Ruth

The beautiful biblical widow, gleans fallen heads of grain, in the fields of her cousin Boaz.

Media: Head, hands, and feet of Super Sculpey. She has brown mohair. She wears a dress of beige stripped silk, an overskirt of fringed rust silk, and a sash around her waist of brightly coloured striped silk

Props: She carries a handmade basket, lined with cotton, and filled with grain.

Height: approx 43 cm (17")

December 1994