The Queens!

I've been trying to set a goal in creating anywhere from 2-4 pieces of art a week and that can be a stretch for me with two little ones at home and off from school. Therefore, I have to find pockets of time throughout the day to sneak into the studio that just recently had a facelift.

My husband just revamp my studio with more countertop space and shelving for storage. Why does storage seem to be such an issue. My hubby doesn't understand why I have to buy more junk when I haven't used up all the junk I already have. He has a point but it just doesn't work that way for artists.
Needless to say, I try not ask his advice on whether I should buy something because I know what the answer will be.

These are two of four pieces I completed this past week. This one is titled "Hail, Holy Queen" and she has been in the making mentally for over a year. Last year I had several pieces based on the Virgin Mary set up and they just weren't right. So, I stepped back and kind of put it on the back burner.

She finally made her way to the front burner and I'm happy with the way she turned out.

This one is titled "Queen of Hearts". The only challenge with this piece was connecting the back grill with the rest of the piece. I have been encasing my faces in a shadow boxes and really like the look.

Faith

I had a few projects waiting to be adhered together and I landed up dismanteling them to create the doll pictured above, and now I'm left with two incomplete pieces. I've done that on several occasions and I'm guessing that is part of the creative process.

Crazy as it sounds, I can design a piece and work on it for some time and for some reason I never get around to adhering it together. It sits off to the side waiting its turn and it never seems to come. So, when I work on new pieces, I will glance over to the old pieces waiting and start pulling things off of them. I guess they weren't meant to be.

Angel No 13

Sometimes when I'm creating, I do not have an idea as to what I will create. I just go with the flow and start placing things together to see if the feel right.

I like the feel of the metal trowel with the serrated teeth. It is old, rusted and was a cheap find from the flea market last month. The body of the angel is also a old, rusted tool.

Twila

This assemblage art doll is sort of a mixed media paper doll. The black frame piece around her head is a filter piece used in photography and the clear round disk is a sheet of mica. Her dress is made of corragated cardboard and sheet of brass that has been treated. The doll piece is mounted on a wooden box that hangs on the wall with a hook on back.

Assemblage - Angel No.11

Back from vacation and it turned out very well considering we dealt with a few setbacks during the trip. This sunset is at Lake Michigan and my girls just love this place. If they had it their way, they would spend every minute on the beach. In addition to being beach bumbs, we biked and hiked in humid weather.

WAY beyond my comfort zone!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was really intrigued with the creation of this cloth/clay doll and I had to find out how it was done! So, I dove in with both feet and signed up for the class at Gritty Arts Sudio and Clay Doll Workshop hosted by Jane DesRosier. It is not my style of doll, but my very first one for me had to be done by the book, so here it is. I had to use the bottle as a base since I'm not a big fan of stuffing. Hate stuffing!!!!!The technique to create this doll is so cool and I'm anxious to use it in creating an assemblage art doll that is my own style!!! The possibilities are endless!!

Jane DesRosier has a really wonderful setup with step by step instruction videos for creating a cloth/clay doll. Very easy to follow and members in the group are so talented!! All of the dolls created are pretty amazing.

Mixed Media Dolls

I made a few of these dolls last year and they were made out of paper. These dolls are made of wood and various types of metals. The doll on the left has a dress cut from a rusted vegetable can and the doll on the right has her dress and hat made from pieces of copper. The original paper dolls were made to display with a wooden pegs on the back just like a picture frame and these dolls display on the wall with a metal hoop.