He is known by many names- Prince of Stories, Shaper, Lord Morpheus, Dream of the Endless - but many a child 'round the world hearing stories at bedtime know him simply as The Sandman.
It's my pleasure to share this project with you after sitting on it for so long! The Sandman (Neil Gaiman) is a profoundly important & personal piece of literature to me, & Mr. Dream such an important figure, I absolutely needed to bring him into the waking world. I worked, reworked & re-reworked on my interpretation of him until finally saying "done!" in December of 2022.
I learned so much about what I could accomplish sculpting with fabric, I'm very proud of him & love him terribly. I really hope you will enjoy him too!
Forget-Me-Not is the last of this new series. She’s trustworthy and reliable, not committing to anything unless she knows she can give it 100%
Forget-Me-Not and her sisters will be available for purchase at the New England Folk Festival Association next month!
This has taken a lot longer than I expected and there’s a TON of stuff I would’ve done differently now (I made the tail WAY too big) bUT it’s been a fun process so far!
Now it’s time to move onto clothing, which is probably gonna be the hardest part for me,, Wish me luck!
i was looking through the Doll Parts Bin -> found this old head sculpt i made, and a torso that happened to match in size -> decided to cobble together a fae. decorating things with fake plants & miscellaneous bits is definitely one of my happy places in art.
the dragonfly wing frame files are from here. i added a coating of thick varnish tinted with acrylics to fill in the holes and make them fit the vibe.
Let's take a break from the space bars with a fantasy-themed Space Crowd Saturday: Leo and Diane Dillon's 1993 cover for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Nancy Willard. Delightful critters here.