Art Doll - Coolaberation - 'Onoma'

I just finished working on the last doll in the 2010 Coolaberation and I'm sad that the fun is over.  The last doll I received is 'Onoma', a being from outer space who just happens to be suffering from amnesia.  Onoma never did have a specific gender and I assume is neither or perhaps is both!!

This is Onoma...

Onoma arrived pretty much complete, so it was hard to know what to add.
After much contemplation and some prompting from Onoma,
I decided to emphasize the width of his/her shoulders and
added the silver-covered doweling, along with the
metal 'tassels'....

Onoma has a very interesting waistline so I
added some copper embellishments...

Finally, Onoma spied a set of glasses
in my stash and was quite sure
they were ones that were lost
on his/her last visit to earth.

Who am I to argue?

Then, it was on to work in the
journal...
Page One....

The quote I found is by Marcel Proust and reads "When nothing else subsists from the past, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, the smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls, bearing resiliently, on tine and almost impalpable drops of their essence, the immense edifice of memory."   The reason I chose this particular quote is because the story line that goes along with Onoma states that she/he keeps smelling a particular odor which is a reminder of something just outside the memory.

Page Two (above) and Page Three & Four (below)

As I said before I'm sad to have this round robin end.  It's been such a great learning experience to play with such talented artists and to have to stretch my own creativity to try to keep up with the talent this group has. A big thank you has to go to Gail who organized us and kept us on track and also to all my fellow artists who have taught me so much.