Pony Doll

July 20, 2023.

I made this weird pony doll last week. She's got a wire skeleton so she's poseable, with paperclay hands, feet, and head. The skeleton is wrapped with quilt batting and secured with athletic tape, so she's soft. She's painted with acrylic and sealed with varnish. Her hair is made from free wefts I got haphazardly glued to the back of her head.

She's got pajamas sewn from old T-shirt scraps. Her hands remind me of Ratboy Genius. I tried to give her a longer torso and arms and shorter legs than a character I would draw, thinking this would make her a bit more cuddly-looking, somehow. Mostly, she just has comically short legs, and her big eyes and lack of eyebrows might make her a bit strange looking. Still, she is cute and funny.
For future projects, I think I would spring for polymer clay that has to be baked that won't be flaky when sanded. I'd also like to root the hair in the head so it looks a bit cleaner. I need to improve my sculpting skills, as well. All in all, I think it's a good first attempt at making a doll.