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Sculpting a foot in porcelain

My first attempt at filming myself sculpting a doll’s foot so i won’t forget how to do it. Yeah, my memory is that bad.  

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Porcelain doll finished!

After many months of work,I gave my oldest daughter this doll I made for christmas. Her hair was cut from her owners head. Her burlesque costume was hand sewn by me from recoiled clothes. Her bustle is...

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Sonnet- O what a doll!

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Dorian’s Doll

Now that I was finally able to give it to her , I can now put up a few photos. This 13′ ball-jointed doll is sculpt from porcelain. She has painted eyes. I still have not decided which I like more...

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Poor, poor Marlyn

She was almost done and then pop, her elbow joint bust through sending her whole lower arm crashing to the floor! Three fingers broken and a broken elbow. Now I have to result her lower arm. So close...

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Frida is painting

She is finally done- the magnificent Frida! She is sculpted with movable arms which hold a palette of paint in one hand and a hand-made brush in the other. She is wearing a white slip underneath a full...

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Audrey Hepburn

You just can’t get more perfect beauty. My next sculpt is Audrey Hepburn. I’ve almost got her head done which is the hardest AND the most fun part. I started out doing it in super sculpt because I got...

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Audrey lost her head!

Poor Audrey she lost her head yesterday. I was trying to smooth her neck out, her long, long, swan-like neck and POP! her head flew off and rolled across the floor! Hours and hours of work just went...

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Porcelain semi-jointed dolls

A bunch of little people waiting for me to fire them soon as my new kiln comes- they say next week? That’s okay, I’ll just keep making stuff while I wait patiently. These dolls will be small and...

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Marlyn getting her blonde hair on

Things are getting hairy for Marlyn Monroe!     Marlyn Monroe Getting her blonde on! I found this Tibetan mohair fiber at a famers market in Tibet of course! Just kidding. It was in Lewes Delaware but...

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