I finished the final Knight doll shortly before I had to leave the house. I have since been exhausted and my father is visiting from Washington! YAY! This is the winner of the dolls! She was even awesome enough to give the Prince Myrddin doll (the red one) to his granddaughter. ^_^ So sweet of her!
The whole event went well. I was so proud of how excited everyone was for the prizes. Especially the chair. ^_^ It turned out so much better than I thought it would and it was reasonably easy to make. We will be doing this again when we are a bit less... broke. Need more wood... Thinking we may make some more to sell. We really need a bit of additional income and we can use warped wood for that (which means DISCOUNT since no one else wants a less than perfect board for their projects) On to the next project!! This first one is Prince Myrddin - I am tempted to keep this one. He's just so cute as a doll!! I wish I had the time/skill to add real hair to it - but since this picture was taken he has also cut it shorter (awwww). The picture is of him and his beautiful Princess! ^_^ These are Sir Duncan Stewart and Sir Alexander Murphey. Yes, the dolls are flawed...you can tell more or less who they are, though LOL Not bad for a first attempt at anything of the sort!!
The bodies and tabards were made by Tom Stykewynd/Anderson. I just did the painting. Excellent collaboration! I am still working on the last doll - our only Female knight. She is getting yarn hair cause paint just won't do it. Unfortunately, I messed up the first attempt pretty bad. I have to start over. This sucks because I have to head out to the site this afternoon!! EEK! IT'S A RACE!!!! Pictures will be posted after the fact - probably some pictures with the winner holding them. ^_^ Well, I am done with this one!
It is made from twp inch thick Oak, I gave it a coat of Pledge to bring out the natural color - not planning on staining or painting. It is the prize for a Bardic competition and I would like to allow for some personalisation. If they choose to do anything further it will be up to them. As it is, the thing is virtually indestructible. It is seriously heavy duty. I look forward to making another one, though I would like to use one inch thick oak. For a first attempt at such a chair and a rather large freehand pattern, I am very happy with how it turned out. |
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