Random thought

Quote of the day:

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
-Scott Adams

I love artists with a creative, abstract mind. Mainly because that's what I aspire to be when I grow up. I find that my art is more.....surface. What I see is what you get and I have been nearsighted thus far. I tend to create in reality because it's....well...safe, concrete, and spelled out. It really leaves no room for mistakes. Maybe next year I'll challenge myself more artistically.... Maybe tomorrow

Art Trade

I have been meaning to paint and draw more. The doll sculpting has taken a lot of my time. The other issue is that painting and drawing on a large scale take up time too and there is so much I want to get done with my little dollies. Sometimes I just have to put them aside and give my mind a break. So while surfing the dubya dubya dubya I came across some art trading sites... And I joined a few! http://www.arttradermag.com

And

http://www.atcsforall.com

There is TONS of info to soak up about how the whole trading thing works so while my brain soaks it up, my hands got to workin'. Here are a couple of cards I made on the fly. The exercise, for me, was to not think so much and paint more freely.

The pencil drawing is a self portrait that I haven't painted yet. I will do that later... Errands are calling!

OMG!!

OK...so Im in the process of moving my wordpress blog over to blogger...*sigh* why must I make life so difficult sometimes??? Everything converted...only.....at ORIGINAL size.....so now I have to go through each post and change to size of the pics. Have patience I keep telling myself...sooooo until I can get to each one, the layout is a TOTAL wreck....

Ball Joints And All

I started working on a ball jointed doll. The face, to start, was most important. I think I'm going to like her. I hope to post progress pictures as I go along

Santa Is Coming To Town

I've been busy trying to finish up 6 completed Christmas figurines by Thanksgiving and I have to admit its been quite fun however, I'm anxious to get back to the ball jointed dollies sitting patiently on my shelf. The styrofoam bases that I started with are being replaced by wood and they look much better, more professional. Each figure is a OOAK (one of a kind) sculpture, hand painted using acrylics and chalk pastels and sealed with acrylic sealer and UV protector. No molds were used and no molds were taken which means they can not/will not be reproduced. Each one measures about 6 inches tall ( including base)

Baby Elfkin is the first completed figure. Well, technically he's the second, the first was, well..... FIRST....which means that like your first born, there are trials and errors... Definitely more of the latter. So she will remain near and dear to my heart. That being said, here is Elfkin. He is also made entirely out of paper clay. He stands 6 inches tall and reminds us that You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry....Santa Clause is coming to town!





And some progress picks





My Baby Angel is the second one completed. She is made entirely out of paperclay, with the exception of her satin n lace dress. She eagerly anticipates Christmas as she reads a Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol




Here are some of her progress pics





Baby Dimples is the third one completed. Her little antlers are permanently attached and have been reinforced with a wire armature. Paperclay, acrylic, and chalk pastel. Her candy cane lolly will keep her busy while she waits for Santa to come down the chimney, or use the key under the mat ;)



And some progress picks




Only three more to go. I have ideas dancin' in my head like sugar plums so it shouldn't take too long!

No EXCUSES

There really is no excuse. I just need to DO IT!... What am I talking about? Updating my blog, of course. I really don't want to start a post with some flimsy excuse of a comment about how long it's been since my last post.... But....errrr....ummmm... Anywho, That being said, I have been working on some things. I have a couple of articulated dolls in the works....sitting on a shelf.... In my little crafty, chaotic corner (closet).

This here is still Dahlia, my paper clay honey,.... Still waiting on clothes. But who is the little tike stealing all her attention? Well, so glad you asked!


Since Christmas is right around the corner, I decided to spread a little paperclay holiday cheer. Poor little guy doesn't have a name yet but here are some WIP pics.
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT,
YOU BETTER NOT CRY.....




And here is another non Christmas related paper clay sweetie... Daddy's favorite!