"...back in the saddle again."

 Okay, back in the studio, for real this time.  Not just making curtains--although I still have plenty of those to make for the winter. 

No--I'm making dolls again!  Feels good, too.  This first set was probably not the thing to start with, but I had already cut and stitched together the wee body parts, and the heads were started, so...

I finished sculpting, stuffed the parts, and applied the heads.  Painting is one of my favorite parts, next to the sculpting, because those bring the personalities out.  I don't aim for a particular face/features/expression.  I just wait to see who shows up.  I don't know if that's lazy or creative, and don't care.  It's fun! 

So these are miniature Izannah Walker style dolls--about 71/2 " or so.  Their clothing is sewn on, because I'm not doing buttons or snaps on that tiny of a doll--I can do it, and would sort of enjoy the challenge, but nobody wants to pay for that kind of detail. 

They charm me, with their petite little selves, even the attitudinal ones, and they make sweet "doll's dolls" in the lap of big antiques (see Mary Nell for example.)

Two of them have sold and will head off to Florida next week sometime.  They all have names, but I try to leave that out of Etsy listings, because collectors tend to like naming them.  Works for me--I do it too, when I buy a doll. 

So, without further ado, here are the Mini Izzies. (Click on the first pic for a slide show.)

And may I never make another, 

because cross-eyed is not a good look for me. 

 

 

Mary Nell, a mini from 2014, with a 27" antique Greiner.

Four more to dress, six for "glamour shots" and Etsy listings, then on to the larger ones.  

Hope October is treating everyone well this year.  Cheers!