Calla

skull doll

2011

48 cm / 18.9 inch
Owl skull sculpted from Paperclay with beautiful handmade glass eyes, and viscose hair.
Her hat is made from a wool felt, satin pleated ribbon, feathers, Victorian mourning decoration ornament, metal chain, and Swarovski cones.
She wears silk handmade clothes over a paperclay/apoxie body, which is sculpted over a metal rod and tube armature.
Her boots are made from very soft roughed leather, red embroidery silk an red painted fresh water pearls.
The base is polished granite with metal feet.
She is holding a metal saber (vintage collectable Toledo saber) and a lambs leather glove.