsession origin story, the best travel spots, and to learn why collecting Halloween art is life changing. Find it in your podcast app or at https://www.bypumpkinslight.com/episode-32-kristen-stafford-halloween-art-travel-podcast/

31/08/2024

🎃 Meet Deven Blackwell, the creative force behind House of Blackwell, a gathering of her limitless artistic endeavors. Some of her current offerings are spooky decor, tutorials, and patterns.

🦇 Deven is especially known for her spine-chilling cornhusk creations. She loves to create phobia-inducing creatures such as bats and spiders. Her mission is to dedicate herself to innovation while honoring traditional techniques.

✨ You’ll also hear her best costuming tip, why she loves her 100 century-old sewing machine, how costumes are communication tools, and why her dog Nugget is the best studio assistant.

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/deven-blackwell-old-techniques-modern-context/

23/08/2024

🎃I’m excited to bring you my conversation with Deven Blackwell of . It was originally scheduled for release today, but with my travel schedule and back-to-school madness, I need more time. Join us on August 30 to meet Deven her and her menagerie of corn husk creations.

📷Photo courtesy of Deven.

01/08/2024

🎃 Meet artist Stephanie Tiongco of Stevi T Fiber Art. Stevi’s needle felted animals look so real, you’ll swear they are breathing. In this episode, you’ll hear how Stevi creates anthropomorphic dolls and her unique approach to incorporating antiques into her artwork. She discusses her involvement with doll organizations, giving valuable insight into the world of doll making and collecting.

✨Stevi’s work blurs the lines between art and reality and is driven by her love for animals. Many people who come into her booth at shows mistakenly think her work is taxidermy. She stated, “I love the art of taxidermy. My animals are not, but I want them to be as real as possible. So, if you think it’s real, then I have done my job well.”

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at link in bio.

01/08/2024

🎃 Meet artist Stephanie Tiongco of Stevi T Fiber Art. Stevi’s needle felted animals look so real, you’ll swear they are breathing. In this episode, you’ll hear how Stevi creates anthropomorphic dolls and her unique approach to incorporating antiques into her artwork.

✨Stevi’s work blurs the lines between art and reality and is driven by her love for animals. Many people who come into her booth at shows mistakenly think her work is taxidermy. She stated, “I love the art of taxidermy. My animals are not, but I want them to be as real as possible. So, if you think it's real, then I have done my job well.”

🎧Listen today in your favorite podcast app or at https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/stephanie-tiongco-art-imitating-life/

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