Back to art dolls
After a frenzy of making little Waldorf-style dolls for the Etsy Made In Canada Showcase at the end of September, I am back to working to finish a posed fine art doll that I began earlier. It uses a head I created for another project and I am pretty happy with the body. I thought it was going to be dressed in Italian Renaissance costume, however it just seemed to resist that idea. I googled renaissance men's clothing and was struck by an image of Clive Owen striding along a corridor in the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Years. That was it!! Every doll I make is unique. It is not the same size as any other doll, so I have to design the pattern individually for each, which is time consuming, but interesting. Long ago, all dressmaking/tailoring was done on the individual, so I am following in the footsteps of those creators. Just so much smaller!