First Sculpt

I have had so much fun this weekend doing my first ever sculpt with paper clay what a great product it is so many possibilites. This is my doll all ready for painting now and dressing then I make the skirt I've run out of weekend so will have to wait until next week now. I have the fabric all picked out and now to decide on the colour paints to use.... Let me see??

Roll on the weekend

I'm making progress here are the latest photos taken after all the stuffing has been done and she has been Gesso'd from head to foot. The next step is to start the sculpting process this is going to be so much fun unfortunately I will have to wait until the weekend so I can get everything ready and set up as I'm back to work tomorrow after a summer holiday with my mum and dad coming to visit and spending every waking moment with them until they went home to New Zealand on Thursday morning I started missing them as soon as they were out of my sight and it's always embarrassing a middle aged woman crying walking through the airport but I do it everytime!

New Project

I am now moving on to my second project a cloth & clay online class over at Cloth & Clay Dolls. I managed to turn the arms and legs without putting a hole in them which I was pleased about I used the Itsy Bitsy Finger Turner set I bought sometime back and they were great. Next I watch the tutorial for stuffing 1. the arms and legs then 2. the body then onto fun parts. Watch this space.

Hugs
Raewyn

Jo

This is Jo although I finished Flo completely first Jo was the first face done. I used artist pastels which I think has given her a whimiscal look to me a real prim annie look.

I have had a fabulous time making these gals and thank Sherrie for her wonderful online workshop at CDA. I can't wait to start my next project a doll with clay features! Stay tuned.

Flo

This is Flo the first doll I did I used artist pencils for her face and copic markers for the details her legs are painted in traditional annie stripes that was so much fun. She is for my mum.

Sam

This is Sam she is the one my daughter rescued from the "bin"" when I had problems with her eyes and changed them to buttons comment from my daughter "she is cute" I don't understand 14 year olds?

Introducing Jo Flo & Sam

Just want to share

Hello and Happy New Year I hope 2010 is shaping up as a good one so far I know mine is and I just want to share something with you all technically it is not Doll related but I can qualify that by saying it is a Doll Magazine and the wonderful Michelle Munzone has a gorgeous pattern of Sabine as a project in it along side my first ever published project pattern of my bear Strawberry Delight. I am smiling from ear to ear right now. There is a little more detail on my woodbury park bears blog the link is on the right....> if you would like to have a read. Í'll be back in the next few days to bring you some photos of my finished on line class dolls just as soon as I can work out how to upload them to my new PC.

A Quick Hello

Hello it's Christmas Eve already someone tell me please where did that time go? It's been a little crazy around here over the last week or so but I can finally sit down every thing is ready for the big day tomorrow breakfast is organised traditional lunch around 2ish and dessert around 5 ish give or take an hour or so and then sit down in the evening to watch my favourite video It's a wonderful life. To all of my friends and followers I send warm wishes and hope you have a safe and happy holiday with family and friends and I'll be back after boxing day with my latest news. Merry Xmas!

Arm less and leg less

Not anymore..

I had a great time painting the legs and putting them on so now onto the hair and I changed my mind on the dress fabrics and have bought new pieces that I need to age and then make up something a little closer to the leg colours...