If Wander had a last name it would probably be ‘Lust’. She loves journeys and her favorite method of travel is jumping trains. Wander finds nothing more relaxing than the rocking motion of an old train chugging along and she find nothing more exhilarating than waking up and not being sure where she is. The unknown is disorienting and the only way to solve that is by exploring a place and becoming familiar with it. Once she feels comfortable in a place, it’s time to move on. Wander loves drinking gin and singing songs around blazing trash can. (It’s really just gingerale, but no one dares point that out to little Wander). If you are thinking you’d like to give Wander a permanent home, that’s wonderful but you’ll need to have an adventurous spirit of your own. She will probably disappear from time to time, but will always come back home to you if you share her lust for life.
Wander is a mixed media art doll and part of my lotus girl series. Each girl is inspired by a dried lotus pod. She is completely hand -made and one of a kind. She is made primarily of a lightweight stone clay, wire and includes details made from found natural objects such as dried roots collected along the Gulf of Mexico, some shredded coconut gathered along the coast of the Atlantic ocean and of course a lotus pod! Her little hat has been delicately hammered from a small tin and then rusted using iron and acid which is topped with a rusty bottle cap, a bit of paint and a scrap of fabric. She is just under 8 inches tall and approx 4 inches wide. She is signed on the bottom.
Wander is available through my etsy store - here.
