She's Done....

And she's darling! I couldn't be more pleased at how she turned out! This is the first time that a piece that started in my head came out right the first time.
Meet Elfie! She's my first in a new series featuring ancient, retired helpers. She is one of Santa's oldest helpers, working for the past 200 years and she is ready for retirement. But as old as she is, she's still fit as a fiddle!
Click on the picture to enlarge to show detail. It's worth it!

This is Elfie. She's an old, tired elf and she's ready to retire. She just doesn't know what to do with herself once she does.

So far this is all I have completed. I have an idea how I'm going to pose her, but her shoes/feet have me stumped. This time I started backwards because I had this face in my head and wanted to get it in clay before it left, and now I have to figure out how to work from her head down. Stay tuned...

We have a Winner!

We have a winner for the Name That Piece Challenge, from Folk Art From The Heart. Kathi, from Dragonsglass, came up with the perfect name for my little Cupid. His name is Horatio. I think it fits him to a tee. Congratulations Kathi, and have fun shopping! Thank you to all participated, it was a fun contest and I will look forward to having more!