This Tuesday, Our "Secret" group met and created new "Milo files"......I had the pleasure of teaching the group my TINY Fairy Mixed Media dolls, but in Polymer (most of my tiny dolls are paperclay). Heather has sculpted, but never this tiny...and Doreen and Sue have never sculpted with polymer., both of them are new to dolls! Everyone felt that they would do better in polymer. I agreed that polymer takes detail easier, but PAPERCLAY CAN ALSO BE EASY IF YOU USE LESS DETAIL IN SCULPTING, AND USE MORE "PAINTERLY" DETAIL. IN THE END, WHICH EVER MEDIUM YOU ARE WORKING IN.. IT IS EASY AND FUN TO CREATE A TINY MIXED MEDIA DOLL!!!!!
These are the two dolls that I am working on with the class. The larger one was the first doll created..and it literally "Crackled when I baked it. I had such a hard time with the first batch of clay...after this happened ..I threw out the clay...maybe it was old!? I never ran into this before...so I started on the second one (to the left) and I like her much better, she is tinier and has nicer detail. Maybe I will try and crackle that first doll as suggested by Heather! hmmm! maybe she will work out after all!
The crown was created for the second tinier doll...I 'll try and incorporate the vintage black and white Diamond design into her outfit. This picture doesnt show the correct color of the diamond design...It is worn out black and pearl white!
I arrived at Sues with some sample dolls as a guide for size, and also a kit for each Person! The kit contained the conditioned clay .... (I used Prosculpt with Bisque Cernit mixed in for a soft yet blendable clay.), pre made foil head/bodice armatures, "SKIN" fabric, Prepared Silky Mohair, Eyelashes and Triple thick for glossing the eyes and lips, shoes...
Of course we had a little bit of "Christmas" first!! Doreen made beautiful beaded bracelets for everyone...gifts of "Crafting items" were flying around and Sues daughter Carol even stopped by and gave each of us a beautiful handmade Beaded ring! What an "INSPIRING" day!
Anyway, after much Chattering about Techniques and Products the class really went great!...and in a few hours everyone was able to bake their fairy head and bodice. I showed them how, after baking...small changes can be made by carefully smoothing on a little clay and rebaking! I usually use this technique to change the lips ,nose, or an uneven cheek without it being visible.
Next Week we will create the arms, legs and soft body, and put the doll together. Woohoo! cant wait!
There are also some Pictures of the First part of this class, Tiny hats and crowns. See the picture of everyones completed creations! WOW!
