A tall being in Japanese air-dry clay, with tengucho mulberry paper.
The Tinderbox, tinted in acrylics
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Tinderbox" ~ work in progress
"The Fate of the Children of Lir"
Swan Child getting her color, in Premier air-dry clay. Painted with acrylics including Acryla Gouache from Holbein -- a favorite of mine for the air-dry pieces...
Little Red Ridinghood & her Wolf
Little Red and the Wolf in air dry clay Premier, with Aves Fixit Sculpt to strengthen armatures and bases.
A Red Riding Hood, underway...
Just coming along in Premier air dry clay... a very smooth, soft clay to work with... about 13+ inches tall
Baba Yaga trio
Playing with photographing the group -- we need another session, but:
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa, with Hut. Dolls in Kato Polyclay
A Bright New Year to You
With hope for a more peaceable kingdom all around, kindness and empathy, compassion and the seeing heart.
Silvershod, or Silver Hoof, and his friend the Cat. From the Russian tale of similar name.
Another East of the Sun, West of the Moon
A piece inspired by the work of Kay Nielsen, whose illustrations I discovered as a small child. In Premier air dry clay, about 14.5 inches tall:
East of the Sun, West of the Moon: girl on a white bear in air dry Premier clay.
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
The Snow Maiden
Another wonderful Russian being. I wanted to present her in the act of melting:
Baba Yaga's Hut
Minus the bone fence it now sports...
Baba Yaga Dressed
Silvershod, Silver Hoof for the Season
The Red Horseman
Kind and most Patient Friends,
Reports of my demise have been at least modestly exaggerated. Here’s a scan of the Sunrise Horseman from Vasilisa the Beautiful (my increasingly tattered dummy thereof) just to let you know I’m still kicking. More anon, but for now: