"Sunflower" is completed!

It is a big deal when one of my dolls is completed at last. With everyday pressures of life, I do not have as much time left for my "doll passion"as I would like.

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!

Oh, but what a journey 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.

So, here she is!

Meet "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"

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.

"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:


 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.

Now, she has neck and hands. Her head will have an ability to turn and adjust.

I also put painted several layers heat set oil paints

 "Natasha" is mounted on strong wire armature.

I use two kinds of fiber fill to make the balk of her body: loose one  that is usually used to fill in soft toys, and one for blankets.

I sew it together and fill. 

Time to put everything together for the first time!

Next step is to make "skin"

Новогодний Зайчик для Юли!

Этот Зайчик был рожден как следствие участия в одном из "Сумасбродных Проектов" от "Теффи Эффи"

Честно скажу, это был первый опыт сделать что то такое уж маленькое как новогодняя елочная игрушка.

Я очень старалась, ведь это подарок для Юли Назаренко, талантливой художницы и просто очень хорошего человека, которая является для меня постоянным источником вдохновения.

"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!
So, here she is!

"Alice" is 23 inches (59 cm) tall. "Alice" is fully posable soft sculpture, mounted on flexible plastic armature. Hands, head and feet are sculpted in "Fimo Puppen" polymer clay.

It is Saturday!

It is Saturday, and I finally finished every house task and all the obligations for the day and  ready to threat myself with a little "me" time. This time I am sharing with sweet "Alice".

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…

I wish you all a happy Saturday!

Working on "Alice"

"Alice" is sporting beautiful light brown glass eyes

Hello, friends!
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.

  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.
Alice is 23 inches (59 centimeters)

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!

I used "Fimo Puppen" polymer clay to sculpt her and painted her with  heat-set oil paints for healthy rose blush 

"Alice's" soft body is mounted on flexible plastic armature
(my favorite of late)
which makes it easily adjustable to
standing or sitting  position

I delight in her beautiful silken "Espresso" hair, however, it is too short and
I am thinking of the way I can add extensions 

Golden Renaissance. Lucretia.

I finished one of the most complex of my works so far. Lucretia was inspired by the Renaissance Era.

I have already wrote about the making in the earlier entries, so I will not say much here.

Here is the link if you would like to find out more about the process.

Instead, I am posting the wonderful pictures, that are made by my talented husband. I hope you enjoy them!