Backwoods fest 2006

Items on this page have already been sold, given as gifts or just been killed when I re-did them...this is simply a Resume of my work as a sculptor.....


Backwoods fest 2006......

May your sun always shine on good times.... 

Clay is my best mediumn to work with. I get my best detail.  

snowmen can be made in a lot of ways.......these were my Snowmnen on a stick collection...they shake rattle and are over 4 foot high.... 

Snow men are great collector items 

Santas riding cows -pigs and sheep is a popular item every year. Santas don't last long in my booths...

One big Rabbit. sold 2003 at the Thornville Backwoods Fest... 

Early faces on wood...1999 

My Upside down Gourd didn't last long, He sold at a show near Logan Ohio 2 years ago.... 

Two Backwoods Fest collectors holding over 100.oo worth of my little items..... 

My niece Darla Check out moon behind her 

I'm working on these angels this week of Sept -Oct 1st. ....Hope to have them up and for sale soon, some of them are my collection of "Pocket Prayer Angels" you write your prayer one a little piece of paper and put it into her pocket for safe keeping.... 

Once upon a time I tried entering a contest. My sculpture came in 3rd place in Country Marketplace Magazines first ornament contest back around 1996...Here is a copy of the magazine that month. My ornament is the long white thing on the christmas tree -middle- right. It's a okra pod Santa . 

Flying Elephant...Backwoods 2003 

Backwoods Fest 2003 

new collectors who are now new friends. 

Ist item sold on ebay Aug.2005 

3rd Angel sold on ebay Aug.2005 

a sculpture from 1999..... 

A colector of my work at backwoods fest 2004 

snowmen,cats & moons 

Christmas items 

I call this sculpture "Bruce" cause when my Grandpa died I kept busy making this Santa(he stands 41/2 feet tall) It was 1995 and Bruce Springsteen was in the news a lot. I stuffed him with newspaper articles about him, so someday if someone opens him up they can read all about Bruce....... 

A big pig head 

Holloween items..... 

some done and some not done... 

A face on driftwood 

Pigs are fun and people seem to LOVE them... 

One Ohio Backroad...... 

Ohio Sunset 

Backwoods Fest 2005

This weekend will be my 7th year at the Backwoods fest in Thornville Ohio......I can't wait to see all the people who return to my booth year after year...You guys are my true inspiration. Thank you for having faith in my sculptures.
This is a special year for me. This past summer i've been working on a website for my sculptures and will be passing out cards with my web address... many of you have asked me over the years if i had a website. I do now! Hopefully it will be successfull. My first 5 sculptures that i put on ebay sold so expect to see a lot more poping up there this winter...
I'll see you Sat and Sunday..with a little luck it won't rain. but rain or shine i'll be there.

Connie VanMatre
www.sculpturesbyconnetta.com

Links to other websites/Blogs

here are some links to other websites and blogs:

my daughters website is www.terrijean.com
her first book 365 days walking the red road is currently out.....her website is mostly about American Indians . Lots of info here....... her new blog is http://terrijeanblog.blogspot.com
My singer musician grandson Alex's blog http://bsdfansite.blogspot.com


my musician, co writer of songs and pen pal for 20+ years Richard Soos
www.poemstomusic.com
Blog http://sabinal.blogspot.com/




my website www.sculpturesbyconnetta.com
my blogs: http://buckeyesculptor.blogspot.com/
http://sculpturesbyconnetta.blogspot.com
http://workbyconnettainprogress.blogspot.com
http://connettasangles4u.blogspot.com
http://sculpturepoetryandlyrics.blogspot.com
thanks for checking out my work.....come back soon.
i'm always sculpting or writing something new......

Please Visit my website.....

Please visit my website at: www.sculpturesbyconnetta.com
My prayers go out to the people of the south who have lost their homes and/or loved ones from hurricane Katrina. May their lives be better somehow from this... I don't know how but i pray they will be okay. I'm a poor person myself and wish i could send money but I know that prayers, true faithfull prayers are needed as much as anything else.... If you cn't help them with time or money please pray, it doesn't matter what religion you are. God hears all prayers.