Shay

This is my first attempt at sculpting. My friend Diane started me with sculpting a face on a back of a spoon. We had so much fun making our face. Once done then we baked it in the oven. Funny baking a head in a oven. Well after a very long time I finally finish Shay found this nice stand he now hangs over my computer.

Back View

Now for the life of me I have not idea why anyone would want a hanging head. I'm not interested in making another with out a body. That reminds me I have one done that needs to be dress guess I better get busy.

Baby Clay Sculpture

Can you imagine being so tiny. Well these chubby fingers of mine had a heck of a time sculpting this precious little bundle. I finally got smart starting using some tools that I bought and design myself. Boy are sculpting tools pricey. This was actually an online class a few years back that I took. I like taking online classes when I'm learning a new technique this way I can ask questions.

Side View look at those ears oh so tiny

Back View oh so precious!

Another side view of this precious clay baby.

If you have not tried your hand in sculpting I encourage you to do so. I was amaze at my first turn out I plan to keep sculpting and doing my own thing.

Doll ~ Bead Doll

Vashti Beaded Doll

Now you say what is a beaded doll? For me I took a piece of fabric turn it into a tube doll which I stuffed with polyester fiberfill. I made a clay head then I attached it to the tube. I also made it so that it would stand on this wood base.

Then came the beading. I hand stitched each bead to the whole body. I beaded around the head making it look like a band then I made the hair out of beads. That took me a very long time to do may I add.

Once the body was fully covered in beads then I stated adding the skirt and the trims etc. to give it the look that it is wearing a skirt and top. This was a very fun project that I did.

How many beads are on this 8 inch doll? I don't know, care to guess? What I enjoy the most about making this Beaded Art Doll it was very relaxing. I would sit each night faithfully working on this doll till she was done. I enter in her the Trinity County Fair won a Blue Ribbon, Best of Show, First of Class boy was I surprise also delighted.

I enjoy working in several different mediums especially when it comes to my doll making. I try to start out with an idea what I'm going to do but before I know it my whole idea has change due to the personality of the doll I am working on. Like this bead doll I had this idea using all different kinds of bright beads small n large but as I started working on it, well, another whole idea develop instead. This is consider a "Collector" doll not a toy for a child to play with.