The holiday season was extra Goreylicious this year. Over the past few years, my husband Bill has been creating Earbrass-inspired toys as gifts for me. This year he wanted to create a multipurpose figurine/tree topper inspired by the floating angels Edward Gorey would feature in Christmas Card images. Balancing on one toe, the Earbrass Angel is bringing a tinsel garland to festoon a Christmas tree.
The Angel joins the three other toy figurines he has made annually. The Angel comes complete with a church steeple shaped base to hover above. The body of the Angel has a large spring that gives him a distinctive wobble. Bill designed the Angel to be easily removable from the steeple and also made a large spring shaped support so he can be used on a Christmas tree.
In the process of making the Angel, Bill also made several extra heads. Rather than setting them aside, he decide to turn them into various character ornaments to grace the pink tinsel tree. We now have the beginnings of a Gorey Christmas Tree that will be added to over the years. We are thinking of making a Gorey Bat Garland to grace the tree next Christmas.
Omigod. These are all so very special. What an artist he is and what a loving gesture. It's great seeing these year-to-year.
ReplyDeleteThose are so fantastic! Keep sharing them, please. :)
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