Halloween With a "Y" is Finished!

Now I just need to find the right frame! This was stitched on 40ct Tundra from Lakeside Linens with the called-for GAST threads.
The design is Halloween With a "Y" from Blue Ribbon Designs. My goal was to finish this before meeting the designer herself, Belinda Karls-Nace this Friday at Elegant Stitch so I'm really excited to have finished it in time.

Angry Woman Walking

Each summer when school is out, I try to attend at least one clay workshop to get back in the mode of doing my own work. I was quite tired after a 10 hour drive and not happy at being in a room that was more like a noisy crowded coffee shop then the quiet workshop I needed at that moment so while the teacher was FABULOUS (and yes I am purposely leaving out names & location!), my sculpture ended up reflecting my true mood in the end. Other adults kindly commented that she looked "determined" while the kids in my classroom had a different reaction. They thought she was angry and carrying "balls" instead of bird eggs and I don't mean the kind you throw to each other, lol.

This piece is about 18" high and was done in two days including the slips & underglazes so I'm okay with how she turned out. The body is short because we didn't have time to let the clay set up. In the morning, she was a tall svelte 20 yo but by after lunch, it all had slumped down into the body of an obese 70 yo with massive rolls of fat. This is where the "determined" adjective came from. I sliced about 2" off from the middle, shaved away as many rolls of slab as I could and simply changed her legs into tree trunks since we were located among pine trees. Next summer, she will be set free out in my backyard.

Next up ~ I'm headed to the workshop at Elegant Stitch next weekend and can't wait to just sit and stitch for 2 days!