Queen Anne WIP

Here is my latest endeavor. It is a Queen Anne reproduction doll. Well, perhaps reproduction is not quite the right word because I am not carving it out of wood nor am I using glass eyes. I think interpretation would suit it better. So here is my interpretation of a Queen Anne doll. This doll also marks the first time I am using wooden dowels to make a free standing doll. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. For her dress I am going to use my fabric I received for the Treasures of the Gypsies challenge this year. They sent me some lovely purple and green silks and damasks. Purple has a history of favor amongst the regal. I have just finished painting her top coat and I'm about to paint her face. Stay tuned for more pictures of her.

Violet

Introducing Violet. She is completely inspired by the notoriously accident prone children by Edward Gorey. Halloween is coming around the corner. So I thought I would make some ugly little nasty children. Gloomy little children is one of my old favorite themes. I love movies like, Village of the Damned (1960), The Bad Seed (1956), The Good Son (1993) and Lord of the Flies (1963 version). Certainly children are wonderful, but the nasty ones are just so much more interesting.

Violet has a needle sculpted head with paperclay hair. She has a rag doll type body, but is a little top-heavy due to the clay. So I may have to change her legs later, but I 'll wait until after the clay dries and it loses some of the water weight. I used liquid paperclay to cover her face so it will match her hair.

Stay tuned for more pictures of Violet (you know if you add an "n" to her name, you'll get an idea of just what her disposition truly is).

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