Best of Fools

I could apply one line from Led Zeppelin's 'Since I've been loving you' to my life this past week. "Working from seven to eleven every night..." boy, I really have! And I have a new witch to show for it. The comparison ends there as life's not a drag. Life is grand. ;)

So, here we go. I hated my previous Irish witch, so I re-conceived her as older, sharper, grumpier and with hen 'familiars', not a cat. I copied the same green tartan pattern though, and put it on an under skirt and her shawl. Take a look at my photos below - just quick snaps of my workspace so that you can see the process, and then as always I do a photo in the 'white room' (last images).

She has sacks of chicken feed on her back as well as an Irish bouzouki, utensils and a tankard (can I make the Irish drunk joke on any level?) She's got a couple of hens in a dry cauldron. She's shorter than the other witches, at 4 3/4" tall. My English witch is my height - 5.1" = 5'1".

Find past witches from 'Good Witches Bad Witches' here.

I'll have something new and exciting by this time next week (it may not be a witch, but if it is it will be a French one).

Refusing to be English

It's Tuesday, and so I have another witch for you. This one is Irish. As I sat down to shoot off this post before dashing out, a Winston Churchill quote sprang to mind.

"We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."

Actually I love the Irish. I feel I ought to say this (and I do mean it) since the hideousness of my witch will doubtless inspire offence in some. Sorry - all my witches are going to look rather horrid. That's the point. You can see my English witch here.

I created her in the same scale (one inch), and same medium (clay over wire). I went for what I consider the typical Irish colouring - pale skin, green eyes and black hair. I believe the term used outside Ireland is 'black Irish.' (Reference) I did her dress in Irish tartan, but aside from that I tried not to make her too much of a cliché.

I'd love to create another witch as part of my witch project and for Myrtle the Witch for next Tuesday, but I am popping back to Blighty in a few days and will be gone a fortnight, so it will just have to wait. See you soon, and enjoy looking at the work in progress photos below...!

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NOTE - I have since re-conceived the Irish witch since this post was written. Please see new Irish witch here.
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