My First Whimsy Doll

Meet Betty Boop Ballerina!  I did not intend to make a Betty Boop, but this ballerina reminded me of her when I finished her.

Hair, face and body are made from an old cassette tape and tape case, with glass pebble eyes.  Old brittle paint hardened brushes make her legs.  Arms are a casino lanyard with hands cut from casino cards.  I had the material scraps laying around in my studio.  

I began two more whimsy dolls today using vintage school photos...date intact.. of children from the 50's.  I did not know what I was going to do with these photos when I saved them from the garbage after my aunt passed away.  She was a school teacher for many years in Sand Springs and Tulsa, Oklahoma.  I believe most of the photos I inherited are from Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary in Tulsa.  If I am not mistaken this school no longer exists, but I am convinced some of these children are still wondering around in Tulsa, posing today as the elderly.  LOL  I even know the names of the children that my aunt wrote on the back of each photo.   If you know anyone who attended this school sent them my way, as I would be happy to share the photos with anyone who may know the "children." I have enough to make many many dolls.  

More whimsy dolls to be born in the near future...I've discovered a way to put a dent in my stash of my found objects. And I love every moment.