Elena Warrior Angel WIP

So work progresses with my Angel Warrior female version. I was inspired by  the character Elena in Nalini Singh's book Angel's Consort. I love to read Urban Fantasy on the subway on the way to work. Nalini is one of my favourite authors.
I have done some of the face up work, it's nice to begin to see what she's going to look like. I've done some more work on her costume and have tried once again to put leather on her boots, no luck, it still looks so bulky. Look's like I'll be back to apoxie. I need to work on her fingers too. They've gotten squashed somewhere along the way. I guess I was too impatient and didn't let them set up properly.
Oh well, maybe after lunch. I took off a couple days vacation so I could play in my studio. I find this time of year so depressing and I needed a little boost.

I also got Cayleigh's doll in the mail, so I've got some work to do on my travelling doll project. I also have a couple other projects on my mind. I've ordered some German glass eyes and some more living doll clay and I'm just waiting for them to arrive so I can begin "Red" and another project as yet unnamed. I'll keep you posted!

Traveling Dolls 2010 Featured

Once again The Art Dolls Only Traveling Doll Project for 2010 is featured in a publication.

This time Soft Dolls & Animals March 2011 issue. A whole new doll making audience gets to see the journey.

Thank you to Scott Publications for helping us get the word out there on our wonderful club, its' talented and versatile artists and our wonderful Traveling Doll Project.

The people involved in the project love to see their creations in print!

Angel Warrior Latest Art Doll Continues

I've been working a bit more on my latest art doll this weekend. I think I've decided she's an Angel Warrior, similar to the male doll that's now on it's way to Jade in Edmonton as part of the Travelling Doll Project. I guess I couldn't get the theme out of my head.
I don't usually do female figures, and as this one is more aggressive than delicate, I suppose she's not that far a stretch either. I love the pose, and so far she still stands alone. Or rather crouches on her own, no additional added support or base at this point.
I got her heels on and after working out how the leather would work and finding it still too stiff, I decided to use apoxie for the upper and I think I'll only add the leather for the top part that goes over her knee. Some chain or leather straps should hide the join. I'll have to see what happens.
I've added some black knit leggings and have sculpted some more on her torso, arms and head over the weekend.

I've also started playing with the acrylic washes for her skin colour. I don't sand a lot with the paper clay. I love the texture of it with the acrylic wash and pastel chalks that I'll use to do her face up. Not for me the smooth finished piece for my paper clay work. It's rather like a watercolour with a little tooth. Appeals to me for some reason, not as plasticky... if that could be a word. Kind of old Venetian wall.









And here is my cat Peeper's who loves to watch me work, but gets bored after a while. 

My Travelling Doll For 2011

The Travelling Doll Project that I has so much fun with last year is starting out again. In fact I just shipped him out today.


This year I'm collaborating with two other wonderful Canadian Doll artists with talents as diverse as our wonderful country. Jade Perez and Cayleigh Milne-Keeley are just as excited as I am to see what's in store for our dolls as we begin the 2011 Travelling Doll Project.

Yes, once more it's a male doll. Well, the idea was for a hero, protector, angel and warrior but we'll have to just see how Raphael turns out at the end of his journey.

Raphael is starting out as a polymer/cloth combination over a wire armature and features some amazing Tibetan Lamb Hair and over sized feet to help him stand on his own. His boots are sculpted from apoxie sculpt and are over sized to help him stand on his own. I'm hoping he'll get some great wings that will also balance him but we'll just have to see how he turns out!

Follow his story, as he falls from heaven to protect us on earth.

He was inspired by the many wonderful Urban Fantasy authors that I read on the subway each morning as I commute to my "real" job. (I think of my mother every time I use the quotes on that word!)

Hope you'll enjoy following his journey as much as I will!

Pretty this morning

We had more snow overnight, light fluffy stuff that looks so pretty covering the trees.

 

I've been working on a couple things now that my travelling doll is all packed and ready to move on. More on that next post. Don't want to post until it's in the mail. 

I've got a knitting lunch and learn at the office on Monday so I've been pulling some things together, needles, odd balls and samples for show and tell. Of course that brings out the unfinished pieces I've had hidden away since before Christmas. 

One of them a felted bag for my laptop. I had a bunch of odd balls that I decided to knit up an oversized bag. I finished the last of the knitting on the bag and felted it. 

But realize in my rush to get it done that I didn't add handles. I'll have to knit those separately and sew them on. I think once I add the handles I'll felt again to see if I can get it to felt a little more.

I've also been working on another doll. A female. I'm thinking high heels, crouched, in black leather and heels, with dark wings. So I've worked up the pose and will set the joints with apoxie so her limbs stay where I want them. I use a lot of hockey tape when I've bulked out a bit with foil. I still want to use some paperclay on the upper body I think.

Here I've set the joints with apoxie, and added her hands.

After I've set the pose for the foot and it's hardened, I also add the heel. I've made the heel separate so it's hard when I put in in place and doesn't go all droopy. I've added polyfil to the legs. I'll need to sew on her pants and make her boots. Still scoping out my materials stash for the perfect thing. I think I'll need to work on her upper body though first or I'll have a big mess on my hands.

Some early work on her face. Paperclay.

i been having the weirdest dreams lately... i dreamed i was...

Wonder Woman Sock M... SpiritMama $42.00	Fishy Fish OOAK Cro... knotbygranma $90.00	OOAK Crochet Art Do... knotbygranma $250.00	Dreaming Bunny Pink... jdconwell $60.00	Titania- Fairy Quee... chatnoirstudio... $400.00
Hand-sculpted OOAK ... nenufarblanco $200.00	AgathA mealymonster $165.00	Loopy Art Doll Feli... loopyboopy $28.00	art doll THE BLACK ... paulanerhus $750.00	Time Traveller - Re... ozlemakin $62.50
OHMAR a baby mouse ... trolltracks $24.99	Kite Boy Indiandollartw... $300.00	Ent Forest Spirit nancyperennec $235.00	discombobulated bla... littleblackcro... $90.00	ooak cloth art doll... ToadstoolsNTre... $76.00

Travelling Doll Project 2011

The Travelling Doll Project is starting again for 2011. My team this year The Manic Moose will be Jade Perez and Cayleigh Milne-Keeley.


It will exciting to watch our diverse group put their twists on each others dolls as our styles are so different. Stay tuned for more! Watch the whole Travelling Doll Project progress at http://adotravelingdollproject.blogspot.com/