 Doll No. 342 June, 2008 |
This
is Meditrina, the Roman goddess of wine, health and longevity. The
Reigning Dolls & Bears club to which I belong had a wine or grape themed challenge, as
our June meeting was held at member Roxanne's home. Roxanne and her husband have a
small non-commercial winery. Meditrina's made of Alabaster velour, with a cloth-covered clay face. Her head is jointed to the neck so it can turn from side to side. Her fingers are wired. She holds a goblet made from Fimo. Her hair is Tibetan lambswool on the hide. She's in a fixed seated position, about 12-1/2 inches tall. Her gown is silk Georgette in a very dark (almost black) navy color. |
 Doll No. 344 April, 2008 |
This is Verity, which means "truth." Verity was made for the vintage cloth doll Yahoo group patriotic challenge and for the "Rags to Riches Dolls" eBay group launch scheduled for 4/27/08 (go to eBay and enter R2RD). Verity is made of muslin, and stands almost 23 inches tall. I used the same pattern I made for Carlie (bottom doll). Her face and finger divisions are needle sculpted. Her head, upper chest and arms are painted with a mixture of modeling paste and acrylic gel medium for durability. Acrylic paints, colored pencils and pastels provide the coloring. She has buried bead joints at the knees, and her lower legs are made of striped fabric. Her boots are painted; the heels are Paperclay. Her dress is removable. SOLD |
 Doll No. 338 Jan., 2008 |
This is Lydia, my doll for Soft Dolls & Animals magazine Interpretive Doll Challenge (January 2008 issue). The pattern is by Aletha "Ike" Putney. Lydia is made from muslin and is 13 inches tall. Her head and upper torso has been covered in Creative Paperclay, and her face is sculpted, then painted in acrylics. Her arms and legs are also painted. Her clothing is not removable. She wears muslin pantaloons and a celery green print dress with a vintage hankie over-lay. |
 Doll No. 326 Sept., 2007 |
This is Merryl, my 2007 Treasures of the Gypsy challenge doll (Merryl means "bright as the sea"). She's mounted on a shelf sconce. The design was inspired by the figureheads of old sailing ships. She is 15 1/2 inches tall (25 inches tall when on her shelf sconce), and about 8 1/2 inches wide. She's made of dyed muslin. Paverpol was applied to her yarn hair. She's embellished with lots of vintage jewelry. I have documented her construction on my picturetrail site. You can also see my previous Treasures of the Gypsy challenge dolls HERE. |
 Doll No. 325 July, 2007 |
"Adah" is my 2007 Hoffman Challenge doll.
Adah means beautiful addition. She is 17 inches tall (seated). She's made of
muslin, and has a cloth-covered polymer clay face (gessoed and painted). Her hair is
Tibetan lambswool. Her shoulders and hips are button jointed. Her arms and
legs are wired for posing. See more Hoffman Challenge dolls HERE. |
 Doll No. 321 April, 2007 |
Reproduction Alabama Baby Challenge (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintageClothdollmaking/). This doll (not yet named) is made of muslin and stands about 17 inches tall. Her face (and occiput) are made of polymer clay, glued to a simple cloth head/body. Gaps were filled with Creative Paperclay, then covered with cotton knit fabric. The fabric was gessoed and painted skin tone acrylic paint. Arms and legs are also gessoed then painted. The original Alabama Babies were made by Ella Smith in the early 1900s. Go to my picturetrail site to see how the doll was made (www.picturetrail.com/blueherondolls). SOLD Pattern and Pressmold Available |
 Doll No. 320 March, 2007 |
"Marisol" made for Doll Street's "2-D to 3-D" artist challenge. Participants selected an artist from a list and created a doll made in the style of that artist. Marisol was inspired by a Diego Rivera print. She was made using my "Amity" pattern, from Buttersuede knit fabric. She stands about 20 1/2 inches tall. Her face is lightly needle-sculpted, colored with acrylic paints and colored pencils. Her hair is chenille yarn. See more artist dolls here. SOLD |
 Doll No. 317 November, 2006 |
"Peace and Unity" angel made for the "Angel for the New Year" challenge sponsored by Noel Wolfman (www.clothdollpatterns.com). The doll is made from velour, from a pattern by Sherry Goshon. I lightly needle sculpted her face and colored her features with acrylic paint and colored pencils. The wings are my own design, made from muslin, quilted, then painted with Gesso and acrylic paint. She sits on a candlestick base. Her bodice is covered in puzzle pieces, representing the many people of the world, separate, but with the hope of coming together. The dove, of course, represents peace. SOLD |
 Doll No. 299 June, 2006 |
"Carlie" is a new design prototype. She is my 2006 Hoffman entry. She is made from velour, and has beaded hip joints, button jointed shoulders, and buried bead joints at the elbows and knees. Her face is colored with acrylic paints, colored pencils, pastels and pigma pens. Her hair is knitted eyelash yarn. Click here to see other Hoffman entries |
