toysintheattic

Jeremy Green “Limelight” 2/21/20

Up in the attic, amid the the trunks, hobby horses, fencing swords, books, Japanese fans, and a myriad of other discarded treasures of times past, I found this very old doll. It had weathered ages of frigid winters and broiling summers, alone and ignored, with a small yellowed paper tag pinned to its dress stating simply ”3-cent doll from S. America” pencilled on it. I thought it deserved some attention, so recently I shed some light on it and made a portrait. In spite of the dramatic shadow it still seemed a little plain Jane, so some creative processing was then applied for depth and added interest.