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As a child, Lulu saw a gypsy wagon and said, "That's
what I want to do when I grow up." As an adult, she moved her 7 kids from Ohio to California in a station wagon, and later roamed the country in an RV. This wagon was a gift for her mumbleth birthday. She's driving, and each of her seven adult children is represented with a tool of a favorite hobby. This is the front of the wagon, with Lulu in the driver's seat. |
| Left side featuring Laine with stained glass, Tril with
a paintbrush, and Doug with ski poles. All the designs on the wagon--sunbursts, lettering, cupids, and the globe supported by a pair of lions (on the wagon front behind Lulu)--were printed out and sealed before applying. |
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Jessica and her passport at the rear of the wagon. The yellow "carved" trims on door and roofline are upholstery braids from the fabric store. |
| Right side showing Claire with her Harley banner and Craig
with violin. The wagon is built of foamcore; the straight yellow trim is all wood strips. The wheels were recycled off old toys. The sunburst designs behind the spokes were inspired by old circus wagons. |
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Storm riding on top with his kayak paddle (he's my
Sweetie!)
The dolls' faces are photo transfers; I scanned, sized, and printed the faces on my inkjet printer, then pressed the prints against uncured model magic heads. Since this technique gives a mirror image of the original, I used a photo program to flip the pictures before printing. |
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Craig and his violin The openwork trim on the wagon sides is commercial trim painted yellow. I scanned the trim piece, then created a red and blue background for it on the computer, and applied that before the trim. |
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