my new friend camila

This one was a challange, I think because of all the sewing. I was about to give up on her, I had to patch her up several times here and there and I wasnt happy how she was turning out. She just sat there unfinished every night hoping that I wouldnt give up oh her. Last night, finally Camila came to life and she is lovely! I was so proud of her! I coffee stained the skirt and crackled and antiqued her and the whole nine yards! I was so hesitant to do the crackling and especially the antiquing (thats spelled wrong) and I just had to cross my fingers and go for it! She is more folkish than my others and grittier. This I thank Jane for. Thanks Jane and everyone in this network. Have a great weekend, almost! and happy doll making!

we're all mad here!

my next doll after fancy nancy will be an alice doll. i am excited! speaking of which, these are some of my favorite quotes from lewis carols alice in wonderland book.

The Cat: We're all mad here. (this is one of my favorites)
The Mock Turtle: We called him Tortoise because he taught us.
my favorite: Alice: But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way -- never to be an old woman -- but then -- always to have lessons to learn!
The Queen: Now, I give you fair warning, either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time! Take your choice!
Alice: It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.
Doorknob: Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.
Mad Hatter: No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.
Alice: Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin.
 

my bird doll challange

i was very happy with little blue, blue is my doll that is going to a mascarade ball to meet her prince charming. she is made of polymer clay, painted with metalic acrylics, she has tibetan mohair for hair and i was am very very pleased on how she turned out. i think i am ready to try to make a different type of doll, although i might stick to this type with long limbs and skinny legs. i am still hesitant to antique and distress my dolls, i am worried i might ruin the hard work i put in them, but i might take a chance on the next one. i think i need to rough them up a bit to give them that folk look. what do you think? PLease cOmmenT!!!!

thoughts for today...

as an artist, I like to call myself an artist, you're mind is always going at 100 miles an hour. i always think of what i can create next. it's hard to define yourself when you dabble into so many things, kind of like a jack of all trades but a master of none. well, i decided i will find my niche. i don't like to call myself a teacher, as I never liked to call myself a designer. I don't believe in allowing a "job" define who we are. I do like my new job, but, again, i would prefer to call myself an artist. it's fancier! and i do make some art. lol. I used the word fancy, because this is my next project: Fancy Nancy. i'm going to make her my own.

welcome pink! woo!

I succesfully completed a second one! This one was much more work than the first since I sculped the nose and lips. I also used the white clay, the original sculpie. I think I prefer super sculpie. I think I will xperiment with paper clay next....

some of my graphics...

sometimes I miss designing. I still freelance, now and then, old customers and clients who have know me or refer me, but with a full time job and the family, I try not to avoid it because it gets very demanding, I always thought designing was glamorous and fun. then I got a real job and it paid well, but I  was doing car ads and pageant advertising.... "It's your time to shine!, Reach for the stars, if you miss, you'll land on the moon!" bah humbug!!! I hated those lines! i did work several years for a design firm and got to do some interesting and big stuff for big companies and I had my art out there, although in graphics, usually the firm is the one to get the credit. I worked long hours all year long for people who only cared about themselves. I got burned out and decided to try something else. well, now I miss it. so here is some of it.

These are all for a campaign against verbal abuse for the Women's  Shelter.

Just some random stuff made in my spare time:                                                                          

first doll, her name is Leah!

welcome to our world!

witchie woman

   my first polymer clay creation... wooo!!

lost in wonderland

I love Alice, can't wait to March 3rd! I also love Johnny! Lalala! I want to buy this ring. I collect tea pots. My favorite is this Cardew set, I also have the cute mug set that comes in the little case.
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works in progress 1

This is a paper mache figure that I am working on. I"m not quite happy with how its looking. I still need to paint it, she needs a lot of work. :(

ugh! never have time to blog :(

so its been a while. i have so much stuff, so many ideas, many projects that i have begun and seldom finish. i did however finish knitting a pink scarf that took me about a week. i will make it a point to blog about something each week and then possibly i will feel more enthusiastic about finishing it. i am currently working on a paper mache tree woman. i have only paper mached (if that's a word) once before, for the school parade. we made an alice in wonderland float. i made the cheshire cat and two mushrooms out of paper mache. there was a contest and we won first place! yehayyyyyya!!! not that a lot of people put much effort in such things. i guess most teachers are more occupied teaching than crafting and whatnot....

I did this today for Open House on Monday. More paper doll buddies!