Pages

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Experiment in progress...

I've been playing around with the idea of using paper clay for some time. I finally got my hands on some on my once a year trip to the far off Hobby Lobby. I recently joined a great group Creating the hive and all of my most admired artists are there and guess what? They answer questions and share techniques! I am in creative heaven! You can check out my profile here. http://creatingthehive.com/sassypackrat

Anyhoo getting answers to my questions helped me gain enough confidence to try paper clay to make a face on a soft bodied doll. I had so much fun! I haven't sculpted since high school and did better than I thought I would. She needs more work and a lot of sanding and is more prim than I've ever done before but I'm going to finish her. My creative juices are flowing again! And yes I FINALLY used the sewing machine! It still hates me so I'll probably end up hand sewing the arms and legs but I did the body successfully!
I still have 2 bald and limbless witches to finish so will be blogging more WIPs than I have recently plus Christmas things are on the verge of exploding out of me so get ready! Have you tried something new and different recently? Tell me about it.

2 comments:

yoborobo said...

She looks great! I am trying to do the same thing - make some dolls with paper clay and cloth. I've been hearing about the hive, but I feel like I have no time now, and I worry it's one more thing I won't keep up with! lol! Can't wait to see your doll finished. :) xo! Pam

Jingle said...

Don't you just LOVE paper clay? Your doll is looking fabulous already! I can't wait to see your end result!

LinkWithin

Blog Widget by LinkWithin