Sunday, November 24, 2013

Jazz Cabaret Paper Doll

I am making an effort in my artwork to use up what I have on hand. I have a shoebox full of doll parts, so this doll was a result of opening the shoebox, sorting out heads, arms and legs, choosing the ones that worked together, and then finding unused scraps for clothing.  The face is one I drew/painted myself (her name is Enid...I don't know why, it just seemed to fit the face). The dress is a piece of my own fabric (printed at Spoonflower). The arms and legs are from a vintage doll I found in an online search, but I cut both the arms and legs in half and reattached them with mini brads so they would be more poseable. Her hat and shoes are compliments of The Graphics Fairy http://thegraphicsfairy.com/ (I made the white shoes yellow with a little magic marker so they would match the dress). She reminded me of Liza Minnelli in Cabaret, especially after I added the hat and beaded fringe on the bottom of the dress. Can't you just hear her singing?

2 comments:

Dee ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️ said...

Your paper doll does remind me of Liza Minnelli. I loved the movie Cabaret.

Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatt said...

Thanks Dee :-)
Now that song is going around in my head...