Make a real life sized Scare Crow

It's a really pleasant and wholesome activity to make a Scare Crow.  We've just bought a big ol bale of straw (hay gets moldy) for the project, and have rustled up some old clothes and accessories. If you want to bring your own, feel free. The ones we make don't have to be ghoulish or menacing, but they also don't have to be too cutesy like the ones they sell all season. 

Get back to the good ol' days of Autumn when scarecrows were actually hand made and employed to keep the crows and varmints away.  They were a real friend to the farmer, and a welcome sight in the fall.  You can sit them on the porch or stand them up in the yard or field, but in any case, they become a good ol' friend and can stick around for years.  My porch pal of a scarecrow has been with me now for 6 years.  The squirrels nibble on him in the shed over the winter a little bit, but he's as vibrant and happy as ever.  

Karen Charbonneau Zukas is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University. She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston. She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years. She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013. She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural Emporium at Kilburn !

Carolyn Picanzo is a South Dartmouth native with extensive experience in all things art and craft related.  She is a lifelong crafter, and has gone through decades of trends as well as the classics within crafting and selling her wares at fairs and trade shows.  She is the former owner of several restaurants, day cares and boutiques, and is currently the owner of Artistic Design Originals where she makes and sells her creations.  She is also currently a teaching assistant at Quinn Elementary in Dartmouth, and is co-owner of The All American Laser Works !!  There is no moss on this girl...unless she put it there with a glue gun!!  

Have your GPS take you to 101 West Rodney French Blvd. in New Bedford.  Once there, please park on the end of the building AWAY from the main entrance.  You'll see an ORANGE door that says Mattress Handup...enter there and go up the stairs.  At the top of the stairs...follow small yellow signs for NBACE.  We're right around the corner behind the mural  !!