A nice lady I met on Facebook bought my little Frankenstein character...and then while she was looking at my Etsy shop's past sales, she encountered a previous piece of folk art she'd bought from me--several years ago! It was kinda funny. But anyway, while she was in the past sales thing, she found one of my verrrrrry first art dolls--back when I was making them out of gourds.
She wanted a custom character similar to him. The original was trick-or-treating, and this lady wanted an Easter Bunny with a basket of eggs, but otherwise, I tried to stay with the basic idea of a kid in a bunny suit. (Who, it must be said, was originally inspired by the movie A Christmas Story.)
So of course my imagination kicked into high gear at the challenge--to revisit a thing I'd made WAY back then, when I didn't know much at all about paper clay, or how to assemble these characters to be sturdy, or faces. Or painting. Or antiquing. My techniques are so different, and I think the sculpting is better. The original is still fun, but I am pleased to think my skills have grown in the seven years since I made him.
Of course now I'm thinking of revisiting a lot of the ideas I had back then--they were good ideas, and with new techniques, they'll be good again. Cheers!
This little bunny is so cute. I love the blue suit and the big ears. I am sure this is exactly what the lady wanted. When someone asked you to make them something, I know how your mind starts thinking up a storm. So many ideas and so many ways to make something. I like all your work, but I think we all improve over time if we keep working.
ReplyDeleteShe did seem happy with him. I have so enjoyed the folk art pcs after making cloth and clay dolls for years.
DeleteI like them both, but like the second one slightly better. I think your work is amazing, and there is no doubt that YOU made them both, even though you have "grown" in your skills. Your style is always there. :o)
ReplyDelete"Your style is always there"...that is music to my ears. :~P
DeleteI love your adorable imaginative creations, new or old!
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