Sunday, February 19, 2012

Closing this blog


Due to the huge amount of spam coming from this blog into my already overflowing mailbox and my busy schedule I'm gonna close this blog in a few days.
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Black Widow Lily and Her Little Dawn






Black Widow Lily And Her Little Dawn

Lily = 75cm / 29.5 inches
Dawn = 27cm/ 10.6 inches

Lily:
Round wooden base with styrofoam cone, coated with pour-on rubber, as lower body.
Upperbody is made from paperclay and apoxie over a metal frame, painted and sealed with acrylics and varnish.
Her head is a real cat skull with real deer antlers and realistic bjd eyes/lashes.
Viscose hair adorned with vintage milinary flowers.
Lily's dress is made from lambs leather, vintage flower stamens, swarovsky crystals, antique lace and silk ribbons.
Her mantilla is made from black lace with a scalloped lace edge and is removable.
She is holding a vintage brass with mother of pearl little bible with the complete first testament in it.

Dawn
Paperclay and apoxie over a metal frame for her body, painted and sealed with acrylics and varnish.
Her head is made from a real little turtle skull with tiny glass eyes and viscose hair.
She's wearing a wool dress, off-white stockings, wool beret, velvet coat and leather strapped shoes.
Dawn is holding her small teddybear.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Dahlia Noir







Dahlia Noir

50 cm/ 19.7 inches with base
46cm/ 18 inches without base

Owl skull and body sculpted by me from paperclay, painted with acrylics, handmade glass eyes and black viscose hair.
Her hat is made from felt with a burgundy silk ribbon and bow.
She wears a fresh water pearl necklace and a cameo.
Her clothes are made from silk, velvet and Edwardian lace finished with black swarovski crystals.
Her base is from massive black granite with metal feet.