Throwback Thursday: first ghost

In October 2014 I made my first poultry wire ghost.

Photo description: shape of a young girl in a pioneer style dress shape with bonnet sculpted from poultry wire and standing in grass in a backyard

I had seen photos of wire ghosts and loved how the mesh looked etherial, especially at first glance in the dark.

Photo description: same wire sculpture installed in a front flower bed

One ghost led to two, as I wanted to make one larger.

Photo description: woman shaped sculpture made from poultry wire with the hands over her face

The idea to put the ghost’s hands over her face came from watching Dr Who and the weeping angels. It also solved the awkwardness of sculpting hands.

Photo description: weeping woman ghost in the front garden bed with a crown of leaves.

I had many requests for these ghosts, so I wrote instructions with tips and tricks, which has become my best selling item on Etsy.