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Sharon Visker
Hallmark Artist

On Thursday, October 22, Hallmark Artist, Sharon Visker chatted with collectors via Facebook. Here is a synopsis of that chat that highlights most of the questions and responses. Please note the chat is not in chronological order and has been grouped by subject and edited for brevity.


DĂ­a de Los Muertos

Sharon: Yes! the pictures above have an unpainted sculpt of the one for next year.

Sharon: The unpainted skull in the picture will be available next year at Premiere.

Sharon: One is a clay and one is a wax and I use which ever is easiest for the type of effect I am trying to get.

DĂ­a de Los Muertos

Sharon: My house is decorated that way all year long because of my love of skeletons.

Sharon: Yes, I made about 30 sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead theme.

Sugar Skull Wedding Treats

Merriest House in Town

Sharon: I loved working on The Merriest House in Town with Orville. I loved thinking through the magic and light show.

Sharon: We decided on magic cord so it can be lit all of the time and have a continuous light show. Then you get the added bonus of the sound and bigger show when you press the button.

Sharon: Yes, I probably will. The hardest part is actually for the engineers and how to make the magic happen. But I do love the collaborative process.

Merriest House in Town

Other Work

Here Comes the Pumpkin King
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Sharon: The glow in the dark is a nice surprise, since it wasn’t listed on the box (glad you noticed)! I think it was an oversight that it wasn’t included on the box, but it is such a great addition to the sculpt.

Sharon: I can’t reveal too much, but if you like barnyard friends you will like one of next year’s magic ornaments.

Sharon: It didn’t meet Hallmark’s quality standards.

Sharon: It is a surprise, but I can tell you that it’s a retro theme.

Sharon: I don’t actually but love looking at them in flea markets, etc.

Sharon: Can’t give specifics but I am really excited about my solar ornament for next year and a few of my other magic ornaments.

Other

Sharon: My initial idea and concepting takes a couple of weeks and sculpting is two to three weeks and then paint a few days. But that process is always drawn out since I typically am in different stages on 2-3 things at a time.

Sharon: I do all of the color selection and the final paint on my ornaments. So I have all the input.

Sharon: It would have to be the croaking Jingle Frogs from 2013. We actually had real frogs do the recording.

Sharon: Yes, I do lots of Jack-o-Lanterns with lights and of course lots of skeletons. The artist carving is one of my favorite studio events of the year and so glad we were able to share some photos with everyone.