Sunday, August 29, 2010

Cock-a-Doodle-Do

I think I'm finished with the rooster lady
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She's picked a flower from her garden and gathered her eggs.

She's been sanded and gessoed (repeatedly), painted, crackled (not that the crackle is really visible), washed with brown a couple of times, and sealed. 

I played with her a while, and created a collage, now it is time to call it a day  and let her go fry some eggs for breakfast.
The picture on the far right is before she got her skin tone; she has a kind of Kabuki Mask look in that one.  I was disappointed in the crackling; it is too fine too show unless you are looking closely.

I'm not that happy with the other two in progress, but sometimes they surprise me, so I'll give them another chance or two.   

6 comments:

  1. Gosh, I just love seeing the process and then the final finished doll. Your dolls are all so intriguing and unique and, well, really cool!...You need to have a showing...=-)

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  2. She is lovely! I also enjoy seeing the process from start to finish, watching the character growing and changing as you work.

    Judy B

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  3. too cool for school! Love the Rooster Lady a lot!!

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  4. Debby - Thanks, Debby! I'm glad to have one WIP out of the way...especially since I have ideas for some new dolls1

    Judy - Sometimes the whole concept changes, but once this lady had the rooster in her hat, I liked where she wanted to go!

    Debra - She's planning an omelet with all of those eggs!

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  5. Oh, I like her! Great colors.

    Why does she make me think of voodoo gods? Is that what you were thinking? If not, please consider it a compliment.

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  6. :) No voodoo at work here, more like eccentric nursery rhymes. However, the rooster would be great for a Halloween Voodoo doll, and I may have to try one!

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