she only flew...

Here are a few pictures of my finished ceramic sculpt.

 

She only flew when she thought no one was watching....isn't that what we all do sometimes?

iHeart

Here are some pics of my latest sculpt in clay. They are not yet dry enough to fire... a WIP!
The tallest is about 25cm tall.
I think I am starting to find my form with the clay - really enjoying the challenge.

Each piece has a heart shape on the body and my aim is to inspire/evoke an emotion/connection with the viewer....hope you can see it.
 Linda.

little brooches

Here is a group of little felted brooches that I have been working on for an order.
What do you think?.......

Believe

Here is a sneak peek at my new doll which will appear in the Australian Dolls, Bears and Collectables due out in late Nov. It was really great to be asked again to make a doll for the magazine and I really enjoyed making an all cloth doll - though she has some fun mediums to explore in her creation.... but you will have to wait for the magazine LOL!

when no-one is watching

So here is the next stage - body done but nothing fired as yet - hope she does not explode!!! I will make textile wings and keep the colour to the birds, buttons and heart (which will hang off her belt). She is 2 piece in construction - hedging my bets that if something breaks then I may only have to redo half!!!

first head sculpt

Here is a pic of my first head sculpt in paperclay. I will build this up into a body form - once her design comes to me! I want to incorporate some textile into the finished piece after glazing and firing so I need to have a definite plan before I go any further. Like any medium there is so much to learn...almost scares me as I want to create straight up....but I think it will be happy part of my journey.

owl

Life is moving along fast - hard to keep up sometimes. I have started a sculpture class which is proving to be a fun exercise. Still want to keep the focus to textiles and I think the medium will work well with this. Here are some little owls I have been making - building up my box of sales items for the latter part of the year!

3 little birds

Here are my 3 little birds I just made with paperclay and copper wire. Love that paperclay....will have to make some more. Perhaps a good item for Etsy?

new hand bag

Just made this handbag and thought I would share. The fabric comes from Morocco and was kindly gifted to me. It is nice and roomy and has a zippered pocket and a phone pocket inside and is lined with blue silk.

Tassie Devil

Here is the finished doll with the Tasmanian devil in her hands.

Brink

FINALLY,
a new doll. I am so excited to have finished her - well nearly. Still a bit of tweaking to do and a different animal will eventually be in her hands.
It is one of those funny things about my life - often I wonder why I make dolls - BUT when I am making one, sculpting a face, drawing the features and seeing the spirit develop I KNOW WHY I am drawn to this type of art.

New doll selling group

I have just added this doll to a new doll selling site

love sings class

Well I have been busy making some more of these little boys - and writing a new class at the same time!
So if you are interested you can sign up to learn how to make these fun little sentiment gifts too!

Love Sings

Here is a pic of some little fellows I have been making. Something a little different and fun for me. They will be called "love sings" dolls and all have words of love around their bellies. I am making them to sell - so feedback is always great. They are only little - about 18cm - foot to head - not ear!!!! I am thinking price will be about AU $25.00 each - sound okay?

FREE on-line class

To improve the process for you - just click on the Yahoo join this group to the right and I will be able to approve your interest to join the class from there - thanks - from Linda who has lots to learn about the computer still!!!!

FREE on-line learning class

I made this pattern up a while ago and it has appeared in a couple of magazines - so you may have seen him before. However I have written up a 4 lesson online class now and I am offering it for FREE. I want to show you all how great on-line classes are and how easy they are. It is a self paced class that you download the lessons and work on in your own time. I have set up a yahoo group for the lessons, class discussion and uploading pictures to share. You can only access the class by invitation so you will need to click on the button to join (best way) or contact me by email and let me know you want to join. You can find this info on my picturetrail link above as well. The process is simple and I will aim to get you invited into the classroom as soon as possible. Once in, I will around for you to ask questions of and help as best I can. Hope to see you there - Kind regards, Linda.

Take Flight

Finally a new doll to post! Take Flight is the sister to Flight and will be my new on-line class doll. She is jetting off from a little fat bird in a nest - he looks quite surprised!

standing still

This is "standing still" - something we all do not do enough of, me thinks!
After selling the previous collage I was inspired to put a few more words down.
I really find the collage process a calming one and a joy how the colours and patterns intermix.
They aren't perfect but I am enjoying the way they develop.

new collage

Here is my latest collage

felted hairbands

Thought this made a pretty picture - little felted hairbands made for my daughters friends as gifts at her birthday party....better than lollies don't you think!

pixelated pictures

I just had to put a pic of this cool new (to me) tool. It takes one of our photos and enlarges it to be printed out of A4 paper - giving one great big as you want wall art. I can see a lot of pictures heading my way to be printed...and even transfer prints......and so on. My head is spinning.
This one is my gorgeous girl Issy in my studio.
i think I might just start papering the walls at our beach house with pics of the kids and beach....
It is an old place so no harm will be done and the walls have panels so I can paper up in between - guess what I'll be doing this weekend!
http://homokaasu.org/ is the site I got it from.

Dream

This is Dream and I am going to attempt to make the doll to match!
The collage is the easy part - but I figure if painting her face on the collage is just like how I do my dolls faces then why shouldn't I be able to reverse the process!
I think getting the form of the body movement might be the harder part - so suggestions are welcomed!....please

New class

Just posting in to say that I have a new class starting on http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com
It is "Imagine"....a collage class. I found that I have really enjoyed the challenge of transferring some of my doll making skills to canvas and know that I can help others do the same with a few good, simple techniques and ideas. Class starts in May and if you sign up now you will also get a copy of my "Sporty Sam" pattern in PDF to make. So what are you waiting for.......??????

LooK

This is LooK. The latest of my collage work. She will live at our beach house. She is quite a large work for me so I found that a challenge - need to get a easel for a start! Her face is done mainly with pastels and a little paint.