
I’ve been thinking about some different ways of approaching the men dolls. I got this idea about old photos- black & white and sepia tones. And also trying some other characters- hence this pirate.

He is various shades of browns. It was harder then I expected to get the browns right.

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May 27th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Wonderful pirate!! Wow, I love where you are going with these guys. You are such an inspiration to me.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
oh, mimi! shiver me timbers!! i love how you captured the old photo/sepia aspect…so cool.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Great pirate, looks a little scary – as pirates should…
Rosie
May 27th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
that is my favorite of the man dolls you have made so far.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
He’s fabulous! What character!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
He’s fantastic, I like his cap and striped pants. The colors are great, they look like a weatherbeaten old sign.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
OOOOOOOhhhhhhhh I like him a lot! The sepia colors are so sophisticated. This is a great next step for your men. :-)
May 27th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Okay, this is totally brilliant. The idea of a sepia-toned photo – genius. I love this.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
He’s great! I had the idea to dress up in all sepia tones for a Gatsby picnic. It’s good to know that it was challenging to get the right browns.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
He is amazing! The color combinations down to his lips are rich and beautiful!
May 27th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
He almost swaggers! Dashingly dangerous, that’s for sure. I love the toile you chose – I see he wears his gold doubloon already :)
May 27th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Love the man dolls. masculine but cute.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:08 am
wow! they just keep getting better and better!
May 28th, 2008 at 8:22 am
He is Fantastic! You are so talented! Love all the fabrics you used and the needlework on his face!!
May 28th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I think he’s my favoriet tatoo man so far! I LOVE the photographic quality of him.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:33 am
seeing him gave me one huge smile!! absolutely wonderful “matey”!!
May 28th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Watching the evolution of these dolls is fascinating! The sepia/black and white/photo idea is yet another brilliant direction in which you have taken the original idea. Very inspiring!
May 28th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
wonderful
May 28th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
The mustache & eyebrows are branching and wiry, the putto plump and curvy. I like the contrasts very much.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I just love the contrast between his scary face and his more feminine and sweet “skin” with the cherubs! Your dolls are masterpieces every one!
~emily
May 28th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Wow, these are really good looking fellows!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Oh my god, I want him! I want him so badly! He’s my hero!! Will he be for sale?
May 29th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I like the reduced color palette, yes indeed he´s faboulos!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Hi Mimi! I love your work so much, I featured you on my blog today. It’s at http://needleandclay.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/my-new-hero-mimi-kirchner/. Have a great weekend!
May 29th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
oh I love him! where is his earring? a gold loop I think. He is so fierce looking :-)
May 30th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
They are lovely, Mimi.
June 1st, 2008 at 10:59 am
Arrrrrrr, he be truly fearsome.
June 26th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
[...] is another version of the tattooed man as if from a black and white [...]
July 6th, 2009 at 11:23 am
He is so hot with his side burns and foo-man-shoo moustache!