Mardi Gras Beads: Putting on the Dog
by Claudia Lynch

Mixed Media: Acrylic paint on canvas, vintage paper dolls, mardi gras beads, glitter.
Size: 8x10
Museum-wrapped canvas, painted on all sides.
Original Art: $150 EMAIL ME to make a purchase.

I do realize that this puppy dog (which was actually found in the box of paper dolls) bursts way past the boundaries of "craptastic" and lands smack dab in the middle of Cuteville. I was still experimenting, and didn't want to waste any of the better paper dolls on it, just in case things went south. Don't worry, he's a one-of-a-kind item.

BTW, the gold fish are just placeholders; I'm holding out for some bones from a Krewe d'Etat bead (if you have any, feel free to drop them in my mailbox any time).