Nearly two years ago, Fashion Madness Rock Star Kenya, upgraded or downgraded to Close-up Adele's body. Adele, having arrived with black stains on her arms, swapped bodies with Rock Star Kenya. That process was written about here and here.
The plastic in the neck area of Kenya's new-to-her body was fragile and had already cracked. Last week additional pieces cracked away after Kenya suffered a fall, making the neck even shorter than it was initially. For Kenya's head to remain on the body, the neck needed lengthening.
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| Kenya's head rests on the new cone-shaped neck, which, in this image, needs to be painted to match the body color. |
Kenya's head now rests nicely on the cone-shaped neck. Since I did not glue the head in place, it can be turned left or right, if desired.
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| Kenya poses with confidence, knowing her head will remain in place on her new, extended neck that has been painted to match her body. |
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| Wooden Pull-String Santa with missing foot |
While molding with clay, I also repaired the foot of a wooden pull-string Santa that I usually hang on an interior doorknob at Christmas time. This year, I hung him on an exterior doorknob. After a few days, I discovered Santa lying on the porch missing one foot. Whether he fell off or someone removed him and dropped him onto the porch remains a mystery. I can't imagine that happening, but you just never know.
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| The new foot I sculpted for Santa is shown above; it has been partially painted in the second image. I clipped a clothespin to the end while painting the exposed area. The foot was left clamped in the clothespin while it dried. (The cracks are there because I did not take time to smooth the clay while sculpting.) |
Santa now has a new foot and is ready to hang on an interior door this December or whenever I choose to incorporate him into the Christmas decorations.
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