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Aurora Rose, a Ball Joint Doll

I just finished making my first ball jointed doll, and its been a fun filled learning curve. I’ve made many dolls, but she’s the most complex. Kato Polyclay is extremely tough and durable, and after sanding has a beautiful skin-like texture. I used a 12.5 oz. block of beige/flesh and had around 3 oz. left over.

I can hardly wait to make the next one, and more in several different scales. Its back to doll making for me this year, and I’m enjoying it.

I’ll be making her a nice wardrobe too, partly with my own designs and partly with patterns from Matisse Fashions and Doll Patterns.

I’ll be working on those in the upcoming weeks, along with furnishings for her room. Read more about her on her own page and view pictures of her during the process.

Springtime in the Rockies

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We still have a few inches of snow on the ground here at the 2nd of May, but flowers are starting to pop [...]

Reconstructing the Past

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This semester I’m taking part in a wonderful project as one part of an Independent Study in metal work/jewelry construction at Front Range Community College. This is a service-learning project in cooperation with classes in Metal/Jewelry, Women’s Sexuality and Women in US History, honoring 11 female elders in the Boulder County Community and was coordinated [...]

Tidy Up The Paperwork, Then Treats!

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Sometimes part of getting on with new business in the new year includes those little bits of business from before. Like preparing and filing taxes, FAFSA forms and other paperwork, updating my resume and all that other stuff needed for going forward, so I’ve been diligent.

I’m even getting pages from my old website re-formatted [...]

Braid-y Bunch

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It’s been a lovely break between semesters, and I’ve had a chance to practice two of the new skills I learned in 2012, bead crochet and kumihimo. Both are a lot of fun, allowing for creative choices when it comes to picking out the beads, and meditative when it comes to the bead stringing [...]

 
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