Boy have I been in a dry spell. Had not made a thing. Zip, nadda, nothing, zilch not a bead beaded, no paint on my fingers, not a thread clipped, nor paper torn. Oh, I kept looking for things to make, searched for inspiration, but silence kept coming back from the great beyound. So what to do? The answer was do nothing. Take some time and just refresh. You know that some times in order to change directions you have to just vegetate or as we say around here "cool your heels" chill out. Now I'm finished chilling and back to work.
This Doll started when "yarn goddess" sent the group at clothpaperstudios a link to a site that had paper folding techniques. He (all Chinese opera performers are male) is about two feet tall. The head is made from papier mache, painted with a Chinese Opera mask and the hair made from strips of manilla folder. The entire doll is made of paper even the tie for the hair.
I'm so glad the drought is over.
