A client requested me to create a fusion of two different dolls of mine they loved, in one single face.
Read MoreElixia - An interesting challenge!
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Gothic Bed Work Continues
Work on the gothic bed for the Insomnia project continues. Last week I made a cover for the comforter from beautiful antique lace. It’s nowhere near finished. Right now it’s too stiff and I need to weigh it down in the corners with some beads, or something, to make it drape naturally around the bed.
I wanted to make the bedding look and feel very comforting and cozy, to contrast it with the inability to sleep in even the most soothing environment for those suffering from insomnia and anxiety.
Right now my beloved personal doll Skyler is testing this bed, but I plan to make an insomniac doll for it once the bed is complete. Thank you for contributing your thoughts and opinions on the type of sleeping gown she should wear. 🙏 It’s all under consideration. Stay tuned. The work continues.
Glowing Gisèle
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This glowing creature is Gisèle, she is one of my favourite custom orders from last year. The flower in her hair, is an antique 18k rose gold and glass-enamel pin, with a genuine diamond in the centre! Her delicate complexion beautifully captures the unique translucency of white porcelain. To achieve this look, I gradually built up her skin tone by blushing on several nearly transparent layers of China-paint between multiple kiln firings.
Custom Porcelain Doll Sapphire.
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I really love antique glass enamel jewelry on gold, because of its’ resemblance to porcelain and china paint
Read MoreReturning to Serenity
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Cinderella in Video
Cinderella in gold 2024 was a special commission for a collector who loved the original 2009 closed limited edition. Her costuming is one of a kind, to differentiate her from the earlier edition doll.
Read MoreCinderella In Gold
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A collector asked me to create a custom Cinderella doll inspired by my limited 2009 Cinderella edition. I was reluctant to plagiarize myself, but wanted to fulfill my collector’s dream
Read MoreSerenity
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Finishing this porcelain beautify ‘Serenity’ for an eBay auction later this fall!
Read MoreTheodora Rex: From circus dancer to Empress-Saint.
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Empress Theodora was a truly remarkable, accomplished, influential and impressive woman. She is a Byzantine-age feminist icon, a progressive reformer, and a real life Cinderella story!
Read MoreTheodora’s Gown Construction
Abandoning several months of work and starting over from scratch was a very hard decision to make, but it had to be done, sunk cost fallacy be damned!! I’ll talk more about why I made this decision in upcoming posts.
Stand by for more unveiling and enjoy!
“Reincarnation” crown on the White Peacock doll
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“Reincarnation” crown on the White Peacock doll. I made and shot this piece a few months ago in grief and in celebration of the life, to get through a terrible and painful loss that I’ve been stuck in.
Read MoreSnowstorm
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My last photo series of 2022, with my current work-in-progress doll, Theodora.
Read MoreNew face of Peacock post accident
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The Original head was painted after my Sapphire doll. After I dropped and fractured it, I took it as a sign
Read MoreLosing Self
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A mournful photo series titled “Losing Self”. For one to be born, the first one had to die. Destruction is a form of creation.
Read MoreWhite Peacock
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The White Peacock is now SOLD. Her enormous white tattoo on a white porcelain body was quite a challenge to render, but I’m very proud of the result
Read MoreWhite Peacock Queen
Peacock Engraving Tattoo 1st layer down, 7 more to go! The dark is my base, and now I’m gonna start making it look real pretty! For my next firing layer I’m painting the skin tone in 2 shades of Lotus and Peaches, and introducing white highlights to the feathers to make the bird POP! She is a White Peacock Queen!
Onsen
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Onsen means “Hot Spring” in Japanese. It’s a two thousand year old wellness culture of bathhouses, communal soaking, leisure, socializing and hydrotherapy, all built around Japan’s volcanic geothermal springs.
Read MoreForest Bathing
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Forest Bathing, also known as Forest Therapy or Shinrin-yoku, is an old Japanese wellness practice of spending time in a forest, to restore mental and physical health. Turns out there is a tangible scientific reason why being in nature makes us feel so good.
Read MoreMy latest porcelain doll
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This dreamy forest creature is my latest porcelain doll, made for the upcoming annual doll auction. I’ve just completed her gown and captured these first images yesterday at sunset! This is her Onsen look! It means Hotspring.
Read MoreWork on the new doll continues
At this stage of the process the porcelain is in a very fragile and soft state called Bisque
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