melandolly

  • My Version of Little Deer

    This is a new doll that I started working on. I was inspired by the great Frida Kahlo’s Little Deer painting. I’ve always admired and wanted to make a sculpture version out of it but didn’t acquire the skills until recently.  I still have a long way to go with my craftsmanship before I feel satisfied with my Read more

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  • The One that Got Away….

    As I was moving on to the final stages of making her, her neck started cracking. I am officailly done with Fimo soft clay 😦 Read more

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  • My Little Devil in a Blue Dress!

    This is a doll that I am working on which I call “Devil in a Blue Dress”. I have a few finishing touches to add to her but I wanted to share these photos before I was done. My inspiration was Tim Curry as “Darkness” in the movie Legend. Read more

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  • And Off She Goes!

    Well I finally got around to sending her off to Art Doll quarterly. They’re having a seated doll competition and since she hasn’t been doing anything but sitting on her butt all day, I decided to send her in. I hope she gets published, wish me luck! Read more

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  • My Little Black Heart

    For the most part she’s done, but I always go back and add things. I subtract things as well, frantically ripping things off. Hopefully I’ll leave this one alone, she’s been trough enough already! Read more

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  • Jim Henson Exhibit

                                               Photo: Grace Moreno-Vasquez Over the weekend I went to see the Jim Henson exhibit at the Queens Museum of the Moving Image. It was awesome, there were so many different sides to Jim Henson Read more

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  • Russian Police Shutdown a Doll Protest

                                        Photograph: Sergey Teplyakov/vkontakte I thought I’d share this with you all on this gloomy Friday. The police in Russia are putting pressure on activists to shut down a doll protest which consisted of a few dolls with Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Fimo

    I found the achilles’ heel of my Fimo clay, making hands. I broke two fingers after curing the clay, so I put a ring on it lol! It seems to be very brittle with smaller details. At first I thought Fimo was perfect. It was very soft and easy to use, not so rough on Read more

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  • Lovely Lady Lumps

    Here’s one of my work in progress dolls for the new year. I’m not exactly sure where I’m going with this one but I’m definitely trying to veer off into a different direction. I was thinking about the movie Legend when I started making her. By the way, due to new internet regulation laws that are pending, Read more

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  • Still Working….

    Here’s an update on how she’s coming out so far. Anyone have any suggestions on names, I’m horrible when it comes to that lol! Read more

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