The work on the one of a kind auction doll Serenity continues!
Read MoreShanghai glamour
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Engraving Process
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How the lace lingerie engraving started, from sketching pencil lines on the doll's torso to starting the engraving. No turning back once the needle carves the porcelain, much like an ink tattoo on skin. I have put many many more hours into this project since this video, and i can't wait to show the rest of the design. Stay tuned for more clips of the process!
Loading the Kiln
This doll is going in for a high temperature firing, which is when porcelain slip vitrifies into glass and shrinks 20%.
Read MoreWet Cleaning
Wet cleaning a soft-fired porcelain doll head. It's as fragile as an egg shell in this stage.
Read MoreCleaning in a Snowstorm
Cleaning porclain doll parts during a snowstorm
Read MorePouring Porcelain
Pouring porcelain slip into plaster molds.
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
Read MoreThis Always Happens...
I don’t know how this always happens! I start out thinking that I’ll just sew on a few little pearls here and there for small accents...but then somehow it’s hundreds of pearls and hours later, and I’m still doing it!
