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| Face Painted...needs a last coat of shine, and "twinkle" in the eye! |
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| Painting in the works, first coat....black! Then Flesh...then shading and color! |
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| I chopped her fabric arms and legs...and did them in paperclay...just hard for me to do fabric! haha |
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| Linda Misa's class Doll...realistic face painting...love that little bird! |
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| The gang! |
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| Class dolls in the works! |
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| Here I am with Linda and one of her wonderful creations.... |
I had the opportunity to take a two day class with Australian doll Artist, linda Misa.
I traveled with one of my best Doll artist friends, Heather Brauner, to Stephanie Novatskies House. Stephanie is a fantastic cloth doll and mixed media artist..... she wins way too many contests! She has a great Studio...check it out in the pictures.
Wow..Linda was great....A warm and loving teacher, I connected with her as soon as I met her. She was ready to tell all....just a fantastic person and teacher. She taught us her cool painting techniques for a more lifelike face using tones, shadows and blending...something that I really wanted to learn and some day master.
She also showed us a cool bleaching technique to alter any piece of fabric...then continue with painting and free motion embroidery...I'll show that in my next post.....I can only accomplish so much in a day,(well...a couple of days!...hahaha)
I t was a great class with my "family" of doll artist friends....I wish for more times like this one.....
16 comments:
All of these dolls are beautiful:) I've been wanting to try the cloth and clay approach....I'm just not sure how to put it all together:) Have a wonderful weekend!
Wooo Hooo We had a good Time ! loved the Workshop your the best travel buddy ever !
You are so cool Colleen - a soul sister who does such wonderful and delightful work that inspires me to go back to my studio and keep up that creative journey. Love you.xxx
Oh lucky you are. Love your version of Linda's doll. Shall look forward to seeing her finished.
really great looking dolls!
Hello friend,
absolutely charming!!!!
big hugs
This workshop was way too much fun! I didn't want to go back to work the next day. Hope we can all do it again soon.
OMG - so beautiful, already!!
What beautiful dolls! Sounds like you really enjoyed your workshop..
Blessings,
Penny
Colleen,love the dolls! I did take the Susan Fosnot workshop this past weekend...we'll have to exchange stories!
Hi Colleen
Thank you so much for wandering over to visit Bebe on her surfboard. I am so happy you enjoyed her.. Oh, you should not be scared to apply fur for an animal.. Not with your skilled hands. I use merino wool and cut very small pieces and layer it on. I start at the bottom and work up to her head.. It is a little time consuming but it works for me... You should give it a go.
Enjoy your weekend.
Penny
It is nice pics
The dolls look great, thanks for sharing.
Really nice dolls i like them all, i hope i can make like these.
Can you please tell me where I can find the dollmaking class in NYC?
Love all the dolls on this blog, so so beautiful!!
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