Snowflake...

Hi Everybody,
I thought I would post my snowflake here, because for some unknown reason my flake is still not up on the Robert Snow site. I decided to create a 3 dimensional version of Maude who is one of the characters in a new book dummy that I recently finished called "In a Jam." At the moment, it is being reviewed at Sterling Publishers
The actual wooden snowflake is her skirt, and her body was molded out of Sculpey. Once the sculpey was hard enough, I painted and then varnished her a couple of times. The position that I molded her into is from one of the pages in the dummy, where she is falling from the sky. Fortunately she also sits well on a display.
It was a lot of fun working this way. In fact, my agent thought that I should consider doing more clay work. Who knows? Enjoy, Ilene

Comments

[Shennen Bersani]

Ilene,
Maude is fabulous! I love her bloomers! I wish you tons of success with her and your dummy!

[June]

Maude is brilliant! I love her, and how great to make one of your characters come to life as a 3D model. You have made this work so well.
I too love the flash of her fun 'heart' bloomers below her skirt!

[Luanne]

Ilene,
i am so totally impressed. I just love her! Wonderful job!

luanne

[Laura]

Testing comments.

[June]

Hi, this is a test as I am having difficulty with typepad comments. Sorry for the inconvenience fellow PBIers.

June

[Andy J Smith]

I goit the chance to see it up close and personal last night at Child at HEart in Newburyport! Nice job! Really stands out! It paid to go the extra 3D mile!

[Christine Tripp]

Ilene, she is BRILLIANT!!! Hilarious, especially when turned upside down:)
You, mu'lady could be the next Barbara Reid (a famous Canuck kids artist) of claymation books:)

[Manuela]

She is a beautiful! Well done! all the details and the expression. Lovely

[john nez]

I luv her! And somehow she seems just right for a Holiday ornament... I like how she's diving off into space like that!

Good job!

jn