Work in Progress

This is a project from Sherry Goshon's online class. We're making wall pieces on canvas and I'm currently just toying with different elements to fit a "musical" theme. Actually as I'm writing this I'm thinking of an entirely different direction I could go with this.....smile....so there's no telling what these pieces will look like when I'm finished!

The Empress

Musings
This is the cover doll from Linda Fleming's Not Your Mother's Paper Dolls, made and embellished by the author herself. I'm happy to be the proud owner of this lovely creation and she will soon be displayed in her own frame or shadow box....whichever she decides!

Linda's new book!

This is a brand new release by my friend, Linda Fleming in Florida. It's a fabulous find for paper doll enthusiasts, art doll enthusiasts, paper art enthusiasts, well you get the picture. You can buy it with the dolls all printed on sturdy card stock, or you can get the instruction book with the dolls on CD so you can print off as many as you want. She gives instructions for embellishment and display as well. For more information and ordering, go to:
http://notyourmotherspaperdolls.blogspot.com/
Wouldn't it make a great Christmas gift for someone you love? Or embellish a paper doll for a dear little girl you know!
Oh, and I should mention (well I WANT to mention!) I am the proud owner of the cover doll, The Empress, in all her beaded elegance! I'll try to get a good picture of her to share with you today. Thank you Linda!!! She's a treasure!

Drawing with clay

I've been doing some face "masks" in polymer to use for making molds, which I will then use, hopefully, in dolls or other projects where I just need a face for embellishment. Don't these look spooky with their blank eyes glaring at you!!!
This is a very quick and easy way to practice sculpting faces, akin to drawing on paper in my opinion. I start with a flat oval of cardboard and create the face on that. They go very quickly unless I get hung up on trying to get the eyes right! Then when the mold is made and I pull a face from that, I can add the back of the head if it's to be used for a doll, or simply adhere it to whatever base I'm using for my project.
This is a journal cover I did in an online class with Jean Bernard, using just a face "mask" for embellishment. The base and the vines and berries are all Apoxie Sculpt, but the face is polymer.