Saw this pic on Facebook and HAD to look! I’m intrigued and a bit frightened! Says she’ll be showing how she painted them tomorrow, if you want to take a peek here. In the original an…
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above: The Body Bureau by Deborah Colotti above: A Lawn of Legs by Deborah Colotti A few of my favorite textiles, installations, assemblages and altered Barbies by artist Deborah Colotti of Sebastopol. Deborah describes herself and her assemblages as follows: "I am angry. I am hopeful. I am cynical, yet full of humor. Whereas my working environment is surrounded by vast natural vistas for peaceful appreciation, my studio is loaded with objects and references gathered for their qualitative symbolism, as well as their emotive and aesthetic appeal. My mind roams around seeking connections between the absurd and the commonplace that I then pare down to essential personal and social symbols. As I arrange and rearrange the objects layered meanings are revealed and developed." Assemblages/ Sculptures: The Hunters: A Slice of Boyhood: Spinal(and detail): A Tree of Limbs: Installations: above: wireframes with doll limbs for installations Lawn of Legs and Circle of Legs. Circle of Legs: Mannequin Territory: Christie Tweet: Christine Tweet (detail): Jaws and Barbs: For many years, she has toyed with the Barbie icon. In 1996, she began the ongoing series "the Barbs". To date, she have created over 150 interpretations of Barb in the real world. Here are some of my favorite from her Barbs collection: The Barbs A Gun of Barb's: Barbie Virus 3: Leggy Goggles: Barbie Legs Mirror (straight): Barbie Legs Mirror (bent): Poop'd Barbie: Harem Boy with Bra of Nails: Barbie Trinity: Her textile works integrate obsolete and broken items from her own household (especially toys), hand-me-rounds from her family, and discards from her friends. Textiles Ladies: I Am An Animal: Mom and Another Birthday Cake: Conversations with father: See more of her work at her website
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“Some people are scared by the realism of my dolls. They find them terrifying.”
This is the little tale of a special Fairy who on the longest night of the year, does her beautiful magic. When the humans have laid their heads on their pillows, and the animals roam the woodlands for prey, The Bellhouse Fairy takes her big golden bell and flies over the houses in search for one lucky home. Each year she will pick one house, yet it is not known in which way she chooses it. But when she has chosen one, the quiet listeners among us may hear her billowing skirt covered in smaller bells, ring gently in the...
A friend recently sent me this half-doll pincushion to repair. Her skirt is in bad shape. I began by removing her waist band. You can se...
If I thought for even one minute that I wouldn’t lose my mind doing a new dollhouse project, I was completely wrong! I just launched my super exciting dollhouse course and this Ikea hack renovation (using this dollhouse) is one of the projects I did in the course! With 33 videos, FOUR renovations to inspire […] Read More
Where do we even start? A whole year of handmade natural dolls, many friendships, new patterns and fresh products. Where will 2015 take us? Let's first start by going over what I did this year, shall we?
Eliana's Personal Carrying Case by dollproject on Flickr.
Henrietta Vernon was born in the most fortunate of circumstances. Not only was she an aristocrat (grand-daughter of the famous politician Thomas Wentworth) but she was a noted beauty. Therefore, it may come as no surprise that she was married very early in life. She met her future husband in one of the most cinematically romantic of ways, during a rainstorm. Richard Grosvenor, the 1st Baron Grovesnor captured the young girl's fancy despite the 14 year age gap between them. They married within a month of their initial meeting, in 1764. Henrietta soon realized that her hast in marrying Richard had been a huge mistake. He was a huge gambler, even by 18th century standards. We're talking £250,000 in one night (more than a million today)! When he wasn't gaming away the couple's money he was out whoring in every brothel in London. Yuck! Imagine the diseases he brought back to his young bride. It was not long before Henrietta admitted to feeling "ill used." Do you blame her eye for wandering? Henrietta's attention fell on the King's brother, Henry Duke of Cumberland who just happened to be the same age as her. Henry himself, already had a rebellious history, it was rumoured that he had married a commoner, Olivia Wilmot and there was to be more commoner marriages in his future as well. Henry was young and royalty; there was a dangerous appeal to having an affair with him. The couple would meet in secret in inns around the country. One time, while they were out at a friend's house in Cavendish Square Henrietta asked for a private meeting with the Duke to talk about her brother in the dining room. They were excused but after a half hour, the friend decided there had been enough talking and went in to interrupt. She found Henry on top of Lady Grosvenor, "with her petticoats up" on her couch. There is nothing I hate more than rude house guests! A crim con trial was soon underway. As with just about every other crim con trial, this was the talk of the town, especially since it involved royalty. Henrietta, was outraged at her husband's hypocracy. She slept with one man and was to be damned for all time while her husband constantly frequented brothels. She went to bawdy houses in search of witnesses to testify upon Richard's many infidelities. But this was not to aid her defense. Henrietta and Henry's dirty letters to each other was enough to award Richard damages of £10,000. After a mere seven years of marriage, Henrietta and Richard were seperated in 1771. Now Henrietta was an outcast with a mean £1,200 allowance. But rather than wallow in the sorrow of her situation she made the best of it, and became friends with other social outcasts. Soon she was seen at the Pantheon arm in arm with Lady Worsley. The papers would follow her, in hopes of catching her in a scandalous act with a rake. Once they reported that she showed up to the opera with a different man every night. Well, can you blame her? With such a small allowance, Henrietta needed rich men to support her elegant lifestyle. In 1802 Richard finally kicked the bucket. Relieving Henrietta of her marriage limbo. A month later Henrietta was no longer Lady Grosvenor. She married Lt.-Gen. George de Hochepied, 6th Baron de Hochepied and retired to a quiet life with him until her death in 1828. Her second husband followed, two months later.
16x20" mixed media collage by Stephanie Rubiano
AD-Free Blog Three new dolls, and tweaking them. In my quest for new dolls with MTM bodies, I caught a few on sale with the hopes of adding new personalities or switching out their bodies. screen capture of mattel promo photo I bought two of these BMR1959 guys, with the hopes of switching out one body and keeping one. OMGoodness, he is the 'whitest' boy doll I have ever seen. His body matches nothing in my doll group. Everyone was darker. Not only that--his face unlike this photo was very mask like--flat and really photo'd poorly, home here. If I had seen him LIVE in a store, I wouldn't have bought him, let alone two. screen capture of Mattel Promo photo I also ordered two of these girls...she is also very pale and didn't match any of the heads seeking a new body. Again, her face was very flat---with none of the shading in this Mattel photo. Her lips were really Purple and her nails were Green. Again she photo'd home here, badly. Screen capture of Mattel Promo photo Knowing from past experience that the skin on MTM AA's don't match anything else, I only purchased one of this beautiful girl. SHE came VERY DARK. I really wanted to use her body for Jacquie-playline curvy---but she was far too dark for that switch. Again, the skin was very flat, with no makeup---Dark purple lips and nails which didn't show up in photos. barbieoldnewgreenredo First thing I did was cut this guy's hair. I ruddied up his skin with a thinned mixture of orange, red, and yellow. Very lightly sponging on and wiping off. This brought out the contours in his face and I added a bit to his lips which were basically unpainted and not like the promo photo at all. barbieoldnewgreenredo I'll probably be trimming his hair forever. I don't like using product on my dolls' hair. barbieoldnewgreenredo I even 'blushed his ears and neck a bit. This helped those wonderful contours which looked flat before, photograph. barbieoldnewgreenredo He has a quizzical expression and may become quite the character. Love the MTM body---on these guys, I wish they all were like this now. barbieoldnewgreenredo I did nothing with his hands...but you can see how flat his skin photographs on his hands. He may need a full body blush. (He is quite ripped under his shirt.) barbieoldnewgreenredo I had to put him in normal clothes that origninal outfit is really over the top. The pieces separated are useable, but how many pairs of shorts do our KENs need. Mattel promo photo I purchased two of these girls for under $15.00. Again, to keep one and use one for a body. Again, there was no shading or makeup on her face and her lips were very dark, with a little bit of teeth showing. I'm keeping one as is...I do like the hairdo and edginess of her. barbieoldnewgreenredo I released her hair, and this is the girl that appeared. After the first try painting, when I had some issues with the lips they were blotchy and uneven. Luckily it is easy to remove with alcohol. The blush worked and was orange and yellow thinned and sponged on. barbieoldnewgreenredo I cleaned up the lips, toned down the blush, and added a bit of crimson to the mixture...and got this lovely coral. barbieoldnewgreenredo I covered her teeth, giving her a very full lip. Now, the contours on her face stand out when photographing in my studio. Clearly Mattel does a lot of photo altering on their promo photos. barbieoldnewgreenredo She looks very much like my d-in-laws' mother/sisters, and I will name her Carmel or Reyna. Her hair is very soft and layered, which I may give her hair a new set. Screen shot of Mattel Promo photo Look at the difference in the skin in the promo photo and what arrived. She is definitely a few shades darker, with dark flat skin. barbieoldnewgreenredo I'm calling this my failure---she can be cleaned and redone again, but the dark skin on this girl has a much harder finish than the others, and the same techniques used on the others aren't working. barbieoldnewgreenredo In life, the paint looks good, but it photos blotchy and uneven. The color seems to be sitting on top of the 'skin'. Again she had no contouring and was very dark and flat. barbieoldnewgreenredo She's a very pretty doll, once those purple lips were gone. I'll be cleaning her off for a second time...and trying some different products. You can see how the light bounces off the hard finish of her skin. Nice detail on Mattel's part, is some hair shadowing at the hair line. Anyone who has any AA tips....please leave them in comments. I've used regular makeup on my AA dolls, but it rubs off on clothing. I'm searching for a more permanent solution. barbieoldnewgreenredo Her curvy body seems a bit leaner, and very short waisted. I will check and see if her measurements are the same as playline curvies. She definitely looks thinner than Ella Fitzgerald. barbieoldnewgreenredo I think I had two successes and one failure. Please leave comments and any tips you may have! HAVE YOU attempted FACE PAINTING Your Dolls? Thanks for viewing and feel free to ask me any questions or inquiries, and I will get back to you. Please Join me at these Fine Blog Parties! Thursday Favorite Things Please do not use my photos without linking back to this blog without my permission. Thank you for your cooperation, Sandi barbieoldnewgreenredo
Pretty Red white & Blue Jubilee doll - using a mix of patterns (ballerina/schoolgirl)
Wondering where to find that list of supplies I so handily presented to you on page 56? Let me give you some hints: From the drugstore (...
I haven't done any dresses in such a long time and just had a craving to make these from some of my Nan's vintage hankies.
Personalized Family Portrait statue made of wool in needle felting technique. Perfect for Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding day, for parents, for family, for friends! Wool family standing figures impressed it’s softness and colors makes special touch in every interior. ⠀ Size to 18cm Customization is possible ! How to order: 1. Send me your favorite family photo from which you want to make figurines OR 2. You can describe all the details - clothes/colors -hair color/hairstyle -height -if it is important , which figure will stand next to whom in the composition - write everything you want to see in the composition‼️ ATTENTION that it is impossible to redo clothes or figure height ‼️so if you need all details, then write for each figure 3. Make an advance payment 4. Waiting for a photo of the finished work 👌 Please feel free to write me privat message asking the production period! This is a hand made that takes a lot of time. Send me a private message for clarification! !!!!!!ATTENTION!!!!!! This figure is only for indoor decoration! This Gift is carefully wrapped into tissue paper, packaged in a gift box. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions. Thank you for visiting my shop, you are very welcome to see my other products in my shop: You can find more on my Instagram @felt.gift https://www.instagram.com/felt.gift/
A Monster High Doll Repaint and Monster High OOAK Customs Blog.
These are two new way of re-rooting I have just discovered the other day.
