Monday, February 13, 2012

Early Dolls
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Blue and green faeries were fun to make.  They were published in the Gallery section of Doll Crafter magazine.  Unfortunately that magazine is no longer in publication, since it was a great help to doll makers and costumers.
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Holiday Angel is a recent creation.  Her wings are made of paper clay over thin plastic, and painted with gold paint.  Clothing is handmade, of silk, including the clothing of the little dolls in the toybag.
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Bonnie is about 14" high, she is wearing a silk and lace dress.  She sometimes wears a tartain sash.  She is one of my early dolls, made about 6 years ago. her feet are bare, since I love sculpting tiny toes.
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Creating Art Dolls

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Each doll is hand sculpted, of polymer clay, fired in a home oven. Dolls are jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips. Some are also jointed at the knees. Armatures are made of found objects. The wigs are made from synthetic hair, stitched to a base of tulle, and attached to a doll’s head with super glue. The costumes are my own design, sewn by hand. All clothing is removable. Fabric is old silk, from used garments. This has a softer “hand” and is a better scale for small figures. Some costumes are cotton. A few, such as the Faeries, are synthetic tulle. The eyes are white polymer clay, fired and painted. They are fitted into the head while sculpting the face. When the head is fired, the second firing does not affect the eyes. Painting of eyes and features is done with opaque watercolor. All dolls are extremely fragile, and not suited to play, but very desirable as collector dolls. Each doll is named, numbered and signed, and is accompanied with a certificate of authentication. I hope this information is helpful to anyone desiring to create original polymer dolls. MAB