Tag: Doll

Prisoner of Progress

My Granddaughter gave me the doll.  She knows I collect odd objects for art.  She said I could make a "creepy art project" with it.  I wanted to take advantage of the sad look the doll had and started with the cage like thing.  After that I added objects to represent some of the downsides…

Paper Clay Doll – Be my Valentine

This is my first attempt at using paper clay – we don't have it here in New Zealand yet – and was based on the paper clay angel in a recent CPS magazine. She's built around a beer bottle rescued from a crate of old empties, repurposed  and decorated with collaged papers around a Valentine's…

Christmas Tree Angel

I was inspired to make a new Christmas Tree Angel when I received my new issue of CPS in November. I love how she turned out. 

Sisters

"Sisters" was inspired by Critter Stuffies by Daryle Cook in CPS December 2009 issue. I made these dolls as a Christmas present for my younger sister. I copied our faces on muslin and decorated the dolls using lace, buttons and fabric skirts. The sisters are holding hands and a tag that says "sisters" one one…

Cat-astrophe

OOAK doll sculpted in polymer clay and Creative paperclay. Painted and stained with acrylic paint and sealed with a matte sealer. Here is the poem I wrote for him: Cat-astrophe Melvin's wife was quite the nag,he stopped listening to her long ago.He never heard her yell, (the old bag)"The light's blown out, the stairs are…

ART DOLL

Go There Now My name is Asun Sanchez and I am from Seville in Spain. I am a fibre artist and my speciality is the art of needle-felting. I really have a passion for what I do and I hope you like my work. I specialize in caricature sculptures and I would be thrilled to…

La Descarada 2

This is my 2nd mixed media piece.  Also inspired by the Dominican faceless dolls. These dolls Represent the union of the Taino, the African and the European races; the reason why Dominicans don’t have defined ethnic characteristic.

La Descarada 1

This is my very first mixed media project.  She is the 1st of 4.  She is called "La Descarada" which means "faceless" She is inspired by a collection of faceless dolls that my mom collects.  These dolls have always been a part of my life. The Dominican Faceless Dolls Represent the union of the Taino,…