My other favorite angel

Besides the Angel of Grief, my favorite angel is the one in Abbott Thayer's painting Stevenson Memorial, which he painted in 1903 to commemorate Robert Louis Stevenson. Most of my comments about the Angel of Grief's earthy, mortal, emotional nature also apply to the Stevenson Memorial angel. I love her bulk, her weight, her solidity. I love how the browns and greens in her hair, wings and robe reflect the browns and greens of the swallowing background, making her organic, natural and concrete. I love how the background is so dark that she appears to be glowing in the night. I love her melancholy, thoughtful expression, her eyes turned down in contemplation, the fact that she's almost pouting. I love how she's not really an angel after all, no diaphanous light-made being with fearsome tidings from God, but an actual, fleshly person bearing the weight of symbolism on her shoulders and the weight of grief in her heart.

Yamarrah's hair

Look what I got today! Faux fur for Yamarrah's hair! Initially she was going to have black/red/purple zigzag hair, but, as I decided she is a fire elemental, I wanted to continue the orange coloration beginning on her semi-transparent hands. Incidentally, I wanted this to be the material for Mellifer's wig, but it was sold out when I was ready to buy, so he got a purple base with orange and yellow spikes instead.

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Rumpy Pumpy now stocked with bags

I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to fill the Rement Beauty Counter with bags. I have very few purses and such.

I am thinking of making Rumpy Pumpy a general secondhand store selling cool stuff. Then I could use some of my interesting accessories that otherwise would never appear.

In any case, I have to change the title of the Beauty Counter.

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Chaz' new chair

Today I also got some sort of salon chair that will serve as the base for Chaz' electric wheelchair. Finally she can get out of the manual!

I think I need to darken Chaz' faceup some more. It keeps washing out.

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