Introducing - Lily
certainly no naked garden gnome!

What a beautiful surprise!! I cried tears of joy (and relief) when I saw her (and I think my dad did too!).  She was  perfect.

Lily

They found Lily at Carrara markets, just outside Surfers Paradise on the Queensland Gold Coast. She's made of - denture cement!! Even Norman never thought of using that medium I bet! But she certainly tones in well with Cass, Lucy and "unnamed" and after much manoeuvring around the garden we finally found a place for her where her smallness was blended into the overall perspective. She has her own light and the climbing plants have already starting to clamber around her as she dances in the background.

Lily and the birdbath with a new plant in it

 

Stay tuned for more updates! A new addition soon - spotted at a barbie at a friends place the other week! I asked if they wanted that discarded column in their backyard to which they replied no. So once I take delivery I'll add to my "Lilliputian" version of Springwood.  Lily was a beautiful addition to the garden despite her size, but I was nowhere near finished and really wanted some bigger girls around the pool. So the quest continues... I hope you're getting as much fun watching this slow process as I am creating it. There's quite a bit more to come, including bigger girls, Christmas decorating and the commission of an artist to capture the whole lot! September 2000 - sorry to report, dear Lily didn't quite adapt to the outside world and managed to lose one of her feet and appeared to have a mysterious mastectomy. People with dentures, take note! So, dad took her home and did a little breast enlargement on her, with builders putty and plaster - quite the Norman Lindsay sculptor he was too. She returned all in one piece and I've sprayed her with gold paint and she now resides inside the house near the front door. She appears much happier there and hasn't shown any signs of leprosy reappearing.