Eden

skull doll

2013

H x W x D approx.
45 x 20 x 18 cm
17.7 x 8 x 7 inch

The skull is a sculpted paperclay skull with closed eyes and covered with stiffened antique black lace.
Her body is sculpted from paperclay over a metal frame, painted with acrylics and then sealed with Mr. Clear.
She is dressed in lace underwear with silk ribbons and on the back an antique Victorian mourning bead.
Her saddle pannier is made of black haute couture fabric finished with synthetic hair and metal stirrups.
Eden is holding a golden paperclay apple in her hand.
She is posed on a ornate black double wooden base.