Art~n~Quilt

This was supposed to be a beginning of a baby sculpt out of polymer clay. But this doll had a mind of her own and has said I've grown up and this is what I want to do LOL. So here she is after being baked and painted and baked. I did make a body too...with the holes to attach limbs, but I forgot to make the head with a wire coming out the bottom and the body to accept it..sigh......so I had to improvise. I made indents to tie the limbs into a soft body, which I made from a nice sock and then I felted a nice wool onto it to make it look like her underclothes.

So after that process I had to decide what to make her clothes out of. As you all know I have been going to some auctions and acquiring some very nice material, laces, vintage hankies and trims and laces, and some different trinkets too. That is what her outfit is made of. Some fine white satin, a vintage hankie shawl, some vintage lace accents.

She is quilting on a crazy quilt heart. In her had she holds her threaded needle that she is quilting cqing in another area of the heart. The middle photo below I was trying to get a closeup of her eyes as I put on real eyelashes on the top, but I painted the bottom lashes. I also gave her manicured fingers and toes, and the end photo here you see her slippers with beaded trim.

She sits on a embroidered stool I made for her out of an old spool, painted and crackled, and glued onto an empty pearl pin holder. Her soft cushion is made out of a round makeup sponge covered in burgandy velvet with hand embroidery on top. It's wrapped with a vintage lace and around the bottome some felting yarn and buttons. As she sits and quilts her cq heart she has her sewing basket. It's one of my auction finds lol. A little wooden type cup and I made her little fat quarter bundles, her tomato pincushion with pins, and two spools of thread that I bought the spools and wrapped the thread on it myself.

I really liked seeing her come to life and incorporating all my arts into one creation. I will also be putting her up for sale.

I am pleased with this sculpt I've done. Her head and torso are of polymer clay. Her bottom part is a thick cardbord spool weighted inside and sealed on the bottom. She is very much a Lady of Distinction with the air about her personality. LOL She has pierced ears...which I gave her pearl earrings and a nice chain around her neck. I made her clothes and bag out of vintage lace and doilies that I bought at an auction. Her hair is premium blond mohair that I hand felted to give it it's style. I was hoping to find a jeweled or beaded hair clip for her.....but I had to use one of my little ones instead LOL...I will keep looking for her for that. Her face is hand painted with genesis heat set paints and sealed with a varnish. She has eyelashes too!!!! There isn't any pattern or mold for this doll

Well she is done.....and I've decided on a name...(thank you everyone who posted a name for her) A Tales Journey. I came about that name after I added on some sculpted faces and sayings. As whichever way she turns is a journey into a new or old story, may it be fact or fiction. She will take you on that journey. I also gave her a nice copper staff. I enjoyed making this piece of mixed media art alot. I think the hardest thing of all is to come up with a name for the items that are made. I think I will make a few more altered barbie items....would make a nice addition to a sale.

Here she is in her second outfit that will also go with her! Along with her white bunny with green bow.

Here is my newest newborn doll that will be posted for sale on my website

http://www.annrichcollectibles.com/


She is so precious....and loveable. She is 17 1/2 inches long. She's been painted with Genesis heat set paints and is weighted with polypellets and fiberfill and sealed. She has a soft doesuede body. Her hair and eyelashes have been microrooted (which took me over 7 hours to do) with premium angora mohair. Her fingernails and toenails are detailed....

Well I tried an altered barbie challenge and here is what I made. She is releasing the fantasy story from the book she is in. I need to add a few goodies to her yet so she isn't completely finished. I need to name this piece too......any good suggestions??????????????????