This doll is going in for a high temperature firing, which is when porcelain slip vitrifies into glass and shrinks 20%.
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Wax Sculpture of a New Doll Shadow Box
This is a wax sculpture of a new Doll shadow box I’m currently making. It’s based on a well-known fairy tale character. Can you guess which one based on the ornamentation? Here’s a hint - she is a villain.
Read MoreCleaning and preparing the Silver Vertebrae Pendant
The free flowing pendant has 16 vertebrae and 15 joints. It’s always dancing while I’m wearing it or when I can’t stop playing with it. In the video it goes through a patina process and then cleaned in a magnetic tumbler and then a rotary tumbler to give it that nice shine. The pendants are available in Silver and in Bronze
Signing the Enchanted Doll books
A short video of me signing and stamping the Enchanted Doll Publisher Edition book
Read MoreTheodora Rex: From circus dancer to Empress-Saint.
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 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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