I’m over the moon for this bird of paradise!
Face of the Peacock
Building up skin tone through multiple translucent layers of blushing. Three firings deep into the nine firings it took to complete.
Read MoreWhite Peacock Queen
Peacock Engraving Tattoo 1st layer down, 7 more to go! The dark is my base, and now I’m gonna start making it look real pretty! For my next firing layer I’m painting the skin tone in 2 shades of Lotus and Peaches, and introducing white highlights to the feathers to make the bird POP! She is a White Peacock Queen!
Women are not State Property Incubators
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Women are not State Property Incubators! The true test of freedom and liberty is allowing any person, regardless of their biological function or gender, to choose their own fate.
Read MoreEarth’s Children
What does this porcelain doll and the Amethyst geode she nestles in have in common? They are both Earth’s minerals, born deep inside the earth millions of years ago! They are children of the earth, and her treasures!
It moves me to think of Enchanted Dolls as Earth’s children, while the ancient process of using heat to transform brittle clay into hard, translucent porcelain, makes me feel connected to our ancient origins.
Porcelain is combination of Feldspar rock and Kaolin clay, while the Amethyst quartz grows in igneous rock.
I think it’s a huge part of why I keep choosing to work with porcelain over other, more modern, epoxy based materials - there is an ancient, natural magic in it that goes back to the begining of time and the birth of our planet. It’s Earth magic!
Needle Engraving on Soft-Fired Porcelain.
I’m working on a new tattooed doll. It’s been a while since I tattooed porcelain, so I was a bit nervous about being out of practice.
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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.
Sensual Doll Hands
Every Enchanted Doll has her own unique set of hands and fingerprints, much like a person.
Read MoreDoll shoe pendants in Sterling Silver
Doll 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.
Doll in a Drawer
A few years ago I started this doll Theodora, after the Byzantine empress of Constantinople, wife of Roman Emperor Justinian.
Read MoreOnsen
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Onsen 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
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Forest 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 MoreMy latest porcelain doll
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This 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 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 MoreThe Beginning of a Face
China painting in progress on the new porcelain ‘auction’ doll. This is layer 3, of the projected 10 China layers.
Read MoreNew Year, New Doll
Please help me decide which nude I should make for this auction: One with an Original body (left) or a Curvy body (right)?
Read MoreExhibit A: girl in the water
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I 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 MoreJohn Everett Millais Homage
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As 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 MoreCold Shots
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 MoreTuuvstar Photoshoot
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This 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
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.
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