Arts of Delight

 This Izannah Walker style doll is one I finally finished dressing yesterday. She has presented me with several challenges growth opportunities. Her head was made by pressing Premier clay into a silicone mold I made last summer, letting it dry, assembling it and then covering it with stockinette. I followed the instructions from a workshop I had purchased from Paula Walton. However, I found that it really has very little neck, and when I put it onto the body and finished sewing it in, she had no neck at all! I decided to just plough ahead and carried on making her underwear- chemise, split crotch pantalettes and petticoat. Then I took another really good look at her and realized her feet were really, really ugly, so I cut her off at the knees, made new and better shoes/legs, then sewed them back onto the thighs. Because she has no neck, I researched the original dolls and found several dresses that went right up to the neck. Perhaps my problem was something Izannah dealt with too. I c