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TRIXIE MATTEL
Trixie Mattel is a world famous drag queen from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 7 and returned to compete and ultimately win Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3. She currently owns her own makeup company, releases folk music, owns a bar, and is renovating a motel.
This piece is created from thrifted materials including yellow sequined shorts, white yarn, cream yarn, and a necklace. The face and skin tones are watercolor.
Clasp from the necklace as her earring
Paper clip as metal part of bolo tie
The original plan was to do the entire body. I quickly realized that if it were to be at a reasonable scale, too much detail in the face would be lost, so I focused on the bust.
PROCESS...
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