Hey there Doll Collectors! An old year is ending and a brand New one is about to begin!
Read MoreWork in Progress
Porcelain Specimen for your Pleasure
Did you guys say you wanted to see a doll in this box? Well, you ask and I deliver. Enjoy!
Read MoreA Practice Stained Glass Box
I've spent the last week brushing up on my glass-working skills by making a practice display box. It turned out with a decidedly Victorian flair
Read MoreThe prize resin doll for Birthday Contest winner!
Last week I took a few days off engraving my new porcelain doll codenamed: 'Madman P', to finally finish making a resin doll prize for this year's winner of my annual Birthday Contest. It was a welcome change for my engraving hand and my routine after a few months of doing basically the same thing. Even art can get boring without variety.
I had spent oh, maybe 2-3 solid days fighting with all of my mohair to make a wig for this girl. With the drought going on right now, it was so static-y and frizzy....and with the glue drying so wonky, I basically just wanted to set everything on fire in my bathtub and watch it burn. But, as usual, it all worked out in the end. Can't make a good doll without a good struggle, and this doll turned out extra-good! Stay tuned for more pictures next week.
Part 2 of "Cinderella Comes Together"
Here is part two of "Cinderella Comes Together", a behind the scenes look at the Cinderella doll being put together. Part one started with the doll being strung, and part two moves on to the other elements of the doll (Stand, dress, wig). Part three will be posted later this week.
Read MoreOn set with Cinderella - Auction going up today!
You guys! Yesterday I had a very long and productive photoshoot with my newest doll Cinderella
Read MoreCinderella Comes Together film: Part 1 - Assembly
I've got a little surprise for your folks. While I've been busy making Cinderella, Chad has been busy making a film of me making Cinderella!
Read MoreCinderella Ball Mask
Hey hey friends! The Cinderella porcelain doll ebay auction is fast approacheth! I haven't finalized the date yet, but it will be announced as soon as I complete the doll next week. Eee! Here's what I'm working on today. It's Cinderella's last accessory for her big ball.
Read MoreCinderella's shoes for ebay auction 2014!
So, as you guys know there is an annual ebay auction of a porcelain doll coming up in a few weeks.
Read MoreLace-Beading
I do love to bead me some lace!
But I hate it when this happens!
Enchanted Doll ebay auction 2014!
It's that glorious time of year again, folks! The annual Enchanted Doll ebay auction is coming up this November! Can you guess which doll will be auctioned off this year? You get one guess. Here's a clue.I'll be posting more progress photos as we get closer to November. The exact date of the auction will be announced soon. Are you as excited as I am?
The before and after silver bead caps
I've spent the last few days finishing off my most recent doll Theodora Rex, which is based on a historical Byzantine Empress. I've been failing to arrive at the final composition that resonates with my inner vision of her, having constructed, tried and abandoned several different accessories to compliment her jewelled head piece and her collar of gold. I believe that when the solution to an almost finished piece proves to be stubbornly evasive, then the problem is not just with details - There is something fundamentally wrong with the whole thing from the bottom up. The best course of action at that point, is to stop tweaking little details, identify the 3 main elements essential to the composition, strip away the rest and start layering supporting details from the beginning. Yes, it's pretty upsetting having to destroy several days worth of work, but sometimes it's not just the right thing to do, but the only thing to do. Destruction is a form of creation.
These sterling silver filigree bead caps might be the key to unlocking my composition problem. I embellished them with tiny seed pearls and gold-plated them to look more Byzantine. Theodora is already wearing them, but something else is still missing there...I'm gonna call it a 'soft' finish for now and see if she 'speaks' to me in the days to come about what else she needs.
It's time to move on.
Making Empress Theodora doll
She'll be premiered at Spectrum fantasy convention this weekend in Kansas City, along with two other new dolls. I won't have anything for sale at the event this time, but we will be giving away posters and if you come, you will be the first ones to see the new dolls!
Oh my god, I've got so much to do today...
China painting at dusk
Oh how I love to paint dolls on warm, spring evenings in my glassy studio!
Read MoreLarge Porcelain Enchanted Doll !
Although it's not quite finished yet, I believe it is now safe for me to tell you about my secret doll project that kept me largely absent from the internet for the last 6 months.
Read MoreEnchanted Metalworks!
I don't know about you, but my last week was dedicated almost entirely to making sterling silver jewelry and doll accessories for orders.
Read MoreThe Ode to Mould-Making
Mold making is like building three dimensional puzzle pieces. I hhhhhhate making molds. I hhhhhate it with all my heart! Oh mold-making, how I hate thee, let me count the way
Read MoreJust when I think it stopped raining...
...It starts right back up again.
What, another mystery doll?
This lady is from the Byzantine Empire. Her, I'm going to show you the moment she is finished! My completion target date is end of March. Stay tuned.
Watching the Snow
Just another day at work. There are five new and ongoing metal accessory projects visible in this picture, some completed and some nearly there. You will see them very soon. And I think you will like them. Very much.
