BUTTERFLY GIRLS

getting into the party mode for the

New Year

Harajuku Style Girls

soft sculpture 

rag dolls

these two girls are in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

NEVER GIVE UP

My two sculpts ready to be set-up 

for plaster molds 

NEW FAIRY

A new little fairy

dressed in pink and blue

soft sculpture doll

in my shop

works in process

putty molds

NEW DOLLS FOR PLASTER MOLDS

new dolls for plaster molds, sanded, drilled, and two coats of Gesso

next several coats of 

enamel

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

TEST ELF WILLOW

Fired to porcelain, a pretty peachie color

my little test doll now gets painted

and dressed

Learned so much from my first test

on to my sculpts and setting up molds

ON MY TABLE

new dolls for plaster molds

and Willow my test doll all cleaned

everything is always drying

around here

while waiting

a new faerie

and two fashion girls

getting ready for outfits

Meanwhile

Tiggee is sure that a Lizard is lurking in the 

bathroom

goofy kitty

1ST FIRE

Oh happy day

I fired up my little Firefly

using the Willow mold

experimenting and testing

firing to bisque

WIP

HERE WE GO AGAIN

New Sculpt I just finished

now drying

 next the never ending sanding and refining

but I feel this sculpt will work

looking forward to the fun 

of mold making

"again"  

FOREST DEERFAE

Cute Little DeerFae

soft sculpture jointed dolls

Out of the Forest and into my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

LEARNING THROUGH FAILURE

A New Day

cute little Deers

make me smile

despite a complete failure with my molds

the weather, the plaster

who knows?

Back to the drawing board

taking a short break from mold making

than I will create a new piece to cast

with every failure

I learn a lot

TODAY'S WORK

Like using the LEGOS

wonderful that LEGO LAND is so close

was able to get a big box

set a up my little factory

hope to pour plaster this week

still waiting for the other porcelain pieces to dry

really want to crank up my new kiln

porcelain is all about patience

I'm learning

SETTING UP LEGOS FOR MOLDS

LEGO boxes

set up for molds

next molding the clay base

and 

sneek peek of my 

New Fashon Dolls

WIP MOD FASHION DOLLS

a peek at some new work

Mod Fashion Dolls

needle sculpted

SOFT SCULPTURE MOUSEFEATHER FAIRIES

cute and colorful

10 1/2 inches tall

soft sculpture fairies

in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

LOTS TO DO TODAY

finished the pour on the Willow Mold

I now realize I like my own molds better

but learned a lot. Now they will dry before I soft fire.

Three soft Mousefeather Fairies

need wings, should be in my shop tonight.

And the new Fashion Doll I've been needle sculpting

is starting to take shape.

DAY 2

Day two pouring porcelain

so far so good

YAY

FIRST PORCELAIN POUR

this morning I finally poured my first porcelain molds

I found it easier than Flumo, and they slipped 

right out of the mold

used the Willow doll mold

in the mean time while drying

dollies in waiting

LOOK WHAT BLEW IN ON A TROPICAL BREEZE

warm tropical wind

blew in the window today

the prettiest little fairy

dancing around

 leaf skirts

whirling around her

with the next breeze she was gone

but you can find her in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STUDIO

inside cores for the new stone clay dolls

they will be used for molds

and a new found passion for soft sculpture

WIP Fashion Dolls

in-between being overwhelmed by the kiln and porcelain

I dressed my Blythe Littles for the Season

Happy Weekend