Friday, July 17, 2009

ADO ELEMENTS EVENT

WHALE RIDERS
If you go east in Florida, past the sugary beaches, out past the Bimini Islands, you will sail into magical blue water. The Bahama Bank is turquoise, dotted with little jewels, white sand below the surface, red starfish dance, lobsters parade

This is where I watched the Whale Riders, metallic tales glinting in the sun


The Fish grow very large in this watery paradise. The mermaid riders can be seen leaping and racing, below the surface gigantic Sting Rays perform a ballet, flying like birds


As a Sailor and Floridian, I chose Water Elements for the ADO Challenge, and recreated the Whale Riders, for everyone to enjoy!

Dolls are all soft sculpture, with paper clay overlays, painted in layers of acrylic paint

frothy tulle, sprinkled with Bahama Shells and lots of sparkles

Check out all the 4 Element Blogs this weekend

http://artdollsonly.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

SWAP PARTNERS

This summer I participated in my very first swap, I was so excited to find out that Jamie Lott over at PeachStreet Primitives was going to be my swap partner

Jamie is a fabulous primitive doll artist, check out her beautiful blog at http://peachstreet.blogspot.com/

She sent me this Sea Horse Girl, the day she arrived we sat on the porch and sipped lemonade

She is so unique, and Jamie's style of dollmaking just thrills me


She now sits on my studio work desk, where I can marvel at her everyday
Thank you Jamie, I now have my first Primitive doll