Fat Ladies
It all started with the two fat ladies on the left. Pretty big and coarse in execution. They still have real clothes (the seated one is wearing a dress and hat made of an old t-shirt) which feel like stone by using a textile hardener.
The newest fat ladies, now called Dikke Dushis, are more delicate and smaller in size. The family is growing; next to ones that stay in the house (below), a bigger one is being created to sit outside on a tree stump (see: Outdoor Decorations).
'Dushi' is Papiamento for 'sweet' but is used as well to address a person you are fond of (comparable to 'Honey' or 'Sweetheart'). Papiamento is a Creole language spoken in Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba - formerly known as the Netherlands Antilles - and contains elements of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, as well as Arawakan and African languages.
The sequence of creation of a Dikke Dushi (DD) can be found on page 'Carnaval'.
Art for Indoors
Some of the creations on this page are for sale.
If you are interested in the details such as format, materials and pricing, hover your mouse over the photograph. All prices are excluding shipping costs.
Do you fancy any of the items, but are they already sold, may be they can be created on order. Exactly the same is impossible as all creations are unique.
Feel free to send me an email via ybms@yvonbus.nl with your wishes or questions.
Animal Farm
The menagerie took of with the creation of Bull Herman (in detail shown in 'The Making of) and the Birds of Paradise (to be found at 'Projects/WIP); s. In the meantime following animals have been added: Bison Bert, two Sweet Sheep, terribly orange Crazy Bird and the lovely sisters Coby and Coby Chick.
Various Creations
The story of the Dancer
My mother Feikjen was very skilled in the old bobbin lace making techniques such as Bruges, Bruxelles and Honiton lace; she ran master classes to pass on her skills. For those classes a vast amount of examples of 'lace all sorts' was created.
In memory of Feikjen I have used all her samples in the dress of this figurine. As the technique I used to create this dancer did not allow for any mistakes as it would ruin the materials, it has been a stressful and emotional process. I am proud of the outcome.
