Description

Purrfect Witches Ornament by P. Buckley Moss

Introduction

Purrfect Witches Ornament by P. Buckley Moss is a 2017 numbered, limited edition porcelain ornament that turns familiar Halloween imagery into an energetic circle of witches and cats. Three warm, pumpkin-toned witches gather at the center beneath dramatically pointed black hats, while a lively procession of Moss’s stylized black cats surrounds them from every direction.

The result is playful rather than frightening. Cats leap, stretch, sit, and prowl around the central trio, creating an almost continuous ring of movement. A mottled golden-orange border completes the circular design and reinforces its autumn character.

Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory identifies Purrfect Witches Ornament as Product ID 75338, a porcelain numbered limited edition currently priced at $42. The approved record classifies its subjects as Cat and Nature.

Story Behind the Artwork

The central witches may catch the eye first, but the cats give Purrfect Witches Ornament its distinctive personality.

The three figures sit tightly together across the middle of the design, their exaggerated noses, smiling mouths, and towering hats creating a strong central silhouette. Their hats bend and curl in different directions rather than repeating one another exactly, giving each figure a slightly different personality.

Around them, the cats behave almost like a second frame. Some stand tall and alert. Others stretch forward, arch their backs, or appear mid-stride. Several smaller cats are tucked near the witches themselves, rewarding a closer look.

This surrounding feline procession is particularly effective on a circular ornament because the eye naturally follows the cats around the perimeter before returning to the trio in the center. Moss uses repetition without making the design feel mechanical: the cats share the same simplified black vocabulary, but their changing poses provide variety and humor.

Symbols & Meaning

Witches and black cats have long been linked in European and American folklore, and both eventually became familiar visual symbols of Halloween. In this ornament, however, their treatment is clearly lighthearted. The witches smile, the cats appear animated and curious, and the composition emphasizes movement and companionship rather than fear.

The circular arrangement can also suggest gathering, celebration, and shared mischief, while the cats’ varied poses contribute a sense of individuality within the group. These are reasonable visual interpretations rather than documented statements of Moss’s intention.

No artwork-specific artist statement has been verified for Purrfect Witches Ornament, so the customer-facing description should avoid claiming that Moss intended the witches, cats, or circle to represent a particular personal belief.

Artistic Details

The ornament depends on a remarkably controlled palette of black, warm rust, muted orange, white, and gold.

The three witches form the warm center of the image. Their earthy faces and garments contrast sharply with the large black hats, whose sweeping curves create some of the strongest lines in the composition. Fine black details define expressions, hair, and features without overwhelming the larger shapes.

The cats are even more graphic. Moss reduces them to black silhouettes with pointed ears, thin legs, curling tails, and small light eyes. Because they appear against a largely white field, each animal remains easy to distinguish despite the ornament’s compact scale.

The textured golden-orange border provides visual warmth without creating a hard decorative frame. Its irregular edges leave areas of white showing through, echoing the spontaneous quality of Moss’s marks within the central image.

At 3-5/16 inches in diameter, the design is compact but unusually active, with visual interest extending from the center all the way around the circumference. The current Canada Goose Gallery page confirms the 2017 date, porcelain medium, round orientation, numbered limited-edition status, and 3-5/16-inch diameter.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: Animals & Companions

This is the strongest approved Master Collection assignment because cats are one of the principal subjects and occupy nearly the entire outer circumference of the composition. Canada Goose Gallery defines Animals & Companions around cats, dogs, horses, pets, wildlife, and animals that share human lives; cat works including Cat Dreams, Flower Puss, Meow 1, Meow 2, and The Glance are among its representative pieces.

Supporting Master Collections: None required

Halloween and Ornament are highly relevant website and merchandising categories, but they should not be treated as formal Master Collections unless the Gallery’s Master Collection framework specifically designates them that way.

Decorating Ideas

Purrfect Witches Ornament is especially well suited to an October ornament tree, mantel display, seasonal garland, entry table, autumn centerpiece, curio cabinet, or miniature easel.

Because its primary palette is orange, black, white, and gold, it coordinates naturally with pumpkins, autumn foliage, black-cat décor, amber glass, natural wood, and other Moss Halloween pieces. The circular format also makes it a useful visual counterpoint to rectangular prints displayed nearby.

Collectors creating a Moss Halloween grouping could pair it with Jack-O-Lantern 1 Ornament, Patriotic Pumpkin Stack Ornament, Autumn Harvest Ornament, or related cat-and-Halloween prints such as Black Cat Ball, Witches Three, and Nine Tricksters.

Gift Ideas

This ornament is a natural gift for P. Buckley Moss collectors, cat lovers, Halloween enthusiasts, ornament collectors, and people who prefer whimsical seasonal décor over frightening imagery.

Its small size and gift-boxed presentation make it suitable for October birthdays, hostess gifts, ornament exchanges, autumn gatherings, collector gifts, or the beginning of an annual Moss ornament tradition.

About the Edition

Artist: P. Buckley Moss
Title: Purrfect Witches Ornament
Year: 2017
Medium: Porcelain
Edition Type: Limited Edition; Numbered Edition
Total Edition Size: Not supplied
Artist’s Proofs: Not documented
Product ID: 75338
Current Price: $42
Condition: New / mint, according to supplied Gallery information
Size: 3-5/16 inches diameter
Orientation: Round
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Packaging: Gift boxed; pouch; hanging cord
Tiny Easel: Optional display accessory, sold separately
Approved Inventory Subjects: Cat; Nature
Current Website Subjects: Cats; Halloween; Nature
Original Artwork Information: Not supplied

Canada Goose Gallery’s approved product reference independently confirms Product ID 75338, the $42 price, Porcelain medium, and Limited/Numbered Edition classification. The current live product page additionally confirms the 2017 year, 3-5/16-inch diameter, Certificate of Authenticity, gift box, hanging display, and Cats/Halloween/Nature classifications.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Canada Goose Gallery offers Purrfect Witches Ornament with its gift box, protective pouch, hanging cord, and Certificate of Authenticity according to the current product record. The Gallery also maintains a broad selection of P. Buckley Moss ornaments, cat artwork, and seasonal pieces, making it easier to build a coordinated collection around a favorite subject.

Official Artist Certification

This P. Buckley Moss ornament is accompanied by its original, official certificate from the artist’s collection. This document is the primary record of provenance, detailing the edition title and the craftsmanship involved in the firing process. This official certification replaces our standard gallery certificate to ensure you have the most direct documentation from the artist’s studio. Each Ornament comes gift boxed according to the year it was created.

Any number of ornaments ship for one flat fee.

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🎨 Fun Fact:

The artistic idea of grouping three witches is centuries older than modern Halloween decorating. Hans Baldung Grien created a celebrated woodcut titled The Witches in 1510, showing three witches together and demonstrating one of the early sophisticated uses of chiaroscuro woodcut printing. This historical fact concerns the three-witch motif generally and is not presented as a source for Moss’s ornament.

Groups of three witches were appearing in European art centuries before Halloween became the modern holiday we recognize today. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds Hans Baldung Grien’s The Witches, a 1510 chiaroscuro woodcut showing three witches gathered together in a dramatically supernatural scene. The work is also notable because Baldung was among the earliest artists to use the chiaroscuro woodcut technique effectively. That long visual history makes the three-witch grouping a much older artistic motif than today’s costumes and seasonal decorations—though there is no evidence that Moss intended this particular ornament as a reference to Baldung’s work.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

The round format is especially successful here because the cats do more than accompany the witches—they form a second visual ring around them. Their changing poses create motion along the circumference, while the three oversized black hats anchor the center. That combination of cat imagery, Halloween subject matter, and a composition designed naturally for a circular porcelain surface gives Purrfect Witches Ornament a character distinct from Moss ornaments built around a single central figure.

What distinguishes Purrfect Witches Ornament is its two-layer composition: the three witches form a strong central group, while the surrounding cats create an almost complete second circle of activity. That arrangement makes unusually effective use of the round porcelain format—the design does not simply sit inside the ornament but visually follows its shape. The variety of feline poses also gives cat collectors more to discover than a single-animal design. As a documented 2017 numbered limited edition in porcelain, it complements Moss’s cat imagery and Halloween subjects while remaining distinct from her fine-art prints and original watercolors.

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 “Three witches. Countless cat-titudes.”

“Halloween has gone to the cats.”

“A circle of seasonal mischief.”

“Purrfectly ready for October.”