Minuet II

Last week I had posted  WIP pics of Minuet II and she was very much in the early stages. The photo above is the before picture.

This is the completed Minuet II.

Mixed Media Art Doll Tulla

"Tulla"

Tulla is made from silk fibers and a wooden thimble for the upper body. She stands about 9.25" in height and sits on a wooden base. The arms are made from coiled wire and the face is clay. A little green heart rest on her chest.

Doll Town - Online Marketplace Goes Live Tonight!

Doll Town Online Marketplace opens tonight at 7PM.

It was created by Jane DesRosier for doll artists to sell their creations.

All doll artists are welcome to join.  Most, if not all the doll artist are from an online doll group called

Cloth and Clay Dolls that was also started by Jane. Jane is a very talented artist and very generous with her knowledge. I took her Cloth and Clay Doll Class a few years ago and it a very good class!

Please stop in and take at look at some very talented doll artists and maybe join yourself!! 

Blog Giveaway Winner!

Marcia Antle from Queen Marcy Originals,  was randomly selected as the winner of my blog giveaway! Marcia, I hope you enjoy Ellie!
Big thank you to all who follow my blog! We will have to do this again real soon!

Blog Giveaway Ends This Thursday!

Just a friendly reminder that my blog giveaway ends this coming Thursday.

WIP - Minuet I

"Minuet I"

Since using some of my collagraph prints in collages, I decided to try using them on an art doll.  I really liked the way the layering of colors came out, but it was a little to crafty looking for me when I was done. So, I tried to counteract it with found objects for the torso.

Minuet II

This doll was made with vintage paper from an old book and she stands shorter than the doll pictured above.

I think using fabrics next would add a different feel.

Mixed Media Fiber Art Collage - "Homestead"

"Homestead"

Sorry for the delay in posting, but it is so darn cold that I just want to hibernate until Spring!

Creating these art collages has kept me busy and under a warm blanket. I've just been plain lazy to photograph anything lately. We also have a new camera and that has been slow in learing how the darn thing operates. These photos were done with my old camera!

The new camera does take some amazing pics, but I'm struggling with photographing my work indoors!

Anyway, I am enjoying pulling out my old collagraph and etching prints and using them in my collages.

MIxed Media Quilt Collages

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"Forever"

I get restless very easily, so I painstakingly look for something different to stimulate my creative motor.

I've dabbled with quilting in the past, and it has been on the mind for a long while.

Both pieces were created from scratch, meaning no preconceived idea of what I was going to do.

I seem to work better that way.

"Reflection"

This mixed media collage piece was created using several of my older etched prints. I cut the prints into    sections and then started to piece them together. Various papers, fibers and fabrics were also in the mix.

     Everything on this piece was hand sewn.