Bittersweet House Folk Art

Bluebird Woodland Chalkware Belsnickle Santa

Catalog #S644 — 8" Masterwork in Heritage Green with Bluebirds & Winter Botanicals

$165.00

Hand-painted to order — a collector Masterwork.

S644 bluebird woodland chalkware belsnickle santa in heritage green with holly, oak leaves, acorns, and pink flowers

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The Artistry

Woodland heirloom. The S644 is an 8-inch Masterwork chalkware Belsnickle cast from an antique German chocolate mold, then hand-painted in a heritage green palette with layered folk motifs and a softly antiqued finish.

The coat is painted with bluebirds, holly leaves and berries, oak leaves and acorns, and small pink flowers that add a gentle, unexpected note against the evergreen ground. A festive red cap trimmed in holly completes the silhouette and frames the classic Belsnickle form.

Every leaf, berry, and feather is painted by hand to build depth and contrast, then finished with a gentle vintage-style patina for an heirloom presence.

Product Details: Bittersweet House Folk Art captures the character and warmth of the German folk art tradition of chalkware. Each piece is individually hand-cast from an antique chocolate mold and meticulously hand-painted.

Every figure is hand-signed, numbered, and dated on the bottom: Bittersweet House Folk Art, Kathryn Campbell.

S644 chalkware santa additional view showing the full woodland design

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S644 chalkware santa detail view highlighting the bluebird and painted botanicals

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