This little darlin' whispered to my psyche the she needed to be introduced in this world. Having been working with metal lately, I had my supplies ready to make the eyes and mouth. I patina-ed the eyes the same as if I was coloring copper earrings, using an ammonia fume. Color was added to the mouth with heat and boiling water ( I have discussed the process in a past post). After those steps were completed she unfortunately sat and patiently waited for inspiration to move me again. I could see what I wanted but was not sure how to proceed. This is a normal occurrence, at this moment I have a three ideas sitting in limbo, just waiting for their spark to light. Again, she whispered, and it was non-stop until completion. Her hair is made from batik fabric sewn into tubes and stuffed, then sewn onto the wire base.
The coolest part is that she blinks! There is a small lever on the right side of her face, and when rotated her eyelids open and close. I used a wire wrap that I had seen in a jewelry application, where items could be caged then hung on a chain. Instead of a full cage I only needed half for my purpose, leaving an opening for the eye to be seen.
