The Play Date Cafe - colour challenge PDCC105

This week over at the

The Play Date Cafe

the challenge is to create something using the colours

Kraft/Taupe...Flesh...Cadet Blue

 

Well, here's my take on the challenge -

meet Medusa!

I cut the bodice from a scrap of leather but used the

reverse (suede-y)side as the colour better fitted the challenge.

I sewed on a strip of lace at the top.

The skirt and wrap are both sari ribbon - I've been lucky

that for the past three weeks of joining in with these challenges,

I've had just the right colours of fabric.

The 'Medusa' locks are part of a recycled scarf.

Her face is moulded from air dried clay and painted with acrylics

and water colour pencils.

She is mounted onto mountboard which I covered with

brown paper, then distressed a bit with masking tape, gesso-ed,

painted and added some Brilliance Dew Drop ink

-colour Pearlescent Sky Blue.

I also had some sari ribbon which complemented the

colours so added that to the edge of the background too.

I stuck everything down with good old glue sticks using a glue gun

- I was amazed that the glue didn't come through to the front of the

 sari ribbon, it must be extremely strong fabric.

I don't know how it will 'age' though (the glue that is)

as it isn't acid free.  As Medusa is staying with me though,

it doesn't really matter - we can age together gracefully,

although I think I've got quite a start on her! 

Thanks for looking :)