The Christmas season is upon us, and this year for the first time, there is a nativity scene sculpted from butter!
“This is actually the first year I’ve sculpted a nativity scene. This is one of my first sculptures I’ve done outside of the fair actually, so I’m really excited to be doing this,” Sarah Pratt, the West Des Moines sculptor, said.
Pratt said Sunday she has been single handedly sculpting the famous cow each summer since 2006 and is just now finishing up her very first butter sculpted nativity scene.
The sculpture will soon join forces with several other hand crafted nativity scenes as part of the Nativity Exhibition which will take place December 4th and 5th as part of a fundraiser for St. Joseph’s Family Shelter.
Sarah’s sculpture includes each member of the Holy Family; Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus. Sarah said Sunday she hoped to be finished by the end of the night.
“It’s very rewarding, just as it starts as wire and butter and turns out as a piece of art. It’s really rewarding,” she said.
You can see Sarah’s sculpture Saturday, December 4th anytime between 9 a.m. and noon or on Sunday, December 5th between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at 601 Grand Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa.
Source: 13WhoTV.com; Megan Brown