Monday, May 30, 2011

WIP AND MORE CRANES

Working on 1/2 and 1/2 dolls
ball jointed doll with soft pellet tail

sort of prefer this to a clay tail
and I get to play with fabric a little

my yard has become lonely heart
central

this is the second male that has arrived

Hey, I'm taken and I don't have feathers!

it is very cool to see these magnificent birds
so close

Saturday, May 28, 2011

GETTING READY FOR A TEA PARTY

Looking out my studio window
a
pair of Sandhill Cranes
newly paired
mated for life


While inside
preparing for the annual
Mad Tea Party

click on the badge on the right to get all the sparkle info

Working on some new dolls
for the upcoming Blog Party
Sailor watches the birds

another lazy Holiday Weekend!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

LIVING WITH DOLLS

Dolls have always been part of my life
even at the busiest times when travel and work and moving in and out of many apartments
dolls were always present some place
on a dresser or attached to a purse

So early this year when I re-organized my studio
and took out all the dolls and clutter
I thought it was about being able to look out the windows
actually I was in Artistic transition

For some time my hands have been screaming
"stop"
stuffing, stitching, soft sculpting
it wasn't until they would become completely numb
that I realized the time had come to
stop!

Thankfully, a year ago I was severely bitten by the
ball jointed doll bug
fascinated by these amazing dolls
I have absorbed and sponged up everything about
BJDs
many hours of flickr surfing and YouTube Videos

and then it happened
I sort of figured it out
and the clay is so soothing and gentle
I've fallen hard for this
artistic tranquility

within the last couple of days
all my soft dolls and my collections of dolls
have moved back into my space

as if to say, it is OK
we are here smiling at you
15 years of soft sculpture past

Now I happily play with clay every week
who knows where it will lead?

But I love living with dolls

this is the new girlfriend or mate to the lonely
Sandhill Crane that has been in my yard
everyday

they dance and preen


and still visit everyday

Guess it was a good thing I opened up my window space
cause love is in the
air

Sunday, May 22, 2011

SARAH A DOLL SET

Sarah is the first of many Doll Sets I hope to create
As a child I loved dolls that came with trunks and cases
filled with outfits
So now as a collector of Art Dolls
I translated the idea into
hand made
doll art

Japanese paper clay ball jointed child doll

with a magical trunk filled with fabulous outfits

a fairy outfit with gorgeous wings



pink knit bed jacket and ruffled bloomers
and matching leggings

crepe silk day dress
with pink hi-tops sneakers


Sarah's favorite sparkle wings

Everything a little girl needs for a day of magical dress-up

Sarah is 11 inches, with Sunshine curls
and comes with three outfits and a handmade trunk
and she is in my

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ALMOST FINISHED SARAH AND HOUSE

Sarah my first doll set
is almost done
lots of little finishes to her
outfits

and my house is all taped and ready for a coat of paint
French Silver
YAY goodbye yellow and blue

Monday, May 16, 2011

DOLL JOINTS & BIG BIRD

I had re-do the joints on Sarah
so much better
still trying to develop a primitive doll
style

While Sarah was posing
so was the big Sandhill Crane
this bird comes into the yard
twice a day




she is already for hair and some fun outfits
as for the Crane, it is looking for a mate and sees its reflection in the
windows, must like what it sees!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

WIP SARAH

Back to work
or back to play
Sarah my child set


stringing test
and a magical suitcase


the more I create these ball jointed dolls
the more they are starting to look like
the Scandinavian marionettes of my childhood
memories creeping into my
art work

Friday, May 13, 2011

ELLA ELFIN FAE

In the great Pine Forests of Central Florida
it smells like Christmas

Ella love the Pine Trees

she can easily
climb
with her long fingers and toes


going all the way to the top


swaying and rocking in the Summer breezes



perched in the trees
watching the world

Ella Elfin Fae
ball jointed and 13 inches tall
Japanese Paper Clay Doll
now in my shop