By Jessica Barnes
5/11/17
For my second and final part of the Inspiration project, I made a doll of Frida Kahlo. I began by using aluminum wire to make a base, then I used polymer clay to sculpt the body. I baked the hands and the head first, and while the body baked, I made the face with sharpie and paint. Once the body finished baking, I glued the hands and head on with hot glue. I did some research on Frida Kahlo's clothes and began making an outfit. I used blue fabric and lace for the skirt and put it on with a running stitch. I took some red and white patterned fabric and used water color to make the white a light red. I glued on the shirt and sleeves, then used red yarn to hide the edges and prevent fray. I made the shoes from black felt. To make the stand, I took a plastic lid and glued corks on the bottom. I slit a hole and put a wire through it before gluing it into place and gluing another piece of wire to it. I then painted the whole thing gold and used gold buttons to decorate it. I am really proud of how this turned out, though I wish I did better on the clothes and took more time with them. But overall, I'm happy with it.
For my second and final part of the Inspiration project, I made a doll of Frida Kahlo. I began by using aluminum wire to make a base, then I used polymer clay to sculpt the body. I baked the hands and the head first, and while the body baked, I made the face with sharpie and paint. Once the body finished baking, I glued the hands and head on with hot glue. I did some research on Frida Kahlo's clothes and began making an outfit. I used blue fabric and lace for the skirt and put it on with a running stitch. I took some red and white patterned fabric and used water color to make the white a light red. I glued on the shirt and sleeves, then used red yarn to hide the edges and prevent fray. I made the shoes from black felt. To make the stand, I took a plastic lid and glued corks on the bottom. I slit a hole and put a wire through it before gluing it into place and gluing another piece of wire to it. I then painted the whole thing gold and used gold buttons to decorate it. I am really proud of how this turned out, though I wish I did better on the clothes and took more time with them. But overall, I'm happy with it.