As I continue to take many inspiring classes with amazing teachers....EPB, Gloria Winer, Sherry Goshen, Patty Culea and Arly Beryhill....I am now really appreciating this form of art. I am finding that any medium I learn to work with could be used within the doll form.
The other thing i quickly learned is this....I CANNOT needle Sculpt!!! It just doesnt wotk for me (I kind if "rig" things with needle and thread...nothing is precision with me) ....but i did find my way to CLAY! I love clay....I can get lost in it for hours! I tried complete dolls out of clay...but they feel too "statue like" to me so I settled on cloth bodies with clay heads, and a mix of either cloth or clay hands. I did paperclay and then "skinned" them with cloth...and i love smoothness of the cloth but the precision of clay features!
Here are some completed dolls with painted eyes.....
Create Clay Hats and Crowns!

Monday, January 28, 2008
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dIANE kEELER CLASS
Diane Keeler Class
Diane Teaching
Diane Keeler class
Class Picture
Sculpting a Childs face
My face ..Day 2 ..ready for EARS!
Working on a new face now!!!
Completed face and breastplate
Attached head to breastplate
The clay is very dirty..the cleanest i can get it!
After Face Make up

WOW...it gives a translucent glow...hid the dirt!
Removable wig...not styled or cut yet
Goat mohair that was dyed and combed
Now she's styled!
But it is a wig...it will be glued when i'm ready!!!
Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!

She will be sealed with Duncan flat mat as soon as it comes in the mail!
Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...
After drawing and sewing a million body parts....
Girly girl "21" charms
Angelica's 21st birthday charms
Devon with his creation
Devon and his monkey boy
Devons Doll that he made from a pattern
Monkey Boy
another charm group
Debbies Charm
Leapord tube charm

The diamond shape is a soldered glass bead.
Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....
She's getting there..i think this hair suits her better..she needs eyelashes and ears
Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy
Just the idea
Clay Window glazed with Utee

Stamped Utee glazed "Charms"
Clay Charms

Making a mold from a charm to make more charms!
Charming
Clear tubing and stamped Utee
Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Soldered Vintage photos
Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Charms
Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie
Creating an Art Journal
Stephanies journal

of course..completed first!!
New Art Journal
Journal made from SCRATCH!!!
Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS
Clay, Stamps, Utee
Inside cover
Material and free motion stiching
Celeste

Celeste up close
Celestes shirt is made from gessoed and tinted lace with free motion embroidery
EVA

She is with her new mom Evelyn
2 comments:
Colleen, I'm so excited about your blog. You have come so far with your sculpting. Your work is so inspiring. Can't wait to see more. -Evelyn
Col, love the look of your blog. It's like you're talking out loud...Give us more!!! Love, T
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