Can you guess which famous painting I’m staging this time? I can give you one hint: It’s from the Pre-Raphaelite period.
Read MoreWork in Progress
Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes of a cold, wet, doll photo shoot on Cypress Mountain. For the last year I’ve been scouting around for a perfect location to recreate the haunting John Bauer painting of Tuvstarr by the Fishpond.
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!
I Will Keep You Warm
This composition is dedicated to all the animal rescue workers and volunteers who dedicate their time to save animals from cruelty and neglect
Read MoreQuarantine Diary 9
Netflix and molds. This is the last stage of my new costumed doll that I've been working on for the past two months since quarantine began. I'm injecting modular components of her costume for lost wax casting while binge watching Ripper Street. I love problem solving to a backdrop of crime solving (already burned through Murdoch Mysteries TWICE!)
Read MoreLayering eyelashes in China paint. I just love painting lashes.
I love working in my studio while it rains outside. Makes me feel cozy.
Rainforest Beauty
I recently had a nature photo session with Kay, a one of a kind, first generation resin doll from my personal collection. She is a great favourite of mine because of her vulnerable, photogenic beauty. The camera loves her!If you had to pick a favourite photo, which one would it be?
Read MoreThe Messenger
“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.”― James O'Barr, The Crow
There are faces in the water...
New porcelain doll in progress
You've probably noticed that I've been missing from the internet lately. It's because I've been stuck in home renovations purgatory for the last year.
Read MoreColouring Inside the Lines
Here's the second video in Madame de Pompadour's creation series, showing how her tattoos got their colours.
Music: Music: IV. Vivace by Gavin Gamboa
You can view the video in HD on vimeo
China-painting Madame de Pompadour doll - 12 firings and counting!
This doll is some piece of work....and not in the most positive way right now. She's been trying my skills and pushing the outer boundaries of my patience
Read MoreNot your average micro tattoo - Marquise de Pompadour doll
Having been blessed with a good eyesight (thanks dad!), I'd always scoffed at the idea of working under magnification, even though I suspected it would have been helpful for the small scale of my dolls.
Read MoreAuction doll Madame de Pompadour - work continues.
Attention Enchanted Doll collectors - this doll will be auctioned off on May 13th - 16th, 2016! More details will be posted with more progress shots in the upcoming days and weeks. Get ready!
Read MoreSick Tat, Marquise!
Tattooing, I mean engraving, the last arm of my Marquise de Pompadour doll. Whew... Judging by the number of months it took me to finish tattooing this doll, one would be forgiven for thinking she has a couple dozen of them arms.
Read MoreChina Colour tests
I've been running tests on my new china paints for the last couple of weeks, and I'm almost done!
Read MoreMerry Christmas and Happy Painting!
Hey there Doll Collectors! An old year is ending and a brand New one is about to begin!
Read MorePorcelain 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
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