and lastly, there is Archibald. He got the top score of 98. He was entered into the same catagory as Haze.. professional, Cloth, Original by Artist entrant.

I wrote- This is “Archibald”. He depicts a wealthy, Edwardian gentleman in his lounging clothes. His body is inspired by wooden mannequin dolls, and also by some of the china-head dolls. He is cloth painted with acrylics.

The judge wrote- “Interesting and well designed concept. Would like to see the jacket lined. Well done!” Minus 2 points in the costume section.

and my take on this one- I think she is right. It would have looked better. I never even thought about it.

All in all, it was a great experience. I wish I could have gone to the show and seen all the dolls. I am pleased that none of the judges mentioned the doll stands. Hopefully that means they were successful.