Johnie The Leprechaun

This piece is in a private collection.

Johnie the Leprechaun is a soft bodied portrait doll. His head, forearms and below the knees were made from puppen fimo polymer clay, baked to the manufacturers specifications to ensure that he is correctly cured and were then painted with thin layers of Genisis Heat Set paints to achieve a realistic skin tone.  Johnies body was made from a jointed wire armature, covered with a muslin body slip and then stuffed with heavy poly fibres. He is gently poseable.

His shoes and striped socks are made from clay, as are the buckles on his hat, belt and shoes. His shirt and trousers are fabric and his long waistcoat, belt and hat are all made of leather.

In his standing postition Johnie measures approx 8 inches tall.