Photo-spam. Little Alice

This is my second commission of the year.

A little Alice type doll.

She has a cloth body and upper limbs

(no stuffing in the upper limbs or the doll won't pose)

 paperclay sculpted face and hands, 

and sculpted shoes wrapped in soft leather.

Begin the photo-spam!

Now she'd all finished, 

in her tea-stained lace dress

and blue ribbons.

In the winter garden.

Sunshine, at last!

Alice in the peach tree.

In the shade.

Alice between my very short daffodils.

They're very late this year (and don't tell them,

but they're probably getting snowed on again this week).

Alice. Lovely posture!

The suri alpaca hair.

Lots of silk ribbon!

It was much easier to work with 

than I'd expected and I love how soft it is.

Striped stockings, obviously

and little glove leather mary-jane shoes.

This was the original design sketch.

I think the only things I added were

the ribbon roses on the shoulders.

I do have a ribbon rose fetish.

End of photo-spam!

Linked with 

Ivy and Elephant's wonderful

What's it Wednesday.

Thank you for your patience.

Vampire's Day Soiree: Which Vampire?

Welcome to another chapter of

Holly Horrorland's

Vampire's Day Soiree.

I wanted to make a Mina Harker

as a companion piece to my 

Lucy Westenra doll.

And when I say Mina Harker,

I don't mean this one,

from Bram Stokers Dracula.

(although I will make her one day, complete with red dress)

I mean this one

(Steampunk style, with hat!)

from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

So, I got out my paperclay and started sculpting.

And I looked at the head sculpt closely and thought,

'This isn't Mina. This looks like Claudia.'

This Claudia.

From Interview with the Vampire.

 All that pout and wickedness, right?

So, I did a wig try-on.

and a rough sketch on the raw, dry clay.

Pale skin, red lips,

hectic cheeks, dark eyes.

I hope when I paint her

she keeps this vampiric glow.

There are a lot of references to dolls

in the book/film.

Although it's the first time I've seen a doll collection

used to hide a body.

As Lestat and Louie

dress her up like a doll,

I'll be putting Claudia into something very fancy.

Like this, maybe?

I hope she likes it.

I'm thinking of making her a coffin.

To see part 2 of this WIP

there's more here.

Shameless Self Promotion

Steampunk Alice Dreaming

now on Etsy.

Alice, Dreaming

steampunk-style,

And yes,

my hands were frozen

taking these pictures.

Commission #1 Dark Haired Alice

 This is the first of this year's three commissions.

(I'm sorry about the photos

but it's been freezing rain all day

and the light's been crummy.

And it's cold.)

She is a brown-haired Alice

in a dress made of

vintage broderie anglaise lawn.

I'm still thinking about colours for the final trim

but something spring-like would be nice.

I'd like some Spring.

Anybody got any ideas about trimming
colours for the white dress?

Feel free!

I'm a convert!

This is my commissioned

Dark Alice

with suri alpaca hair

from Katherine (and Bravo) at

The Fuchsia Fleece.

I told Katharine the fibre was for a doll

and she sorted out some nice long locks for me.

See how it hangs,

like real hair?

This is the back.

Bed hair, maybe?

I straightened it,

with my hair straightener!

And it all went on nicely

with PVA(white) glue.

I have to try this fibre again.

I'm thrilled!

This is Bravo!

WIP Painted Face

This is the head, painted and sealed!

I finally got the courage to use

 the new suri alpaca hair

from Bravo the alpaca.

This is Bravo.

You can buy his fibre

on Etsy, here.

It went on

much more easily

than I expected,

and it hangs beautifully.

I'm a suri convert!

Photos tomorrow!