Sphynxes (doll & cat) post #6

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Second mockup. (and mockup up 1 for comparison) I'm thinking this size is about right, once I get done tinkering with the neckline. Notice, here the smaller limbs are used as the forefeet, larger as hind legs. Yeah, I guess that does work.  May have to add some sort of wire armature--the head casting is pretty sturdy, and I don't want the doll to be top heavy. Not sure I'm clever enough to make a truly posable doll; may be just a rigid sitting pose. I can Frankenstein the (inner) body without worrying too much about details or sloppy stitching, just so long the basic shape  and structure is good. That's going to be covered with a second skin, which is where I'll create the wrinkles and folds.

13.00 worth of fabric  from JoAnns, some stretch nylon to make the pockets to hold the pellets and more flannel for bodywork (but probably not the final). 15.00 for weight pellets from Hobby Lobby.

Here are a few photos of Gaz from last night. That's a feather he's chewing on in the first one- from a cat toy not a parrot. Isn't he a handsome boy? He's much more elegant than the doll--that'll be the hard part of the project, balancing cat realism with doll simplifications in an appealing sculpture. I'm afraid Josette may have foiled Gaz' career as a show cat or male model-- she scratched him a good one on the side of his face, left marks both above and below the eye.