The Turtle Rider

Like magic, The Turtle Rider is ready.  I took her out into the backyard for some pictures.  She probably deserves a better pedestal but she seemed content.   The green and red boot on her leg is a turtle-shell patterned brace.  I think she’s heading to Harper’s Playground.

Thanks to my friend Lynne for the great fabric!

I signed it on the bottom, which I’ve painted in a mixture of brown and copper, so I wasn’t able to photograph it very well, but you get the idea:

The Turtle Rider will be auctioned off at the Harper’s Playground Art Auction on Friday, September 30th at Disjecta studio.  You can read more about it here on an earlier post.

Well, now that The Turtle Rider has appeared like magic, I wonder if the studio will clean itself up like magic?

My studio exploded!

Turtle Pace

I made some progress on my turtle rider piece for the Harper’s Playground benefit, but things are taking longer than I planned, as usual.  I got the first coats of paint on the turtle and the doll built.  Tomorrow the fun part — finishing the costume, finishing the painting, posing and mounting the piece — and finishing!

Drying the gesso
sculpting the girl's brace
hair makes the girl
many coats of paint