This is my loving tribute to a tremedous influence and lifelong inspiration of mine, The Artist Formerly and Currently Known as Prince. I expect this will be an ongoing project with many costume changes, props, and vehicles (Purple Rain motorcycle?) to be imagined and realized.

Here’s a great post by Jeremy Brautman from Jeremyriad.com that sums up the project thus far.

A post by Jme Manson (which has essentially the same images seen below) here.

A really complimentary post on Cloudguitarcentral.blogspot.com

If you or someone you know has any way to get this in front of His Royal Badness, it would be massively appreciated.

Much love. Enjoy…

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Polymer clay head in process

 
Finished head with glass eyes, false eyelashes, cashmere fuzz facial and body hair, and cut and styled wig on a painted 1/6 scale Ball Joint Doll (BJD) body

 
Hohner guitar handcrafted from 1/4” MDF panel and miscellaneous found and modified objects

 
 

 
Hand carved Cloud guitar in process

 
Finished Cloud guitar handcrafted from 1/4” MDF panel, polymer clay, beads, fishing line, and finished with multiple coats of iridescent pearl paint and lacquer over white paint.

 
 

 
 

“That ain’t Lake Minnetonka”
Hand-sewn motorcycle outfit and mirrored sunglasses

 
 

“I’m hot - and I don’t care who knows it”
 

 
 

 
Faux fur coat and hand-crafted ‘When Doves Cry’ video fedora, complete with lace veil