I have been busy working away on two new pieces…a Frida Kahlo and the ticket collector…still lots to do, but here is how they are going…

 the back piece is a hand embroidered cross stitch portrait of Frida with a gold thread crochet frame….Frida and her deer are ready to be painted, wigged and costumed. I am busy hand embroidering two side panels…

 …for the box base, which i have painted in acrylic like clouds. Her right hand is in a wierd postion because she will be holding something!

I have painted her, made her hair and clothes and painted her friend…still to make her boots, jewellry and flowers for her hair…

still got lots to do! Keep checking back here as I will update scrolling down.

She’s finished! Just have to work on the box now… the white ribbon has a Frida Quote ” Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly.” Her red boots have embroidered flowers on the toes and little bells tied with blue ribbon.

She has a palette with acrylic paint on and a little paint brush… little earrings in the shape of hands…

Flowers in her hair…

and her little deer friend…

she has bunting along the sides…now I need to work on the box which has perspex sides, front and roof, with embroidered panels on the lower haves of the two sides…

I have now finished the box…and added the hand embroidered side panels…

and a little title sign at the top…

She is now all finished!!! the box has three clear sides and a clear perspex roof to allow lots of light!

the ticket collector is ( like the bug catcher ) another piece inspired by one of my ink drawings…

…he still needs lots of work…

…his face is ready to paint and he is waiting patiently for me to make his hat and goggles!

His legs are ready for painting…but i am busy making his boots as I write this… his ticket machine is finished! It whirs andclicks in a lovely clockwork manner when the handle is pushed up and down…

…which spins the tickets inside…

and when the button is pushed, the red stop sign moves in and reveals a green go sign.

His gloved hands ….

…are now attatched and ready to paint…then he needs his jacket…and of course, his wings, which will open and close!

I have painted his face and trousers, finished making his boots…

Finished his boots and knee pads….

and his elbow pads….and jacket…

the straps are part of the harness I’m making for his wings…finishing gloves next…

He keeps urging me to hurry and finish as he has work to do, tickets to check, flying between the floating buses in the world he belongs..I’m doing my best! Check back soon to see how it is going!

I have finished his  gloves, and added his ticket machine…he is pulling out a ticket with one hand, the other hand is holding onto one of the steering handles, which also has a compass on it,

I have made his goggles, and the bottle of air sickness tablets he carries with him…and his hat…

His extras…goggles, air sickness tablets, maps and leather bound journal…

which tuck into the space between his backpack and himself!

I have also finished his wings…which open…

his base is all finished and signed.

close up of his machine!

Just got to write his story now…..