One scrap doll every week? Once every 3 months more like it.
Perhaps if I'd aimed at once every 3 months I'd have achieved once a year.
Who knows.
The original challenge was to make a doll in 30 minutes from reused pieces of cloth. I allowed myself 60 mins this time as I'd overrun on the first. Of course I had to break that deadline too. Though only by a margin. She just needed arms and nose stitched to the body. Oh, yeah, and the dress came outside of the 60 mins too.
Ingredients: A black sock, two old t-shirts and some scraps (excuse poor photo). I forgot the stuffing in the "pre photo" but it's the same noodle tangle as before.
I like the weight and feel of real rag stuffing. Combined with jersey fabric the limbs can move and flop and sit in a very animated fashion; they breath a little life.
She was so nearly a bat. Wings, claws and all. But she already had the cloth plaits so they dictated. I looked at her empty face for a long time to discover she had glasses, the nose jumped on immediately after.
The result reminded me of a cartoon/illustrated story about a short plump cleaning lady who works in a gym. One day whilst sweeping she observes a Tai chi class. Soon she joins in, finds her inner self, radiates beauty and I think ends up floating off. Can't really remember the end. The book is in a friend's attic in Lisbon, to be plundered one day.
I'll have to make up an ending with this doll/puppet. Miss Maria Giaconda Curiosidade.
7 comments:
your doll is very stylish...:D
with attitude.
she is all attitude. the doll has some amazing movement. I love the hands and the hair the best. She does look a little chickeny with that yellow nose of hers!
wowowowow!
uau!
from those pieces of scrap? amazing!
I think she's a natural stop motion animation starlet!
Hey everybody, thanks for comments. Giaconda said to say "OMM". There is definitely a little chicken stock in her heritage somewhere :-)
ohh adoro a maria giaconda
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