I love sculpting tiny sensual doll hands from porcelain. Every Enchanted Doll has her own unique set of hands and fingerprints, much like a person. Each hand expression is one of a kind, tailored specifically to the personality of that specific doll.
Every Enchanted Doll has her own unique set of hands and fingerprints, much like a person.
Read MoreDoll shoe pendants in Sterling Silver. One has bright polish finish while the other one has silver black patina. Love how these turned out last month. This pair is sold, but I have a few more available at the store.
And if you’ve been waiting to order something custom for you or your Enchanted Doll, like a corset or a crown or shoes, I finally have a few open spots for custom accessory orders at the beginning of next month.
A few years ago I started this doll Theodora, after the Byzantine empress of Constantinople, wife of Roman Emperor Justinian.
Read MoreOnsen 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, 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 MoreThis 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 MoreAt this stage of the process the porcelain is in a very fragile and soft state called Bisque
Read MoreChina painting in progress on the new porcelain ‘auction’ doll. This is layer 3, of the projected 10 China layers.
Read MorePlease help me decide which nude I should make for this auction: One with an Original body (left) or a Curvy body (right)?
Read MoreI really love this image. There is a dark and eerie quality to it, that calls to mind a crime scene photo. Exhibit A: girl in the water.
Read MoreAs many of you have guessed, the shot I was staging with this doll in this alpine pool of water, was Ophelia, by John Everett Millais!
Read MoreCan you guess which famous painting I’m staging this time? I can give you one hint: It’s from the Pre-Raphaelite period.
Read MoreThis photograph is my homage to John Bauer’s original fairytale illustration that inspired the creation of this doll. It was shot on Cypress Mountain, BC.
Read MoreBehind 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 MoreWhy use a doll, when the tea strainer works just fine... I’m getting serious about this flower crown though. I’m beading even on my days off. I’ve succumbed to the Bead Madness!
Read MoreBeen making lots of tiny flowers, from tiny glass beads, for a tiny flower crown. And I need many more, because I intend to overdo this crown. Moderation is just not my cup of tea, it seems. Creative impulse calls, and I have to answer.
Read MoreI made this out of beads last year, but it didn’t really click at the time, so I chose to leave it until it felt right. Well, after I redesigned the dress sleeves, suddenly the flower wreath works!
Read MoreMy little Art Assistant, Gaia The Gremlin @all_my_snouts. She is very dedicated to her work of helping me stage doll photo shoots, and making sure I do a good job.
Read MoreAfter much deliberation, I think ‘Lotus Garden’ is my favourite of the two prints. I love the juicy, luscious foliage that surrounds Lotus.
Read MoreI’m really crazy for these new, hand-textured canvas prints I made: ‘Lotus Garden’ and ‘Lotus Black’. They turned out so rich and vibrant!
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