A Bee in Her Bonnet

Several years ago my sister TK won a Halloween contest when she put together a very clever "Queen Bee" costume. And for other reasons my sister has been collecting Bee items. It also sparked my imagination on the numerous Bee titles that are all potential dolls. 

Cotton fabric body, wool stuffing. Trapunto technique in the face to lift the nose. Features created with acrylic paint, pigma pen, Prisma color pencils. Lips, eyebrows, lids, flair of nostrils and fingernails hand stitched with Gutterman’s and Sulky thread. Highlight and shadow create depth. Hair is two colors of fine mohair yarn, sewn and twisted and into a sculptural forms.

Skirt is a circular cut work backed with the texture of a natural cheesecloth. Velvet bees and blossoms encircle the skirt. The tall cone shaped hat has a checkerboard border, white flowers, honeycomb and bee hive.