Medieval Maiden… Meet the Senior Saint!

My "Medieval Mystery Maiden"… 

The rich legacy she has left us was historically much later in her life

than my doll was depicting, and so with that in mind I have 

redesigned her… fifty years older!

Trying to capture her gracious, godly nature with those bright eyes

and that broad smile…  I have also added in the lower pic some

of the "props" which will eventually help to identify her, including:

one of the manuscripts she wrote and illustrated, the herb

drying stand that she made use of (with her little bluebird companion),

A sheet of music she composed, and some amber bottles  of her likening. 

Her upper arms are articulated and move, her lower arms

are wired and can be posed, and her head can turn.

Next:  Base-coat her paper clay head, hands and neck with

raw umber; then design her dress. I'm hoping to work

in both paper maché and fabric for the clothing.