I recently took an online class with Ankie Daanen entitled Blue Blue Girl. The class is available at http://www.aforartistic.com/. Although I have sculpted in paperclay before, I am always exploring different methods of using the medium. Instead of cloth for the body, Ankie uses Styrofoam for the base in the body and head. The upper arms and upper legs are wires wrapped with stretchy bandages.
I followed the construction methods but decided to use my own vision for the costume and face sculpt. She is whimsical and definitely not BLUE. She is "IN THE PINK!" Her costume is made from a variety of silks and is hand beaded. Her hair is mohair and her face is hand painted. Hands, legs and face are all hand sculpted; no molds are used.
Her stockings are made from swiss dot soft tulle.
