Saturday, July 6, 2013

Body Double

I wish!!!!  

My friend Anna discovered some body parts hidden away in the pool shed when she moved in with her new partner – No, not real ones silly!!  Mannequin parts and display torsos.

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We decided to alter one of the wall torsos each as a first attempt.  I gessoed and covered  two torsos with muslin with another layer of gesso over top.  They looked almost like plaster at this stage.

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Anna chose a vintage look for hers …….

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I chose some brighter colours for mine, spraying the base with Adirondack Colourwash Sprays.

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To cut a long blog post short, here are the finished art works:

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What do you think??  Pretty awesome, huh???

Cheers, Esther  xoxo

7 comments:

  1. WOW both are fabulous terrific find give a whole new fantasy life. XOXO Zoe

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  2. Hi Esther, I'm a dear friend of Lyn Jordan's and when I saw your torso I almost screeched with delight. It's AMAZING. Such beautiful colours and I love your embellishments.. I love the other one too.

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  3. Oh my Gosh Amazing works Esther and Anna. I knew you could turn a sows ear into a silk purse, well done both of you xoxo

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  4. SUCH Coolness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would of loved to alter something like this- TOO COOL <3 love love love them both, Debi x

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  5. They've both turned out really neat Esther and what a very cool idea! It gives a whole new meaning to the word 'mixed media' :) They're both so different... which just goes to show that we don't all see things the same way LOL

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