Doll

this is Mango horning in on the picture taking…

I have found out that doll bases (what I have called the thing that holds up my dolls) and doll stands are completely different. I found this out by doing a google search.
Doll bases are an unfinished doll form- a blank- to make your own doll on. Most of the ones I found by googling were computer generated- lots of naked, hairless barbie-type girls and also a full range of anime type figures, aliens, or probably anything anyone would want. See some here and here.

Arms and legs sewed on…

Nothing to do with dolls- yet- but I think this is fascinating.

I won’t have much tiime to work on the dolls in the next few weeks- costuming for Snow White will be keeping me busy. Today I have been working on finding surfaces in my attic work space… E is home from school for a month and so I had to clear my stuff out of her room. As I work on organizing the mess, I am faced with so many unfinished projects- heads waiting for bodies, naked, hairless dolls waiting for clothes. So much potential! I got a bit side-tracked in my cleaning and sewed the arms and legs on Miss Columbia. She looks much better now.
The pictures of the day are from the garden, which looks wonderful even when neglected-

This is a bush clematis that I grew from seed about 5 years ago. It grows to about 15″ tall and can be floppy, although this one is staying very upright without any support.

Iris- Madame Chereau. It is the oldest named variety of Iris (1844) and is one of my garden heirlooms. I got it from my Mother-in-law, who got it from her Mother-in-law.

Iris- “Flight of Butterflies”

Allium- “Purple Sensation”

Allium Christophii

Hellebore

I sold “Skye” while I was at WOW. She is on her way to live in Managua, Nicaragua. Thanks Titu!

I spent Sunday and Monday Painting Topsy. We had a bigger class then Miss Columbia. It is fun to see all the personalities.

This was a great class with Susan Fosnot and I learned a lot about oil painting. I am sure I would be confident enough to try it on my own now.

I am really glad to be home… I am exhausted!

what I get for email, now that I am working as a costume coordinator-

“Mrs. A told us on Tuesday that all the knights will be forest animals too…”

Susan Fosnot’s New Columbian doll class

On Friday and Saturday, I worked on oil painting the Columbian doll. This is a picture of all the heads that were painted in the class.

This is Susan painting the doll’s shoes. I didn’t do a doll with shoes- mine has toes, so I tried doing them on my canvas pad and took this photo for future reference.

This is my doll head, all painted up. When it is dry, I will sew the arms and legs onto the torso, and then make the clothes.

My first class was with Diane Keeler and we made removable mohair wigs. Mine still needs styling!