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Rumpelstiltskinby `Kitten-of-Woe

Contests / 2008 / FanCraftic

edit: This is very nice, I won the "most creative" category in this contest. And that's what struck me most about this contest anyway ... that it makes you search your creative side deeper and in ways that you might not have thought of before. It's a great idea for a contest, pairing two galleries together and this pairing was intriguing. Glad to see that maybe there'll be more contests like this in the future.

My entry for the FanCraftic</b> contest. It is Rumpelstiltskin from the "Cinderrumpelstiltskin" story from The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith, a children's storybook that was all the rage when it came out in the early 90s.

I know that I didn't entirely take creative license with the original, but I did have to come up with several creative ways in making it possible to do in leather. For instance, the ruff was just impossible to do so I made up a fancy one of my own for him (it is padded, beaded, and has a double flounce at the top). Things like his face ended up being 5 layers of leather. The gold decoration on the sides is supposed to represent the gold threads he spun from straw. I put the stars in the upper left because there had to be something for him to look at because in the story he's actually looking at Cinderella, who in this story is just about the ugliest fairytale princess imaginable. I asked *Jagarnot to draw me an equally demented looking cat for me to do in leather, which she did. I drew Rumpelstiltskin out freehand, changing all of the elements, especially his costume, to make it look more colorful.

I might leave this panel as it is. But I could also frame it or set it onto the front of a handbag or garment.

all leather, 13 colors
total measurements: 9 5/8" wide by 9 3/4" long
time: almost the entire time since the contest was announced (2 months ago!) taking breaks only to do my tax return and to tear my hair out while persevering and convincing myself that this was actually do-able.

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~Psych0Knight Nov 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

classic!

~micaelopes Feb 21, 2009

that guy reminds me a bit of mariscal's style

and yeah, I also LOVE the cat's design =3
a whole very very well made piece with a whimsical and funny style!

`Kitten-of-Woe Feb 22, 2009

Thanks so much. I still have it because I don't know what to do with it. Maybe someday a thousand years from now, some archaeologist will dig it up and say "what the hell?" and then come up with some weird theory that some strange, forgotten people must have lived in the area.

~PsychoNoble Nov 3, 2008 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

_{That's amazing.
That cat is just too cute.
You've captured his character very well! ^^
I am in awe~}

`Kitten-of-Woe Nov 3, 2008

Thanks, I asked my daughter *Jagarnot to design me a cat that looked like it would live with a troll. He was a lot of fun to put in leather, glad you like him!

~zippybluedwarf Sep 20, 2008 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

this is really quite amazing! I'm loving the detail (and the design, of course!) The cat is great

`Kitten-of-Woe Sep 21, 2008

Thankyou! I love the cat too, had to come up with a design of a cat that looked like it lived with a troll!

~Maddragon Sep 15, 2008 Professional Artisan Crafter

very affective use of fabrics. beautifully put together.
you do great work!

`Kitten-of-Woe Sep 15, 2008

Thankyou! There are no fabrics in this piece though, it's 100% leather.

~Maddragon Sep 16, 2008 Professional Artisan Crafter

by fabrics that what i meant sorry.
it is amazing i've never done leather work but it looks like an amazing medium

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