ARTDOLLONLY WONDERLAND BLOG EVENT

HERE HE IS: "WHAT A CARD" DOLL
I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO A CARD OR A RABBIT. THE CARD SEEMED LIKE IT HAD SO MANY FUN OPPORTUNITIES TO GET EXTRA SILLY.

I FOUND THE MESH BASE AT GOODWILL. IT WAS A METAL EARRING HOLDER. IT TOOK THE PAPERCLAY REALLY WELL! I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUST KEEPING ADDING MORE CLAY AND SHAPING THE CARD AS QUICKLY AS I COULD BECAUSE I COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD LOOK LIKE.  PAPERCLAY IS ADDICTIVE ENOUGH - BUT THIS DOLL COMPELLED ME!!

i THINK HIS NAME IS ERNIE. HE'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AS YOU CAN TELL BY HIS WEATHERED CARD. HIS EYES ARE RED FROM KEEPING THE LONG HOURS; YOU'D BE TOO, IF YOU HEARD THE QUEEN SHOUT OUT ALL DAY "WHAT A CARD" AS THOUGH SHE WAS DISGUSTED. hmmf

THE HANDS ARE POLYMER cLAY.  I DECIDED TO GESSO THE PAPERCLAY BEFORE I PAINTED. THEN AN IRIDESCENT TYPE PAINT. CRACKLE, THEN WHITE PAINT.
THANKS FOR LOOKING. I'M NOT AT MY COMPUTER RIGHT NOW AND SHOULD BE BACK THIS WEEKEND. ENJOY AND THANKS FOR LOOKING.

LORI @ LADY SLIPPER STUDIOS