TRIALS IN PORCELAIN

the first castings from Twig mold

china painted and porcelain paints curing

2 out of the 3 are good

but like usual I fall in love with porcelain

cracks and flaws and all

A PAIR OF LOVE BIRDS

a pair of sweet love birds

softly cooing

Flumo ball jointed dolls

with Bird Masks

OPENING THE KILN

opening the kiln is always a surprise

bath time

a soak and scrub in spring water

a new rack and shelf

much closer to the outdoor studio

my first porcelain doll from 

the Twigs Mold

not too bad some cracks in the firing

but this is why I always make two

In love again with porcelain

china painting next

SATURDAY MORNING IN THE STUDIO

tiny porcelain Sprite

SailFish

watching birds

3 dolls firing to porcelain

YAY

FINISHED WISP MOLDS

My little Wisp doll mold

drying 

for a few weeks

the process is going so fast now

these molds were almost bubble free

I love making molds

the most satisfying art form

I have ever done

WISP MOLD

painting sealer on the doll parts

setting up the 1st half of my small doll mold

Wisp

STUFF TO DO

these Flumo dolls need cleaning

running the kiln today 3 new porcelain dolls

setting up a new molds

busy busy 

COUNTRY BOHO LINENS

rustic linen dresses with net embroidered bloomer

the perfect outfit for tea with

country mouses

in my Blythe shop

CASTIN PORCELAIN

casting two dolls

practicing carving raw porcelain

so much easier to clean

after first fire

THE MOLD I THOUGHT I TOSSED

a few months ago I threw away old molds

to make room for new ones

this mold I made last May 2014 

unhappy with it in Flumo air dry slip

I tried it in porcelain

she is tiny and sweet

thrilled and surprised

off I ran to the cabinet, thought I tossed it

in my cleaning frenzie

YAY

it is still there

would like to make a few more

I love tiny dolls!!!!!