More Corpse Pictures

So the corpses are trickling home. I need to get my brain to figure out how to do a photoshop thingamy on all the pictures. Now that they've started arriving at their home destinations, I can reveal that not only did I intend for each corpse to look a certain way, but for each piece to look like one corpse if read sideways. Hum, that's not very clear when you read it.

I've got background fabric rust dyed and ready to go for my own unfractured figure, just haven't gotten it started yet.

So here is the intention:

The Lady

Well, my corpse is home and I finally found the time to take pictures of her. Here she is in all her glory:



And a square by square view:

Head:



Upper torso:



Torso (complete with fully bendy arm):



Lower torso:



Feet (don't you love her fuzzy pink slippers):



The words read:

Black bell sweetly undulating creepy tombstone.

That one might need some punctuation.

Encrusted Beading

I wonder if the rules for cooking also apply to fabric art exchanges? You know the one--don't try out anything on company that you haven't first eaten yourself. I think that ensures you don't poison your guests. Or have them clamoring for a recipe you made up as you went along.

When I received Mary Anne's corpse in the mail, I stared at it for days. In reality, more than just days. It's simplicity left me a bit clueless. Well, extremely clueless. Thoughts of what to create ran around in my head--probably thoughts closer to panic.

Staring at it, I realized a had a bag of cabochons my grandmother gave me floating around somewhere. One piece, a beautiful ebony black, looked perfect for the shape of the square I had to work on.

But Mary Anne's guidelines specified that she wanted a lighter colour in the centre. I drew out a design in my Studio Journal using the dark cabochon and added squiggly lines around it. Placing the white cabochon on the drawing netted a similar result, so off I went. To Michael's to buy beads.

This is the first time I ever did encrusted beading. Knowledge and finished result weren't even near one another, so I kind of figured it out as I went along. The photo was taken before I upgraded camera's, so unfortunately is quite blurry.


Hum, that was fun. Now I can try it out on the guests.

Exquisite Corpse Round Three

I've signed up for the next round of Exquisite Corpse. I had so much fun with this one that I can hardly wait for the next one.

Our illustrious mistress is looking for more members, so if any readers are interested, shoot me a note and I'll let her know.

Deadline for sign-ups is January 15th with a start date of January 22nd.

You never know what kind of fun adventures will ensue if you partake.

Nearing Completion

Slowly but surely, the corpses are finding their way home. Gail has received hers, and now so has Leslie. Yippee. Here is what I worked on for Leslie's square. The photo really changed the colour of the lame. It is closer to a royal purple than blue.

I wanted to get Deirdre's in the mail today, but spent time with my daughter and granddaughter, so won't get it mailed until Monday instead. Sigh, that is the last one to work on too.

One More Corpse Home

Gail received her corpse today, so I can reveal the section I worked on. This one only had two places left to choose from. I wish I'd done more with the figure but didn't have quite enough confidence to play too much with it on someone else's piece.


And a detail shot:

More of the Corpse

As promised, here are a few close up shots of my Exquisite Corpse. So many beautiful details. Hope everyone is as awed by the lizard as I am.

All those great comments go to everyone else that worked on this. Thanks!

Gail's:


Mary Anne's:


Leslie's:


Corryna's:


Deirdre's:



Mine: