US artist makes hay with sculptures

For the past 10 years, Jean Marie Smith has created wonderful hay bale sculptures during the Halloween season for the Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve in Goshen, Kentucky, US, where she is artist-in-residence.

For the 2019 Harvest Hay Village at the preserve's annual Haunted Hike, Smith looked to the classics as well popular culture for her designs.

As each bale is different, each character ends up with a unique look that will change each year. According to the artist, she didn't practice beforehand and it took anywhere from an hour to nine hours, depending on the difficulty.