Elephant Della, Ballerina and carousel horse on a plinth
23 x 14 x 18
Della may have been statuesque, but it belied a lightness of spirit and outlook. Previous events had led her to realise life was what you made it. Despite her lack of expertise, and stiffness of limb, she took a big breath and took up dancing lessons. After a while she was pirouetting and prancing around as if no-one was watching. Her technique was surpassed by almost everyone, but she was one one that hypnotised the class with joy.
Part of the Palace of Opposites Collection
The elephant is a discarded toy, the ballerina from a collection of cake toppers gifted from a customer in America. The horse was a pendant. The base is wooden, covered with papier mache and then decoupage from hand-cut papers. All materials are recycled, collected and found, deconstructed and reassembled to tell a new story and have a refreshed purpose.
They are embellished with collected feathers, textiles, jewellery, dried flower components and beads. I have also dressed them with decoupage, paint and foil leaf. They have vintage Indian textiles and painted hooves.
Elephant greeting cards are also available in my shop.
All my pieces are individual and one-off - as I only work with recycled and reclaimed objects I never know what I am going to find. If you are looking for something particular, please ask - and I'll start looking!
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