Saturday, May 26, 2007

Fall's Frolic

















This is a doll I made for the Upper Midwest Bead Society challenge a couple of years ago. We each received a packet of beads and had to create something with an autumn theme using each kind of bead. The small doll on the back represents the inner child, hence "Fall's Frolic". I was honored to received an award of merit for the piece and have it on display at the Textile Center in MN. I used ultra suede for the base to do the bead embroidery and polymer clay for the faces....each comes out different depending on my mood at the time. I posted a close up of the face on the BJP blog. Bead Happy!

8 comments:

flyingbeader said...

Hey...we now both blog! Never thought that would happen, but isn't this a nice way to share our work? So much easier than beggin the DH to help with the website!!!! Oh well, luck to both of us. I'm working on some ATCs today & got a picnic to go to with Frodo.
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Jacqui said...

That is one amazing doll! How big is it? It looks quite large but I know pictures can be quite deceptive. Looking forward to seeing your work in the bead project.

Cyn ~ The Wingedneedle said...

He's 10 inches tall with a wingspan of 7 inches. Thanks so much for the kind words :O) Bead happy!

Veleta (Sammy) said...

Cyn... this is just about the most amazing beaded doll I have seen! Awesome work!

megan noel said...

i hope you are going to post in-progress pictures of your journal pages! :) i just posted some here--
http://www.megannoel.com/blog.html

Lora said...

Awesome!! I love your original faces!! So happy!

girlgonethreadwild said...

YES!!!! I'm delighted to see you fly in with your beads & needL in hand. Thank you for joining the Pink Artist proj doll. :) Please mail your square to me by March 1. If you cannot meet this deadline please know that there is also a wall hanging art piece in the works, both going to charity and both needing squares. Truly, your work speaks to the soul. xo, Monica

girlgonethreadwild said...

Your faces express such wonder Cyn! Congrats on the award, much deserved! ~Monica :)