Here are some more of my "Elegant Beasts" dolls. They are all made from bird skulls.
They are all cloth stump dolls. This one I call "Countess Dowager" because she reminded me of Maggie Smith's character from Downton Abby.
I made these dolls a few months ago for the fiber show in Houston, but I'm behind on posting them.
This one is the "Black Queen"
These dolls are all about 15-17 inches tall. Most of them are made with chicken skulls. I fill in most of the skull with paper clay and Apoxie Sculpt, and add the eyes.
Here is "Lady Peacock".
After going through so many skulls, I finally made a mold of one and cast some of them out of paper clay.
I call this one "Mourning Bird"
For this one, I used a turkey skull. I didn't add eyes for her, but left her more "skull-like".
A.B.
6 comments:
OMGosh, they are all so amazing. Where in the world did you get skulls. I once found a bird skull, but my grandson took it for his "medicine bag".
Hi Carol, Thanks, I'm glad you like them. I got the bird skulls on Ebay. I think I paid about $20-25.
Wow Arley, these are so wonderful. Love, love the characters and the costuming is grand, as always.
Thanks Maria!
i love them! My favorite is "Mourning Bird" but i like them all!
Bird skulls are really light though, is it hard to put clay on, without braking them?
Hi Olivia, I give the skulls a few coats of white glue first. I also cover any large "holes" with paper towels & glue. I usually squirt some glue into the head cavity where the brain was. It's a long process.
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