tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52896609051999238682024-03-13T12:33:11.755-07:00 Art Dolls by LubaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-12754045536088290782015-09-06T13:13:00.000-07:002015-09-06T14:21:31.401-07:00Pensive Rosie.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAIuHbPk7VnH2-fJCTKMX5SeS9mqfSWycSCokikbwe7iAXiutYpN0Vmirlk9RIpqlFj2rIzOSB4jVqAf14ys_TvsysQOT75XADhZJkLE8TgB0FN98TvXjwG0dIDumAEkJETgts31hZ-M/s1600/RosieWIP3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAIuHbPk7VnH2-fJCTKMX5SeS9mqfSWycSCokikbwe7iAXiutYpN0Vmirlk9RIpqlFj2rIzOSB4jVqAf14ys_TvsysQOT75XADhZJkLE8TgB0FN98TvXjwG0dIDumAEkJETgts31hZ-M/s320/RosieWIP3.jpg" width="240" /></a>Rosie is finished. She surprised me at the end. She turned out to be very different from what I planned in the beginning. I planned her to be highly decorative with gold locks and complex headdress, but as I was working on her, all these ideas have changed.<br />
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Rosie turned out to be a day dreamer, living in her own world. She is a quiet, pensive child, just like me when I was little. Yes, I had my Mom worried there for a while, because I could sit in a quiet corner for hours, daydreaming, inventing my own stories and living through them.<br />
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Rosie has musical mechanism inside that also activities motion. She is not big, only fourteen inches (36 centimeters) as she sits on her stand. She is very pleasant to touch, I tried raw mohair for her hair for the first time. I love the feel! I also finally mastered the embroidery option on my expensive sewing machine, therefore Rosie sports a cute little embroidered jacket, custom made just for her.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-36261267644474624752015-08-23T10:08:00.003-07:002015-08-23T10:14:40.343-07:00Working on RosieOne of the heads from the "August Project"reminds me of my <br />
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She reminds me of time, when I was a little girl.<br />
Once upon a time (long, long time ago) I had a beautiful German made doll. I called it "Rosie" because of her sweet face and a pink dress. "Rosie" was my all time favorite. Therefore all my sweetest childhood memories associated with her.<br />
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"Rosie" is the first doll of mine that will have a musical mechanism with motion inside. I am not very technical person, therefore I did not make the mechanism myself. The mechanism I found attached to an old broken porcelain doll, that I bought for four dollars in a thrift store.<br />
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I am a thrift store junkie. Love them, thrift stores. It is like going hunting or looking for a hidden treasure. I found quite a few old musical mechanisms this way. "Rosie" is the first to have one inside her.<br />
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Here are the first steps of working on "Rosie"<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-33936561195368444752015-08-15T17:07:00.000-07:002015-08-15T17:08:44.679-07:00The August Project: Saturday FunAugust is one of my favorite months. There is slight shift in the nature toward the Fall season, nothing major, yet sun light is slightly softer and more golden, the light breeze brings just a hint of coolness, leaves on the trees are whispering wistfully… sky is so blue. Love it.<br />
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Today is the perfect Saturday day, beautiful weather. You would think that I say all that because I enjoy this weather to the full extend, spending my time outside, however it is not so, not quite.<br />
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Today I have my precious "ME" time that I was anticipating all week long. Today I sit in my studio, admire the golden day from inside. I am painting today and having so much fun!<br />
Painting is important part of doll making, well done painting breaths life into face of a doll, layer by layer.<br />
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For painting polymer clay, I prefer to use Heat Set Oil paints, they do not dry out until they are baked. I prefer to bake the layers gradually adding more, like china paint. Therefore, painting heads and hands is slow process. The finishing touches I add by "Fiber Castle" markers, they also need to be baked for sealing.<br />
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Here are the results of my hard today's work:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wild Thing! The ears were an experiment!</td></tr>
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I like all three of them, and it starts getting interesting as the ideas form in my head about what to do next. Oh the possibilities! I will keep you posted.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-81435770205953021702015-07-17T16:44:00.000-07:002015-07-17T16:44:07.979-07:00"Pearl" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpla5rze0oiKuLLnTtRIpWlXOYzWyZb-rxy7eHM_rTX0ZTBnCbooOH59WWJSqRIZtRWNZjzxWkmOKr8ywyGxOqAGY-Ie2JBuC44PqdPZFSWkPb_DkfpVeLcgBXrXWCvajOBQogyRqFak/s1600/Pearl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpla5rze0oiKuLLnTtRIpWlXOYzWyZb-rxy7eHM_rTX0ZTBnCbooOH59WWJSqRIZtRWNZjzxWkmOKr8ywyGxOqAGY-Ie2JBuC44PqdPZFSWkPb_DkfpVeLcgBXrXWCvajOBQogyRqFak/s320/Pearl1.jpg" width="240" /></a>As I said earlier, this little Lady is an experiment in many ways. I made the head, using Elena Kunin excellent tutorial book. It took about three months but I can finally display "Pearl" to the world. The inspiration for the costume is high wested fifteenth century Italian dress. Thanks to Pinterest, it is easy to research and look for costume ideas! I decided to include some of the "in progress" pictures into this post. Here she is, my beauty!<br />
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The show is sponsored by "my<a href="http://www.myslart.org/" target="_blank">SLART</a>" St. Louis organization that promotes local artists. The show happens every month and features 33 regional artists.<br />
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This was my first time to participate and wow, what a debut! I entered my three girls.<br />
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It was a great event I am definitely looking forward into doing it again! The pictures from the show are the curtesy of mySLART<br />
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Yes, and then some of my friends have come up, to show their support, and oh boy, we sure had some fun!<br />
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Since it was the very first time doing a head this way, I was not sure if I want to go on and finish off the doll completely, or move on to the next head. However, as soon I painted her, I liked her enough to continue. Not everything about it I like, but I think she turned out interesting. Here are the first results.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-88058691358997262152015-04-25T07:15:00.001-07:002015-04-25T07:17:38.465-07:00"Natasha"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmyS091EUoF1FtC_yo_1SBgwsEluti_Ieii6vE2svj4kiIgplxy_1ebnoN4eFmk4C7y77EuV5SuwJvvvBDDmHrRE1Aq9iPI85IP8QcOIPG4WxqEn1DoNZQbnRQiiormgUPt6EIKNrvh4/s1600/Natasha_fin2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmyS091EUoF1FtC_yo_1SBgwsEluti_Ieii6vE2svj4kiIgplxy_1ebnoN4eFmk4C7y77EuV5SuwJvvvBDDmHrRE1Aq9iPI85IP8QcOIPG4WxqEn1DoNZQbnRQiiormgUPt6EIKNrvh4/s1600/Natasha_fin2.jpg" height="320" width="265" /></a>"Natasha" is an experiment on many ways. She is the biggest doll I ever attempted so far, I also changed a few things with sculpting and armature making, while working on her.<br />
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"Natasha" is about 30 inches tall. This time I used strong wire armature for her,and gave her permanent position, so it is more of a sculpture than a posable doll, her head is turning freely though.<br />
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"Natasha's" head and hands are hand sculpted with "Fimo Pippen" polymer clay and the rest of the body is soft sculpture. More about making her you can see<u> <a href="http://artdollsbyluba.blogspot.com/2014/12/meet-natasha.html" target="_blank">here </a></u> Her wig is also handmade with Alpaca natural fiber, also new material for me. I loved working with it. Here she is, my little beauty!<br />
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Sometimes, the "girls" are rather stubborn, and the work doesn't go quickly and smoothly. "Sunny" is just one of these "girls". It took me more than a year to complete her!<br />
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Oh, but what a <a href="http://artdollsbyluba.blogspot.com/2014/02/precious.html" target="_blank">journey</a> it had been! I learned a lot as I was working on her: she is the first doll that I blended two kinds of polymer to sculpt. She is also the first I mounted on flexible plastic armature instead of wire. She also has removable clothes, instead if sculpted ones.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-59944854689712838592014-12-27T08:46:00.000-08:002014-12-27T08:47:43.801-08:00Meet "Natasha"!This little girl I started to work on about a month ago. Her sweet face came to me very quickly, it was amazing, how smoothly she emerged. I worked with my favorite "Fimo Puppen"<br />
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I decided to share a little of the process with you in this post. I still work on her body, and wanted to try a few new ways of building.<br />
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"Natasha" is one of the biggest dolls I ever attempted: 27inches (70cm) and she will be rather static sculpture, than posable doll. Here are the first steps:<br />
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Here "Natasha" is nothing more than a head. Her face is sculpted, sanded and polished. I fit her eyes for the first time, so to say, her first glance at the world.<br />
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Now, she has neck and hands. Her head will have an ability to turn and adjust.<br />
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"Natasha" is mounted on strong wire armature.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-61027508509538418732014-12-06T12:50:00.000-08:002014-12-06T13:41:32.536-08:00Новогодний Зайчик для Юли!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrNc3hEZ52aBOAoMDom4g1GPi6ybGZ6CVLks2m1JreNDFSylHSnKqaBv2UUnHwI4lAo-oGASdF7Hjc81GBStZqnBqMH0G3wVXLYDPV9oVSAdGwD8LQy-AkwtGxxnZU1rCIZTC6Zx-vR8/s1600/bunny2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrNc3hEZ52aBOAoMDom4g1GPi6ybGZ6CVLks2m1JreNDFSylHSnKqaBv2UUnHwI4lAo-oGASdF7Hjc81GBStZqnBqMH0G3wVXLYDPV9oVSAdGwD8LQy-AkwtGxxnZU1rCIZTC6Zx-vR8/s1600/bunny2.jpg" height="320" width="276" /></a>Этот Зайчик был рожден как следствие участия в одном из "Сумасбродных Проектов" от <a href="http://teffyfunnyland.blogspot.com/2014/11/blog-post_16.html" target="_blank">"Теффи Эффи"</a><br />
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Честно скажу, это был первый опыт сделать что то такое уж маленькое как новогодняя елочная игрушка.<br />
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Я очень старалась, ведь это подарок для <a href="http://juna-art.blogspot.co.il/" target="_blank">Юли Назаренко</a>, талантливой художницы и просто очень хорошего человека, которая является для меня постоянным источником вдохновения.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-19908156499808619832014-11-27T11:02:00.000-08:002014-11-27T11:02:38.770-08:00"Alice" Is finished at last!It is wonderful to finally see the results of three mounts' work. "Alice" did not go easy for me. For very long time I could not decide how to finish her off. I lived through quite an artist block in these few mounts, uncertain how to go on. But now she is finally finished and I am proud of her!<br />
So, here she is!<br />
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I put a lot of thought in her attire: her romantic nature required the dress that is equally light and feminine and romantic. I finally decided that soft lace would be just the thing. Now, when all the hard decisions are done, it is just a simple matter of putting it all together…<br />
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I wish you all a happy Saturday!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-81763898584633581912014-09-28T14:47:00.001-07:002014-11-29T06:55:50.727-08:00Working on "Alice"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Hello, friends!<br />
It has been a while since I wrote something new. I had to step away from my beloved dolls for a few weeks. However, now I am back and ready to pick up where I left off.<br />
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My little "Alice" has been waiting patiently, until I got a special order from "Mohair & More" for her beautiful silken tresses. Now, as they are finally on her head, I find that the wait was worthwhile. Yes, I finally put the little lady together, although there is still a lot of work.<br />
Alice is 23 inches (59 centimeters)<br />
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I need to decide on her dress now and I also started on her shoes, more about it in the next post. Here she is, so far, my little beauty!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used "Fimo Puppen" polymer clay to sculpt her and painted her with heat-set oil paints for healthy rose blush </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I delight in her beautiful silken "Espresso" hair, however, it is too short and<br />
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Honestly, I don't know yet who it is, there is no name…I think she is rather cute! Names are hard, though. Any suggestions?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-78681304728308727592014-06-26T14:20:00.000-07:002014-06-26T14:20:26.620-07:00Lucretia, The Renaissance Doll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The little Lucretia is my modest tribute to the "Golden" period. Yes, "Golden" is the key word here, because Lucretia is nothing if not "golden". The golden hair and shimmery golden silks are definitely her style.<br />
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Since she was nothing but a lump of polymer clay and a pair of glittery green eyes, she completely captivated me and took full charge of herself. She is in such a hurry to be born! So here we are so far!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">The work is the tribute to Gillian Bradshaw's novel "The Wolf Hunt". The novel is based on "Lai de Bisckavret" by the12th century poet Marie de France. The story is set in 12th century, therefore I made my best to depict the clothes to reflect the style of the time.</span><br />
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This makes me scattered all over the place: I have at least three on-going projects: "Lady Marie" and her "Mysterious Companion" are almost finished, I am just putting last touches on them and will dedicate the whole post to them exclusively, soon.<br />
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I am also working on my lovely mobile doll "Sunny" she is completely assembled at last, now working on her dress.<br />
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This new project is very exiting! Meet "Lucretia"! She is a "Renaissance Lady" I just started as a challenge for I<a href="http://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/" target="_blank">nternational Art Doll Registry</a> show for July. Hopefully, I will finish her on time to enter! <br />
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One of my good friends just got married, and now is getting ready to move far, far away… This little quick project ( it WAS quick) is for her, as a wedding gift.<br />
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I called this charming girl "Petals". She is inspired by May flowers and my friend Olga, the very girl "Petals" is created for. Olga is a wonderful dancer. Although "Petals" is not a portrait doll, I wanted to reflect Olga's light spirit and grace in this work.<br />
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Petals is 18 inches tall. She is mounted on flexible plastic armature ( my first so far). I found that I like it very much. Flexible plastic armature is easy to find in doll supply internet stores, it also comes in different sizes. It is not very expensive and easy to use. If you want to create "posable" doll, it is much better than wire. "Petals" easily changes her position. She can stand or sit without any trouble.<br />
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I love to visit thrift stores that often carry devastated, broken and dusty porcelain dolls. I buy them very cheaply and reuse all I can. The dress went trough a lot of cleaning, alteration and change before it was refashioned for the doll. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-29100921577843788572014-05-10T13:39:00.002-07:002014-05-10T13:47:49.857-07:00Tips and Tricks of Sculpting Clothes in Style <br />
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One of my wonderful "art doll" friends asked me how do I create clothes for my dolls. I am happy to share my knowledge and the result of experiments with you, hopefully it will help some. First, I have to say, that I "build in" the clothes into my dolls. So the clothes are not removable. That is one of the reasons why I like to make "soft" bodies, I sew the costume directly on.<br />
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If there is one thing that years of painful experience taught me, it is that you do not start without make something new without preparation and research first. For example, my latest project was intended to be the a"lady" in medieval style of clothes. It took me a while to surf the "Pinterest" and whole bunch of other sites to find the reference, which I did, and even managed to find simple pattern for the dress.<br />
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Which brings me to tip # 1: if you are not very confident with sewing, do not try to make complex patterns, go for basic alternatives or simplify.<br />
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Make sure you carefully measure your doll and allow some extra for the seams,at least 1/4 inch, it will take extra fabric. Better to err on the larder then smaller side.<br />
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…and this magic stuff that stiffens the fabric, letting the hems and folds of the dress to "float" and preserves it from dust and color loss. I use "Paverpol" transparent hardener. It almost doesn't change the color. HOWEVER…<br />
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Soon! Very soon You will see "Lady Marie" in her full glory! Right now I am working on her headdress.<br />
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Since it is XII century fashion, she actually needs two dresses: "kirtle" is under-dress that is tastefully shows under a "bliaut" over-dress that was fashioned from heavier cloth.<br />
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I just finished the embroidery on Marie's kirtle and finally put the two together. Here are the results!<br />
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Also, if you pay attention, you can see that Marie is not alone in her wanderings in the Broceliande Forest… Who may it be wandering with her?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-79023150285242643352014-04-01T19:51:00.002-07:002014-04-01T19:51:36.799-07:00The Mysteries: cont.I just love to work with this project! It does take a long time for me to get from step to step, but I enjoy every step of the way.<br />
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I relieved to see that Marie's face is not quite as tortured as it was without the hair, I was going for a surprise, not horror. It seems to soften somehow. Good.<br />
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Next step is her clothes. I am looking forward to this part!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919422663575365744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289660905199923868.post-32627532844184700162014-03-20T19:49:00.000-07:002014-03-20T19:49:52.692-07:00The Mysteries of Broceliande Forest: beginning the journey <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am starting a new complex project that is inspired by one of my favorite books by Gillian Bradshaw. This is going to be a learning experience for me, since it is not just one doll, but a composition… Don't want to talk too much about it yet, since there is so much to do and to learn. I am sure there some bumps and frustrations are on the way…<br />
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Research is a big one. I had to look at a lot pictures costumes of nobility in of 11-13 centuries, since this is what my personage "Marie" is going to wear. Pinterest is awesome source for things like that!<br />
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"Little Red" is the name that I gave this creation of mine. "Red" was born when I decided to try "Fimo Puppen" polymer and see if it works for me. As soon as this sweet face emerged, I could not stop until he was completely finished! I have been busy lately, but had enough time to work on him. So here he is, quite a dandy, in his bright red suit. Made of scraps, in a scrap of time…<br />
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