Blue Santa

The little collection of Folk Art Santas that I have made over the years is very special and I enjoyed unpacking it and having it out on display this month. Over the holidays I saw a large, elaborate ceramic Santa figure. His blue and white color scheme interested me as much as anything, so I decided to translate that idea into a folk art style figure. Here is Blue Santa.

He came together quickly with weathered wood, sticks and a pair of legs I had originally made for someone else. It is so fun when something happens easily and it shows!

This is not the case with the 3 ARTiculated dolls I have been working on this fall. I resolved to finish them before the end of the year and I almost made it. But, 2 of them did not make it through the final review this morning. Lumpy legs and an awkward skirt are among the problems. I don't like it when the struggle shows, so I will struggle a little more to try to make the results look like they were easily accomplished! 

I have some doll making ideas developing for 2021. Some glimmers you have seen here in my blog.. 

• ​A small collection of plastic bottles has accumulated to remind me to consider the idea of a transparent torso doll. 

A few Folk Art Santa figures are on the list after the fun I had making Blue Santa.

• And, perhaps a few more Range Walkers will make an appearance.

For a complete change of pace I have started painting this fall. I've put that off for years, but I'm starting to enjoy it a lot. So, painting is big on my list for next year, too. Just for fun I have changed out my website page to show recent paintings. A few are not completely finished, but you can take a peek!

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So, here we go into a happy new year. Let's get started!