Tag Tuesday's current theme is ' Steampunk' and I am away from home and have limited resources and of course, no stash. However, I am travelling with water colour paper, a black pen, some coloured pencils and a 2B and a 4B lead pencil. I also have scissors so I cut out an advertisement for a watch from the in flight magazine and with the purchase of a glue stick and some string , I created this interpretation of 'Steampunk'. I actually enjoyed working with so little at hand - sometimes it challenges you to think more and do something differently.
Finally Mrs Chalumeau takes a bow …She is a Pearly Queen … 695 buttons on the doll and 10 on the journal.(I think – could be more). I would like to thank Paula from Antiques and Collectables here in Hamilton, Newcastle and Raku Buttons ETSY seller for supplying me with about 500 of the vintage mother of pearl buttons, and the rest I had in my stash. I think they look great on my pearly queen, but I am truly tired of sewing on buttons. It made me think however, how many buttons must be on the elaborate clothes of the real pearly Kings and Queens! I drew my inspiration from the lovely lady pictured here, and the following description from Wikipedia. ... A Pearly King ( feminine form Pearly Queen) is a person dressed in a traditional Cockney costume covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. These costumes were treasured heirlooms, hand made and sometimes representing much of a family's wealth. .... This doll is all cloth – a little different from most of my other dolls which generally h
Wonderful tag Wilma with beautiful artwork
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What a beautiful face you made - love the added steampunk elements!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic tag Wilma, thanks for joining in in spite of it all! Enjoy your trip, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteYou give "up for a challenge" a totally new meaning, Wilma.
ReplyDeleteWell done, and with so little at hand! Ingenious!
Your "Timely Lady Steampunk" is absolutely stunning.
Where in the world are you?
All the best.
Carolyn
This is amazing!
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