Roses

Yes I have a thing for roses! I love to paint them and love anything that has a rose on it. Today I moved some things around just playing and grouping things together. Fun putting the things I make together with the things collected. I have an eclectic style, but a strong draw to the Victorian era as you can see. I really do love many styles and different styles influence the creative side of life for me.

Pretty little bowl and plates makes me want to paint some glasses to go with it.

A New Doll In The Works

It has been a little crazy here on the home front and I have not been able to do some of the things I am itching to get to. It has also been just so cold this winter. They said this morning that the water temp is in the 50's, so even though the sun comes out it is still cool and damp from the wind and water. Winters at the beach can sometimes be just down right chilling! Enough of the weather report and back to what I managed to do last week.

I love the way this one turned out!

I am going to do a few more of these, but it is time to move onto some new things!

Another Paper Clay doll in the works. I am exploring the use of pencils on the face and I do like the softness. Like a drawing. My sculptures never turn out the way I want them to, but I just have to keep working at it.

I love working with Paper Clay, but it is challenging, but maybe that is why I like it. I am learning that even though you have sculpted the face, when it is hardened, if you do not like the results by just taking a few tools you can carve into it and if that does not work take the face off and start all over.

Fun!

New Paperback Dolls

I could not miss out on a chance to decorate the Paperback Dolls for Valentine's Day!

The first one to arrive on the scene was all dressed in pink.

How many ways can I fold paper? I get lost in the details. I wonder what will happen if I do it this way or maybe this might look better. I get lost exploring the possibilities.

What next!

A Lady all dressed in Valentine red!

What next?

 

Then came the Queen of Hearts

What next?

I have just finished my first PDF and it is in my store.

What next?

Why not turn a few doodles into an Artful Paper Doll!

Victorian Fashion

I just love Victorian fashion, so when I ran across this page out of The Delineator, I just had to come up with some way to use it and this is what I came up with. My intentions were to make it to stand beside some old books on the shelf, but somehow she found her way to the tree. I could do a whole tree in the Victorian ladies next year. I better get to work!