Two New Dolls on Sale at Etsy Store

I finally got back to working on the real important stuff in my life, Art Dolls.
These 2 are now on sale at my Etsy Store.Remember those 6 heads I had in the beginning? Well this is the 2nd and 3rd doll of this series that has been inspired by the movie "Gangs of New York" and "Steampunk" fashion.This doll is titled "Top Hat and Blue Tie". I am pretty creative in my titles, huh?This one is "Red with Top Hat". Hope you will visit my Etsy store and check these new dolls out as well as all the other ones for sale.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5271522

Leaving for Oklahoma

"Top Hat and Green Tie" will be going to live with Rae. My doll has a wonderful new home with my newest collector. Always sad to say goodbye, but it is good to share with others who love Art Dolls.

Happy Birthday Rae.

New Ebay Auction

"Top Hat and Green Tie"
The doll is the first of a series of 6 "Top Hat" dolls. These dolls are also inspired by the movie "Gangs of New York" and "Steampunk" fashion.I just put this art doll up for a 7 day auction.
The starting bid is $40.
Auction ends Aug 21, 200912:49:33 PDT.
Click on any picture to go to auction.

Hope you all like him and keep watching for the rest to follow.

Hair, My Favorite . . . . . .

These dolls are in many ways like sculptural portraits. The whole personality will be found above the shoulders. I love doing these small pieces I think because the impact is within the space of the head. I can do so much and leave the rest to your imagination.This dolls hair is made of eyelash yarn. Very messy stuff, but it comes in so many colors so I will deal with all the purple left over on the floor.This hair is made of cotton yarn. I have never used this before, but it should soak up the stiffener well since it is cotton. We shall see.To finish these dolls, they will get a collar and some sort of neck tie or scarf, and of course they are all getting hats . . . . . .

I Have Doll Face Elbow . . . . . .

Something about gripping a pencil in one hand and a doll head in the other makes my elbow ache. So I need a break. I drew the faces on 4 of the 6 today. I have the pieces to their hats forming in the molds. I need to put the hair on the dolls first so I will know how large an opening I will need for the hats. Pretty excited to get to work on these guys or girls. I never know what I am making until the end. . . . .Funny how at this stage they all seem to look alike, a little variation with the eye color and they all have a slightly different shaped face. The hair is where the individual personality of the doll reveals itself . . . .

What Has 6 Heads and No Arms or Legs?

ART

Here are the 6 heads with their necks on and 3 have their fabric skin on. The other white white heads will get their tan on soon.

I plan on doing another series of "Just Heads". These all have the same inspiration as the "Fancy" dolls. "Old World Goth". I have not been selling and I thought maybe having something in my shop at a lower selling point might get some attention.

If I don't start selling, I am going to have to put up more shelves . . . . . .