Time for another try!

I really thought twice about sharing this photo with you. I worked on this piece for two days and I don't like it. It's butt ugly. But one of the premises of my blog is that we can learn from each other so .... if you dare ... keep reading.

First off - the clock body is a paper mache box. The legs are dowels with wooden toy wheels. The arms are porcelain with wooden beads and spools. The head is a 2" wooden ball with a wooden candle cup for the neck. The cone headpiece is just paper.

There are some major problems in my mind with this clock. I stamped the woman's image on tissue paper and then glued it to the wooden ball for the head. I think it lost some of it's femininity - actually a lot of it - when it curved. Now it looks like a guy who needs to shave. I also think the image is too large. So - this is fixable - I can decoupage papers on top of the stamped image and try something else. Next - the arms. I think they are in the wrong position - too low. So that's easy to fix. Just means that I have to add embellishments to the side of the box to cover the existing holes (oh bummer - embellishments). Then after they are moved they will probably get to hold something and be positioned somehow other than just hanging down (thanks, Judy!). I also think it might do better with a bit more color - it's kind of bland. So that's my take on it. What's yours? Any suggestions would be appreciated.