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The Artisans…

 

 

On a full moon night, deep within the recesses of the brain a dream begins.  This is no ordinary dream, nor is it a nightmare.  It is a dream set free from the restrictions placed upon by those who are not willing to give into their imaginations.  For it is the imagination of the soul that allows the dream to become a reality.

 

Welcome to the imagination of Spooky Hollow Experience…

 

Not too far in the past, the imagination was stifled.  Could television be the reason for the suffocation of inspiration?  What about movies with CGI, are they to blame?  Perhaps it was society who demanded the suppression of the creative mind?  Whatever the explanation may be, it did not extinguish the creative minds of the Artisans of Spooky Hollow Experience.

 

Spooky Hollow is the brain child of Gracie Quinn.  Since she was nine-years-old, Gracie studied different modalities of art. 

 

“I remember attending private art classes when I was quite young.” shares Gracie.  “I was taught various techniques including light source, shading, and three dimensional drawing, as well as adverse effects.  Through the years I have learned a wide variety of modalities ranging from theatre, music, writing and various artistic mediums.”

 

Gracie retired from being a  Musical Journalist in 2024.  Working in Country Music for over 31 years, she spent her days interviewing entertainers while writing about their lives and recent projects.

 

“I have worked with some of the most incredible artists in my thirty plus years in the music industry. I do not like to drop names because people tend to become jealous.” shares Gracie.  “Nonetheless, the most fulfilling is the art I create for Spooky Hollow.  I have several notebooks filled with ideas; many of which will never come to fruition because we no longer operate the haunted house portion of Spooky Hollow.”

 

“My love for Halloween begins with my Celtic heritage.” continues Gracie. “The birthplace of Halloween, or Samhain [a Gaelic word pronounced sow-win] as it was known, was in my homeland of Ireland.”

Gracie took her Irish / Celtic heritage with her after moving to the states.  When she and her husband Jack Rosenquist moved to Baldwin, she revisited her Celtic heritage.

 

“The first Halloween in Baldwin, we were answering the door nearly every second.  At one point, I turned to Jack and asked if next year we could create a scary display in our yard.  He said sure as long as it doesn’t cost money.” laughs Gracie.  “Decades later…yes, we have spent quite a bit of money to create Spooky Hollow!”

 

Jack Rosenquist was not keen to the idea of Spooky Hollow at first; but he reluctantly helped out those first few years.  Neither of them can remember exactly which year Jack fully immersed himself into the creation, but eventually he did.

 

“Spooky Hollow was always Gracie’s doing.” adds Jack.  “She always wants to do things bigger and better and more realistic.”

 

Jack Rosenquist is a child at heart.  He inherited his ability to build things from his great-grandfather.

 

“My great-grandfather built furniture out of wood orange crates.” shares Jack.  “I am told you can see some of his work at the Afton Historical Museum in Afton, Minnesota.  I never knew him, but I inherited his gift.”

 

Jack is a United States Army Veteran of the Cold War and a Certified Ford Master Mechanic which also helps in the creation of Spooky Hollow.

 

“I love to see what we can build.” shares Jack.  “I also love to see how everything comes together each year.”

 

Jack’s favorite prop is the Pirate ship; he also loves Gracie’s creation of Sammy from the movie Trick-R-Treat.  Where as if you ask Gracie what her favorite prop is, she would most likely point to her newest creation.

 

Creating such an award winning display involves hours of research.  The artisans have studied all things Halloween including funeral art to help create some of the most realistic tombstones and mausoleums. Each of the items created are created to scale.  If you ask either of the artisans how an item is built, they will always answer “Trade secret” or "With dreams."

 

It takes dreams, imagination, creativity, and ingenuity to create Spooky Hollow.  One can not simply enjoy the vast creativity the artisans have unless you come to Spooky Hollow to experience it in person...

 

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