Nika's head
and breastplate are sculpted and baked.
Her body parts are
painted with soft washes of acrylic color.
Nika's arms and
fingers are sculpted and ready to be baked in the oven.
One leg is almost finished.
The design process
for Nika's dress.
Her bloomers are done.
Nika's dress is
almost finished.
Nika is ready for her
wig which is made from sheep fleece. I have to carefully separate
each strand and cut away any frizz. Each strand is glued to her
head and her headband is added to finish it off.