Jack B. Rotten bunny ACEO

Just listed my newest addition to my Jack B. Rotten series. This time it's a cute little ACEO done in Prisma color pencils.

You can find it at My Ebay

WIP Doll update

Slowly she's coming along. I'm working on her lower legs and once they are done I'll sand her, then gesso her, then sand her again, then maybe one more coat of gesso and another sanding.

I've already picked out the materials for her clothes and I think I know what I'm going to do for her hair. I'm really enjoying making this doll and have started on a few more heads for more dolls. This doll is a gift for my daughter but I will begin making them to sell.

Anyhow, back to my studio to clean and straighten and then hopefully I can spend a few quiet hours working.

Furry little cat

I use to sculpt miniatures, in fact, at one point in time I supported my kids sculpting dollhouse miniatures. I've wanted to try furring a mini for some time and decided that while kinda stuck at home with all the snow and a cold it might be fun to try. Wow, it sure is a lot of work!





Kitty is available at My Ebay

New Doll - WIP

I've been wanting to try my hand at a doll, an honest-to-goodness doll with moving arms and hand sewn cloth clothing. I've thrown all sorts of obstacles in my way, (why do we do that?) made up excuses for why I couldn't create one. How to do the armature, how to make the clothes with no sewing machine, how to sculpt it with paperclay and make it smooth and on and on. I finally decided that I can figure out the armature, that I can hand sew the clothes and don't really need a sewing machine, that I can make the clay smooth enough and that a few little bumps here and there just add character and define my style. So  ...... one big gulp ......... and I begin a new path.

I will make an effort to record my progress. I love watching other artists wip's and I'm hoping you all will enjoy my attempt to create this doll.

Bootique offering for Feb, 2011

Here is my latest offering for Feburary's Halloween Queen's Bootique. I really like the way these barrel beads turn out, very much worth the amount of time it takes to make one.

http://queenscastlebootique.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html