A gentle look into the creation of my Magnolia Peacock Puzzle

Halloween is always my favor holiday through the year. I do a Halloween theme painting every year. This year, the famous folk tale, “Stone Soup”  came to my mind. The classic story where strangers make a delicious soup starting with just a stone, and everyone in the village contributes something small until it becomes a feast for all. I wanted to reimagine that story with a Halloween twist — a cauldron in the moonlight, a whimsical witch, and her delightfully odd group of fri