Thursday, April 23, 2009

Deliah of the Forest



Meet Deliah of the Forest. This piece was made for the ADO

team MMC or mini monthly challenge. The theme was Mixed Up, the challenge being to create a piece of mixed up characters. My first instinct was "well this is easy, I'll just make a bunny girl or a slug boy"...but wait these MMC's are supposed to challenge you Colleen. So I got out my big book of mammals and just opened it up to a page determined to use whatever creature I opened the page to. Well it was the deer section, thank goodness it wasn't the hippo section:) I would have needed much more clay.




This was so much fun to make, her little face came surprisingly easy to me, though I guess a lot of my dolls do have doe-like eyes.




18 comments:

Sue said...

She is wonderful Colleen. I like reading how you came up with her too!

You really did an incredible job at incorporating deer like features on her face.

Susan Shaw said...

She is very sweet. Does she have little doe feet too?

Zan Asha said...

Just amazing, Colleen! I am also wondering what is under that dress (I mean the doe hoofs, of course!) :D

Michelle said...

Colleen,
I LOVE this piece!! So wonderfully outside the box creative!

Michelle

LoopyBoopy said...

Thanks ya'll. No doe feet..though I did make them (not as easy as you'de think) I ended up sticking her onto a candlestick. I wanted her to be tall and majestic and I think it worked. Now I have a couple of hooved doe feet hanging around I'm not sure I know what to do with:)

Kaerie Faerie said...

I love your little deer what a great face, you make the best eyes! congrads on the ADQ pic
Karey

Odddollz by Jacqui said...

Waht a deer:) She is awesome colleen, I just love her, she is sooooo sweet looking and you are tright, most of your dolls have these eyes so that worked out perfect!!! She is amazing:)

HUGZ
Jacqui

Anonymous said...

She looks great. I love the nose and her little sweater. Did you crochet it yourself?

Marjorie said...

Wow! That's great!

Anonymous said...

OOoooh, *love* her!

Nita said...

I hestiate cause I like so many of yours ,but i gotta say its a favorite!

Anonymous said...

colleen she's wonderful!!!!
What a leap in faith to just open a book and pick what's there... I just love her face!
Pattee

Unknown said...

love her, love her, love her. she is awesome

Oak Hill Studio said...

She is so sweet. I love her wispy hair!

Unknown said...

I see a whole new world opening up for you in this area! Aren't you just dying to morph some other creature and human again? Hmmm what will it be? :o)
ODD~

Anonymous said...

Hey Colleen!!!!!!! I just say you fallen angel in ADQ!!!"WOW She's just wonderful!!!!!
Pattee

Amy Short said...

She is brilliant! I love how your work is evolving. Awesome! :o) Amy

Ginger said...

Oh wow,she is amazing!! I love your work!! I found your blog during OWOH and am visiting again!!
Have a great weekend;)