Skelly Belly Unveiling

Here he is....oops, I need to get his attention so he'll turn around and look at you....note his back center panel of his torso and the scene on the back of the base. This is one of the reasons why it takes me so long to get these things done!!

Let me introduce Skelly Belly III. He is quite a change from my long legged versions, but now that I am worrying about possibly shipping the pieces I'm thinking in terms of smaller might be better. (Wonder if I will like my things smaller?) This figure is still 13" tall to the tip of his hat.

Here he is in full view with a papier mache hat (thank you dear husband for my new belt sander that lets me make them with a nice sharp point!!), variegated rafia collar, raised skull buttons, relief arms and hands, and a wood base I'm trying out on 4 new pieces. He has his hands on his belly rubbing it because he was a pig and ate ordinary yard bugs on the 4th of July !!

Go ahead, give him a smooch!!!

Above are 2 close ups of the grave yard scene that surrounds the base and you can just see the edge of the cork bottom I put on to keep the figure from scratching a tabletop.

That's it, you'll see him next on SpookyTime Jingles, July 13!! :) Laurie

Overcast...AGAIN!!!

I was going to take a picture of Skelly Belly this morning to show you how he is coming along and darned if we aren't overcast again. It makes for lousy photographs so if it burns off I will post something later today...no, I'm not attempting to try to get you back,... okay, yeah, ...well maybe.
Have fun creating today!!
Laurie

Dietrich ***SOLD***

Hope you all had a great weekend. I have to admit I took things down to Missouri to work on, but all I managed to do was paint one hat and make 4 collars...but I had fun!!

Below is Dietrich, wearing cat ears and makeup on his nose like a cat. He is a big boy standing at 27" in height and a width of 7.5". He is composed of papier mache, rafia and wood. Dietrich will be one of two tall figures I have planned (remember, plans can change!!) for sale at the SpookyTime Jingles premier.

Dietrich stands on a 3.5" x 5" base, wears 4" high boots, 5 striped stockings, and has a 3-dimensionally sculpted face on his lantern.

You can get a better look at the lantern in the picture above, plus the details of the rafia hands and collar, boo-buttons on his cuffs and shirt, and the top of his buckle and belt are just visible above his hands. The belt goes all around his back and chubby little tummy.

Dietrich lost a tooth due to his lack of a dental program and consuming way too much yak-stew and froggy eyes without remembering to floss. He hopes his lovely green eyes and otherwise lovely smile will not deter you from thinking him a handsome boy. Because Dietrich lives with cats, he had to have a kitty-ear headband and a painted kitty nose to complete his appearance.

That's it for today...happy creating!!

Laurie