BC Joe Does Yoga

The GI Joe doll I bought the other day to remake as Breast Cancer Joe is pretty amazing: The entire doll is jointed. 

His head not only turns all the way around, but it tilts forward and back. His elbows are jointed, as are his wrists and even his fingers. The first finger moves independently of the other four, to allow him to hold weapons. 

Hips, knees, and feet all have great joints that swivel as well as bend (I should be so flexible!), which allowed me to put Joe into an approximation of the yoga "tree pose." 

His legs are right--standing on one leg with the other leg wrapped around it and the foot hooked behind the calf. But Joe can't get his elbows close enough together to do the arms. His chest is too broad and his arms too muscle-bound. 

I never had a GI Joe as a kid (heck, I didn't even have a Barbie), so I had never seen a doll that was so flexible. Most girls' dolls don't even have elbows and knees that bend, let alone ankles and fingers. 

Stay tuned for photos of BC Joe in full pink regalia. I'm working on him now. 

@ Jeanne Sather 2008.