Lady Artisan: Storkop Series, Lenora Lacewing, witch art doll

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Lenora Lacewing

This little witch is a difficult lady. Completely stubborn, she always insists on having her way. Her few female friends try to tell her that this is why she's still unmarried but she's already determined that she's been single for so long, there's no reason SHE should have to change her ways just to please some man. Plus, they always seem to overlook the unfortunate length of her nose, acting as if it's not several sizes too large. Besides, she certainly has more important things to look to--potions to develop and perfect, spells to practice, books to read and write, and plenty of local witchery to do for folks (for a fee, of course).

Ah, but Halloween...that's a night to celebrate! The local magical community, Storkop's Wizarding Association of Magical People (SWAMP), has their annual ball on this night, with a general invitation to all magical beings in the area. With a promise to herself to forget about work for one night, Lenora decked herself in a new dress, her prettiest shoes, and her best, velvet hat. She's ready to enjoy herself and brings an added personal treat--her ancient Chinese spell scroll. Jasper has been wheedling her for ages to show him this scroll and this seems like the perfect night. He never seems bothered by the size of her nose and perhaps he'll ask her to dance....

Lovely Lenora is 10" tall without hair, 11" tall with hair (yes, it's permanently attached) and 16.5" tall with her hat. She is hand sculpted from Darwi air-dry clay. I painted her with watercolors (her skin has a light, sparkly green wash on it, although that may be hard to tell in the pictures) and varnished to protect the paint. The clothing is a mix of materials including some rainbow star netting I just knew would be perfect for a witch. Her hair is black boucle yarn, glued firmly in a pile atop her head. The hat was also made entirely by hand with a stiff cardstock form covered in black velvet-like material. She has three Swarovski crystal beads (two on her shoes and one as her belt buckle.

Lenora is currently available in my Etsy shop.