tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044681432903388332024-03-19T05:02:06.213-07:00Susie McMahon DollsI am a maker of dolls, sculpture and other art. This blog is about my daily journey.Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.comBlogger532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-41728914155876053522023-08-16T22:03:00.000-07:002023-08-16T22:03:46.857-07:00Two Cloth Dolls<p><b><i>Spring is really in the air after a particularly mild winter - my fruit trees are in blossom about three weeks early and bulbs are flowering everywhere. Time to come out of hibernation and get into the garden! I am usually quite productive over winter, and this year is no exception.</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqVlFxJTtLWKDIbcZbYR5PoGPUqBNqqWpBTAa1vREQc2CAhkkwtDiAZ7mB9hd0Gz_ZocTCwqO1IXw9UIjOu8ciZZzIcwrluLZdBMPMDZ3Nth1bVsO9YacblfeC8r5Gh9w9VdM0dGicDJWf_HEtaBD_Wj-gQyElc9sB76d7liYAa6V6SEo_HQPx4tg7Ls/s1761/Mira%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqVlFxJTtLWKDIbcZbYR5PoGPUqBNqqWpBTAa1vREQc2CAhkkwtDiAZ7mB9hd0Gz_ZocTCwqO1IXw9UIjOu8ciZZzIcwrluLZdBMPMDZ3Nth1bVsO9YacblfeC8r5Gh9w9VdM0dGicDJWf_HEtaBD_Wj-gQyElc9sB76d7liYAa6V6SEo_HQPx4tg7Ls/w273-h400/Mira%2010.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DdhguxiqplmITm7yZ28Oa2_CTg67d83nqSGlEO_-26A4mpGPQMDPmidueE1HwM9CLnXjT7C-i7ybQ88RjkWck9DV8eHMCi-le4AKm6DDjehP76EfI1B05VNnuOygd9iqD1NS-YMvSee7yqHxv93jM-CE62JuSB6DgidumhLHL8CgOY6pkyszISr63qA/s1200/Mira%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1200" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DdhguxiqplmITm7yZ28Oa2_CTg67d83nqSGlEO_-26A4mpGPQMDPmidueE1HwM9CLnXjT7C-i7ybQ88RjkWck9DV8eHMCi-le4AKm6DDjehP76EfI1B05VNnuOygd9iqD1NS-YMvSee7yqHxv93jM-CE62JuSB6DgidumhLHL8CgOY6pkyszISr63qA/s320/Mira%2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><i><b>One of my winter projects was the making of these two all-cloth dolls. They are a bit experimental in how I made the heads. They were needle-sculpted in wool first and then given an overlay of knit cotton fabric, which was catch-stitched to the form underneath. It was a lovely way to work. Both dolls are around fourteen inches high and finished with all the usual hand-made detail.</b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVA0CNQ2Bj1mhxCQ7_7mVJX50-bbxTWI2ufDtSadDvPHQkW9UVScygp7fDhXuZWRzZH88gZuqkxB7nMHZf6uVmKCRniOFwOylRCoY_bsqhSyMCHbS46Tgjkk2OlY-1_YZ37bpBZ7ZBBhFSNYEIlDN6WD4eeWbUk9coeW4ibk11sppYO9l9_bJKRv8oLw/s1250/Mira%2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVA0CNQ2Bj1mhxCQ7_7mVJX50-bbxTWI2ufDtSadDvPHQkW9UVScygp7fDhXuZWRzZH88gZuqkxB7nMHZf6uVmKCRniOFwOylRCoY_bsqhSyMCHbS46Tgjkk2OlY-1_YZ37bpBZ7ZBBhFSNYEIlDN6WD4eeWbUk9coeW4ibk11sppYO9l9_bJKRv8oLw/s320/Mira%2012.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO-l1DbVJiEg7MUXVHmMpoVO7mE69MzPrsjxyRW-WG-P92DS06ppQzQMmVXKm74Cg_s-SFOk3gUAM36vmrO73a-kxGJ6V_ntqz7VI5LJH-3kHLE0dEe8fbZD7Qca7doE_xg42lBShzBBh24fwv-JuOdref2D9tyR9UHZ0MM4CqXNDKWEiWYcX6RELxQU/s1199/Mira%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Autumn came late this year, but now, a few days before winter officially begins, the trees are almost leafless and grey, rainy days are more frequent.</i></b></p><p><b><i>More inside time means more working on dolls by the fire, which is a lovely thing to do. Here are two dolls I've recently completed. The little boy in the sailor suit was commissioned and the striped-dress girl was started last year as a needle-felting experiment. The head on this doll is needle-felted then covered with fabric which is catch-stitched to the felted form underneath. I'm quite happy with the result and may make more dolls like this.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2mkhCwklOAjqRtiIBcsxVv7FAgW33Rz95aBWHeZNV25hPLn1302UmXlFJDiJOAifDAI_LupUHngYOtpEc0tu3XiVJB9s8tY2Cu9QGm7IPfslR5LUd61Jfgex96zDgGtRngX4aMT5YuPH5kZ7FBlnk51u8AR_anD6loRCLRVHEr6n4iW2q77wDzoy/s1816/Sailor%20Boy%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2mkhCwklOAjqRtiIBcsxVv7FAgW33Rz95aBWHeZNV25hPLn1302UmXlFJDiJOAifDAI_LupUHngYOtpEc0tu3XiVJB9s8tY2Cu9QGm7IPfslR5LUd61Jfgex96zDgGtRngX4aMT5YuPH5kZ7FBlnk51u8AR_anD6loRCLRVHEr6n4iW2q77wDzoy/w264-h400/Sailor%20Boy%201.jpg" width="264" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9keQ7qJCWZ0ETrunuFN8USFyPaGTmj7RpgMzDrQq8Qhx-aQ7As69gomOcLsIa6pAka6YCBygiOCg-Ifpi6LjwrBAEHPgPdMcOZR2lVqvCdowqQ1RJ9iJ8R59pIjE17i2XveEL_3iJwmhiBRNFgGYeMUAkhAT_TivwqgYwonsxsXGHLCRRSObSErr6/s1728/Sailor%20Boy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Always busy!</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYN23mGyfZ7dH4Jm6MnofsKJWQYguZxcQjX-JdQO3znBjraFz_MljfuWuyBHG1317QmPO3alRGhuJ3iYPaWCOxKVbyTH8KqGQ3a6rkNCx59Qdo9K99crRHSepTBZ4r_54YlFY7qw5n9OsdrHBjNuku1PQXiLscx9BbFTpF2V00-fM1qZggAInxwaR/s2307/Birdie%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="1653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYN23mGyfZ7dH4Jm6MnofsKJWQYguZxcQjX-JdQO3znBjraFz_MljfuWuyBHG1317QmPO3alRGhuJ3iYPaWCOxKVbyTH8KqGQ3a6rkNCx59Qdo9K99crRHSepTBZ4r_54YlFY7qw5n9OsdrHBjNuku1PQXiLscx9BbFTpF2V00-fM1qZggAInxwaR/s320/Birdie%202.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWzOh6gFKcV1aqAlq9u8S44rOCVcvuwwHRAg9GEaN__ZaFW_rYohrgQWE5OpcqX5ho30HUjjruCbr19GMOQ3mhloJbaQvv1jL0DZF2Ajt6otYDVh4c4RdJI6tdwf3p9F433Wu8C4nAbSQPzRajf-XrOORUFl4Tly6da67IzAMham6vUmogfKNaB9e/s2154/Birdie%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm particularly pleased with how she turned out and I love how her clothes suit her to a T. </i></b> <i><b>The wig (made from Lincoln sheep locks, which are more hair-like than woolly) worked well, too, styled using rags to curl it in the old-fashioned way. I used cotton batiste for the underwear and worked a crochet edging on the petticoat. The dress is smocked white-on-white with a crochet edging around the collar. </b></i></p><p><i><b>The coat is made from some lovely boiled-wool fabric in dark teal with black feather-stitched details, with the collar and yoke lined with champagne silk. I knitted her hat in a shade to match the coat (lucky find - last ball in the shop!) and lightly felted it. The stockings are cotton knit. The bear in some of the photos is from my collection and was made by my sister. Linda. Her new owner has given "Baby's Boots" the name "Clara", which suits her very well!</b></i></p><p><i><b> Here is the finished photo-shoot:</b></i></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjfTmjb8onoRTewJ5BDyb0ksK96WK4DpayVHzUdqD5avnqRUUltVg-6JTXnGouIKk7gbuhbRHp0CaLf_uEu_3xL4iDrv8mF295FvUrbbWFZIeq1S_I3u7JrWllyxHxCeAp-JifmG2m8nQYpnm2hWloGS0-gYQzbaJcFEhTKXjxHp3Kk-H3yY5OxhG/s1573/Baby%20Boots%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjfTmjb8onoRTewJ5BDyb0ksK96WK4DpayVHzUdqD5avnqRUUltVg-6JTXnGouIKk7gbuhbRHp0CaLf_uEu_3xL4iDrv8mF295FvUrbbWFZIeq1S_I3u7JrWllyxHxCeAp-JifmG2m8nQYpnm2hWloGS0-gYQzbaJcFEhTKXjxHp3Kk-H3yY5OxhG/w305-h400/Baby%20Boots%204.jpg" width="305" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She's around 23.5 inches tall (60 cms) The permanent wig will probably add a little to her final height.</i></b></p><p><i><b>I've dressed her temporarily in a vintage baby dress I had and plunked the wigging material on her head for this photoshoot while I think about her clothing. </b></i></p><p><i><b>The next job will be hand-knotting the wig and styling it appropriately. I'm using this blonde lincoln wool, because it is the only thing I can find that's long enough to make a wig for this big girl. It's not as lustrous as mohair, but it should make a lovely wig. As you can see, the antique baby boots fit her perfectly! I also need to add more painted detail to her hands and feet. Very happy with progress.</b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwrPgBkAse31tq-SdRxS1E4pfUU_CL-hEi0_mKaqQnIXCa9C1UOmbWYLp61-OeapqXLeT7GeKBQHHduZxI-iZ3rM6Q4eQ6jr1SoHa91V27BcctDtw6RgojhEfaCwO9wFmj7IzPBsKBCwzt6E_i0Qw7uxTy3p5C5WzRmBnYOwj7XgAjWveWOBH0oRC/s1476/Szula's%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwrPgBkAse31tq-SdRxS1E4pfUU_CL-hEi0_mKaqQnIXCa9C1UOmbWYLp61-OeapqXLeT7GeKBQHHduZxI-iZ3rM6Q4eQ6jr1SoHa91V27BcctDtw6RgojhEfaCwO9wFmj7IzPBsKBCwzt6E_i0Qw7uxTy3p5C5WzRmBnYOwj7XgAjWveWOBH0oRC/s320/Szula's%204.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE76hCKKi7HdzzHNtpx76uT4HSzr6jJgO0PXoEKZNCXXzC8NlOtOKTe1flsH81LK87AzRBrrlMcSPiDjmD7JHK6x29nCDVX_WYA5sExgachqTBzVtfGQlCs9ZG3nvlOIFBdlIvJqyiiLpluwFTRI5K5K2mg4MLtR8Rdrctng7zBJfHrh-g5p-6Bd21/s1536/Szula's%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE76hCKKi7HdzzHNtpx76uT4HSzr6jJgO0PXoEKZNCXXzC8NlOtOKTe1flsH81LK87AzRBrrlMcSPiDjmD7JHK6x29nCDVX_WYA5sExgachqTBzVtfGQlCs9ZG3nvlOIFBdlIvJqyiiLpluwFTRI5K5K2mg4MLtR8Rdrctng7zBJfHrh-g5p-6Bd21/s320/Szula's%203.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2s_CtyuDWI4H5UiReG1F0kholl7vlUPLJkR_mytKoIrUjQuyiTQQ5Mm7VZ-948sT_wAXNTAvAmLt13LHEfKrq0EUnLFZPd63YJFEutkPsJX5nYFtCaz09CT1uA-K4jvUjulprvNAZ7tNPhGsAum_4G6iYIKL9Y3HZQWzqn1T4o2Cg4m9U_UL1iNR/s1191/Szula's%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2s_CtyuDWI4H5UiReG1F0kholl7vlUPLJkR_mytKoIrUjQuyiTQQ5Mm7VZ-948sT_wAXNTAvAmLt13LHEfKrq0EUnLFZPd63YJFEutkPsJX5nYFtCaz09CT1uA-K4jvUjulprvNAZ7tNPhGsAum_4G6iYIKL9Y3HZQWzqn1T4o2Cg4m9U_UL1iNR/s320/Szula's%201.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>I've had a couple of other projects on the go that I've recently completed. Firstly, in late 2022, I bought a vintage "Sasha" doll that I spotted on a stall at a fair. She dates from about 1974, which is about when I noticed these lovely dolls and really wanted one. At the time, with a young family, money was pretty tight and I couldn't really justify the expense of one of these dolls. </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>They were quite pricey. Only had to wait fifty years to get one!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>I got this one naked and with a bit of an amateur haircut (which was salvageable) for a reasonable price. She's sat around naked for quite a while, but a few weeks ago, I got the urge to give her some clothes. Which I did - tried to make them appropriate to her era - smocked gingham dress, knitted cardi and hat in kid mohair, knitted socks and red leather buckled shoes. I've named her "Lucienne".</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkoBmrFhNd8O6_JFsLU_dmPRU63eYKHkDM0CxqtUE_aKrnKNym49b8JvnyDrNi2PvlUnymRs1TIw1w1XEwzVpiGvhFHjZn0PZ2Uzguf5tiCgsNwPuP7CudQPLWPMaJ5DuqyYi991cZsY5fByD_i6lBvjUmm2VA8-IL1EjgGWEkl5C-ARdWaz0EDRg/s1800/Lucienne%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkoBmrFhNd8O6_JFsLU_dmPRU63eYKHkDM0CxqtUE_aKrnKNym49b8JvnyDrNi2PvlUnymRs1TIw1w1XEwzVpiGvhFHjZn0PZ2Uzguf5tiCgsNwPuP7CudQPLWPMaJ5DuqyYi991cZsY5fByD_i6lBvjUmm2VA8-IL1EjgGWEkl5C-ARdWaz0EDRg/s320/Lucienne%203.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-36aWLIaD_PnQy9wwvUGQdLIw9vpnQbPorvf2rLvq0bDQrs_6fKAnXRkZ0gSk8OHpKJ6MzXPa2kAGe_wuzitDe1q1urX5MQUN-uCPD81gQ_ITW2ej_zhySVgH5F4okjD9nrK5Mo3G_eRL254AFmS4Qz9crA8fI1IjPSlA_UMxPxaRoRj6xQuxRT8v/s1883/Lucienne%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-36aWLIaD_PnQy9wwvUGQdLIw9vpnQbPorvf2rLvq0bDQrs_6fKAnXRkZ0gSk8OHpKJ6MzXPa2kAGe_wuzitDe1q1urX5MQUN-uCPD81gQ_ITW2ej_zhySVgH5F4okjD9nrK5Mo3G_eRL254AFmS4Qz9crA8fI1IjPSlA_UMxPxaRoRj6xQuxRT8v/s320/Lucienne%205.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH08RTprT1dezGIlMd6PJrOqUgMFoLTsKWbwqZkkKNBusyWWPQuBuMw0j3HiW0DYia8mcw1XGwBkEnQwU5KNN0NuueSmlzq6QtZoGzWYsUw9lNCtdEbAY3XP8dp61uP2XGS6M937mm4MjLyYg1J-Qr8oQpfW_sSJ1y_evWQcCDT2kxbGkvuFNdEkW1/s1800/Lucienne%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH08RTprT1dezGIlMd6PJrOqUgMFoLTsKWbwqZkkKNBusyWWPQuBuMw0j3HiW0DYia8mcw1XGwBkEnQwU5KNN0NuueSmlzq6QtZoGzWYsUw9lNCtdEbAY3XP8dp61uP2XGS6M937mm4MjLyYg1J-Qr8oQpfW_sSJ1y_evWQcCDT2kxbGkvuFNdEkW1/s320/Lucienne%202.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlpsRfEgorUnV85Lf2CDa4Jiop0bJIwhWB8VHiJzPB4KmjFqkl7vWa3VrzgSRksA-mFn2onVkPhVMTKjsdS--xmeH_IqYDyhoIibs397NGaj2tbZzb6SXsDp5lREpKUmxXMh-Z6fzO5uhZ-Pn448DTQ0iHce4rrMvL54pmCS7Eh_SNH2NIqbfs1lH/s1589/Lucienne%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlpsRfEgorUnV85Lf2CDa4Jiop0bJIwhWB8VHiJzPB4KmjFqkl7vWa3VrzgSRksA-mFn2onVkPhVMTKjsdS--xmeH_IqYDyhoIibs397NGaj2tbZzb6SXsDp5lREpKUmxXMh-Z6fzO5uhZ-Pn448DTQ0iHce4rrMvL54pmCS7Eh_SNH2NIqbfs1lH/s320/Lucienne%204.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Then I thought Lucienne needed a playmate, so I designed a doll based loosely on the proportions of the original "Sasha" dolls. I didn't want to make a replica, but I made a more simply sculpted head than I usually do, with a neck joint. This doll is also jointed at the shoulders and hips. The wig is hand-knotted suri alpaca hair. I dressed her in a similar way to my Sasha doll, with a smocked dress, angora knitted hat and cardigan and knitted socks with leather sandals. She was fun to make!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHVEAwgCkmuBJEIdgMSo94OFhF32q55IBy9wdflUgWtjzcUjH-ZREIFfW73BLDWP6OihPfp53gppyrGptqUvb30oCRIl9vWP-gppA4RvX6L9h_tAYG45OPGP0UEluDE-6nQrWia2X_rckalxKc5fY6hxUUS_4qHr3DMd85RDvzzGf5pepjhcJxg9T/s1769/Rosaleen%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHVEAwgCkmuBJEIdgMSo94OFhF32q55IBy9wdflUgWtjzcUjH-ZREIFfW73BLDWP6OihPfp53gppyrGptqUvb30oCRIl9vWP-gppA4RvX6L9h_tAYG45OPGP0UEluDE-6nQrWia2X_rckalxKc5fY6hxUUS_4qHr3DMd85RDvzzGf5pepjhcJxg9T/s320/Rosaleen%201.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6D_nySX0s7MLCBp9TH-XvtXnnoCNnW7Xqj4Nsi6plEnI2HKZ7dpFV3aKs9UxYsvEqdaSBnlEJKXdE8oFeaR5nZ9WNdcdft59BrDDQ1BUDiXwSxPmnJaUpiZt_XdpjWa6cbP4wUmKyvcpYjRrNZJxqH1yUIsrMKNkggp5dCqX9HRMJZoPOSwm2nc59/s1647/Rosaleen%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6D_nySX0s7MLCBp9TH-XvtXnnoCNnW7Xqj4Nsi6plEnI2HKZ7dpFV3aKs9UxYsvEqdaSBnlEJKXdE8oFeaR5nZ9WNdcdft59BrDDQ1BUDiXwSxPmnJaUpiZt_XdpjWa6cbP4wUmKyvcpYjRrNZJxqH1yUIsrMKNkggp5dCqX9HRMJZoPOSwm2nc59/s320/Rosaleen%203.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgrivS8OqM6XnVFas9X1gIqp2QhAawhWS-gOYhlhEhnE4stsTPo4-i9sTWaDdOaXsbM1850roWBEhc_CCrNrUQcOvKHcgC-XXIk2Ln88rawZkr0JvsA5Y8lplNuueeKYg5uufIEftOSIcChKK6pc7pnYRSqZaH08QoMI1aIcbR_D9KEDkcHlLUESM/s1883/Rosaleen%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgrivS8OqM6XnVFas9X1gIqp2QhAawhWS-gOYhlhEhnE4stsTPo4-i9sTWaDdOaXsbM1850roWBEhc_CCrNrUQcOvKHcgC-XXIk2Ln88rawZkr0JvsA5Y8lplNuueeKYg5uufIEftOSIcChKK6pc7pnYRSqZaH08QoMI1aIcbR_D9KEDkcHlLUESM/s320/Rosaleen%204.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87ts8sUZkeuAcSPSTeHzhvoZ0Fx8GJHXdmH0Kd8PT-ddRfYDkR444N7XMoEJKNiQ1ic1U17VZYjGxAJ7mMzUigmddSocbmMLmLz2hhtGuRKi2jtXPXcK53gN6YkBrzi0EXttc2RFaPE3Mt6M7GI6Nhx7ypkxYjAh2zWcohNZSakeUpF69t-bwd8nu/s1898/Rosaleen%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87ts8sUZkeuAcSPSTeHzhvoZ0Fx8GJHXdmH0Kd8PT-ddRfYDkR444N7XMoEJKNiQ1ic1U17VZYjGxAJ7mMzUigmddSocbmMLmLz2hhtGuRKi2jtXPXcK53gN6YkBrzi0EXttc2RFaPE3Mt6M7GI6Nhx7ypkxYjAh2zWcohNZSakeUpF69t-bwd8nu/s320/Rosaleen%202.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlghakUlX1RBLITv5mNkWVPxGeRyHN7WkgBFo1ISMAqQkJdVEcyJyG9enU4V6hMeJqiOLO0m-VHy-zXIqu6yRIXN9PUKMGN5vQOISEK77QVTXhxi3ssiNfXfUa6KEJZNAjyryWX9nKNHiS1wEsuQ1sBUl3eXMxZxDuG57N9zIiXbGZsmUhGOINMCe/s1756/Feb%20Doll%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlghakUlX1RBLITv5mNkWVPxGeRyHN7WkgBFo1ISMAqQkJdVEcyJyG9enU4V6hMeJqiOLO0m-VHy-zXIqu6yRIXN9PUKMGN5vQOISEK77QVTXhxi3ssiNfXfUa6KEJZNAjyryWX9nKNHiS1wEsuQ1sBUl3eXMxZxDuG57N9zIiXbGZsmUhGOINMCe/s320/Feb%20Doll%202.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-57816202116538925182023-02-01T18:32:00.000-08:002023-02-01T18:32:40.175-08:00Progress!<p><i><b>I've been working away at my special project</b></i><i><b>, apart from a couple of trips to Hobart and a week away at music camp (which was awesome.......and I started learning the viola) Progress has been slow but steady because with the good weather we've been having, I'm spending more time in the garden, which is producing wonderfully at the moment. I'm also dealing with gluts as they occur.</b></i></p><p><i><b>Oh yes - I now also have a puppy - a beautiful kelpie girl called Maisie. She's a treasure, but what a time-waster!</b></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveHqbR49Bh6DHmCq3ozIqXHAzP8oCzs4gNpFogzciHCY1-wteI3y97FjcQRsozgYHOtog4EmHxHjSMB5lh7-e1SSA9G3w4_vFfdDqZUNEBpBzfkhJLFCWuoHIxM4VgI2Ya28Yt0NG4mrJ_YQEQqZ6_HYE86LaSKKa7joS4Iy9HjYTCJK8IeXOcmWT/s2048/Maisie%20pup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveHqbR49Bh6DHmCq3ozIqXHAzP8oCzs4gNpFogzciHCY1-wteI3y97FjcQRsozgYHOtog4EmHxHjSMB5lh7-e1SSA9G3w4_vFfdDqZUNEBpBzfkhJLFCWuoHIxM4VgI2Ya28Yt0NG4mrJ_YQEQqZ6_HYE86LaSKKa7joS4Iy9HjYTCJK8IeXOcmWT/s320/Maisie%20pup.jpg" width="304" /></a></i></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVtM5RKx2lGBXgPKXaJPwslSaoqczv1U3oIwWntA6taoHRG5NciZq2fbb82cfZboDqCWxZj8t2PiVdqIAqColhikKT-DZxj48ZCz4W7rmWc9Df9UnDTq07JEh_JHOlfUCh9sZHbPNwjU7G2QfCLlQcMZUkQg70qQoOJq6PwxYSAGLbU-RyG-Sq-AM/s2048/Summer%20Garden%20'23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVtM5RKx2lGBXgPKXaJPwslSaoqczv1U3oIwWntA6taoHRG5NciZq2fbb82cfZboDqCWxZj8t2PiVdqIAqColhikKT-DZxj48ZCz4W7rmWc9Df9UnDTq07JEh_JHOlfUCh9sZHbPNwjU7G2QfCLlQcMZUkQg70qQoOJq6PwxYSAGLbU-RyG-Sq-AM/w400-h300/Summer%20Garden%20'23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipctbKCFwdfqUOcCZj1haIvCiMhk23gh4fe8Vr9-bYmYJO30RaY1mZFp7nhs8HJY-t-D_5Rkci8kLgg0cgaGVORy2hzRkqe-ifjfFat_4Rua5OIr5tEZEx-L4_afxOYOdbqji1qpBMwGSCmjMWzySk-Ha66OSZwVtwVFwGTCoH3NquCr4fTILzXLUT/s2048/Tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipctbKCFwdfqUOcCZj1haIvCiMhk23gh4fe8Vr9-bYmYJO30RaY1mZFp7nhs8HJY-t-D_5Rkci8kLgg0cgaGVORy2hzRkqe-ifjfFat_4Rua5OIr5tEZEx-L4_afxOYOdbqji1qpBMwGSCmjMWzySk-Ha66OSZwVtwVFwGTCoH3NquCr4fTILzXLUT/w343-h400/Tomatoes.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPOXBXC-RW0ZuRykEThviHM8HXFmea_w0BNgkUaU2ycDAB_ff-e0T8hcBFiCB0kl1T9EjzkneMgza2i6oCI1zB8IubTremR6h84_dlNC7ji4i07pAmK4NKsiTlU3Qiy6BW9zcCwoiTL3LDKiuA4Mzgm2_lIfQZCc05pPI701EuABusJ1guGSgumOL/s960/Plums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPOXBXC-RW0ZuRykEThviHM8HXFmea_w0BNgkUaU2ycDAB_ff-e0T8hcBFiCB0kl1T9EjzkneMgza2i6oCI1zB8IubTremR6h84_dlNC7ji4i07pAmK4NKsiTlU3Qiy6BW9zcCwoiTL3LDKiuA4Mzgm2_lIfQZCc05pPI701EuABusJ1guGSgumOL/w354-h400/Plums.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3kLs7EhkhKO4zFxZCo-eLsjhBLIPOgKz9i6J040KvrBsEHnJVVgGOQCKH9iVh7S4VSwrP3ZfjYIHYnttdsjtMMDZM9sZW0eZ3YMBUozVe6Pp6RW6PFL0oHqd1addGVe_xWDZrry4Vn6Irawo-gawvHMlq5a_0ragadL5hyDcdcJDm4d-W9G7TeTX/s2048/Produce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3kLs7EhkhKO4zFxZCo-eLsjhBLIPOgKz9i6J040KvrBsEHnJVVgGOQCKH9iVh7S4VSwrP3ZfjYIHYnttdsjtMMDZM9sZW0eZ3YMBUozVe6Pp6RW6PFL0oHqd1addGVe_xWDZrry4Vn6Irawo-gawvHMlq5a_0ragadL5hyDcdcJDm4d-W9G7TeTX/w400-h370/Produce.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>So, back to the project: I've drafted a body pattern and made up the parts and tried everything together for size. So far so good. Of course, I had to make the legs and feet the right size to fit those beautiful little boots, while allowing a bit of room for the stockings I'm planning to knit. </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>I underpainted the head with burnt umber acrylic paint, prior to the first layers of oil paint. Oil painting takes time and the way I do it, I like to work in multiple thin layers, with drying time in between. I'm reasonable happy with the head as it is, but I will probably add more to it as I look at it and think about what needs doing. Next step will be to assemble the doll and finish the lower limbs with size and paint. 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She found, however, that all prospective wearers of the shoes had rather chubby legs and they wouldn't fit..........her proposal: Could I make a doll to fit the shoes? Could I what! I jumped at the chance and with summer here and much less on my plate, I have dived in.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsuhhuMdn3XdlFchhS7rx1VlOl5ZQYgHaiJ3r56c9OB4DAOwYNPJVWoMesgS16D3WF3LDH5KZbee7I8o97w6ceQFXLl2vC6Ov4I-BSPmlKPh4NOh3d5YItHTzXZq8GBd02klIx8TF8hCuPBd7O-27K4lTkK1eUvPOtVSLUC5m0k89VJsZ2M606jU1/s1200/Szula's%20Doll%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1200" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsuhhuMdn3XdlFchhS7rx1VlOl5ZQYgHaiJ3r56c9OB4DAOwYNPJVWoMesgS16D3WF3LDH5KZbee7I8o97w6ceQFXLl2vC6Ov4I-BSPmlKPh4NOh3d5YItHTzXZq8GBd02klIx8TF8hCuPBd7O-27K4lTkK1eUvPOtVSLUC5m0k89VJsZ2M606jU1/s320/Szula's%20Doll%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The shoes are beautifully hand-crafted from fine, soft leather with buttons the side. Hand-worked buttonholes to correspond with the button positions are on an exquisitely crafted overlying scalloped flap. They are in excellent condition, with little wear. They would date from the mid to late nineteenth century, I believe.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>I have drafted a body pattern and started work making the head for the doll, which will have a finished size of approximately 60 cms (24"). This is quite a bit larger than the dolls I usually make, although I have made them this size in the past. The doll will represent a young child of the mid-late Victorian era, to match the age of the shoes, and yes - I will be able to make the legs and feet to fit the shoes!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBorCbLRTg2ox3WHzhmOwMlx8R5UkgD57Og91zaiigwMksRZvbnw1d9NzJ2kGOoWFEaUbGNO_w183ZRk26Ts6CqcjRZn3zEe-aYmx6-BnK0tjj2NoL9fiTRYeQXIEMLT2hmtXvI7cbsG4RDxpxfo2OwFEyhjTfj-CBl-athg0rlwpu4OXXorW2t7G0/s1460/Szula's%20Doll%201%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBorCbLRTg2ox3WHzhmOwMlx8R5UkgD57Og91zaiigwMksRZvbnw1d9NzJ2kGOoWFEaUbGNO_w183ZRk26Ts6CqcjRZn3zEe-aYmx6-BnK0tjj2NoL9fiTRYeQXIEMLT2hmtXvI7cbsG4RDxpxfo2OwFEyhjTfj-CBl-athg0rlwpu4OXXorW2t7G0/s320/Szula's%20Doll%201%20(1).jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The foil armature, which gives a base to work the clay over. It is later removed.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFPkk73r8ACcT97FOaNP6bhRN3Xl2VieGdIe-oHN_Yb67LqHWBO8se9MubkB1iOudog3OlJssD46vktmJHl9mHoAg_lFX-Bsk5VvR7CAMsmWBtNHeGngx2PBjNxxSI8iRTZDGUGHJLHfAuGx6R-gegmjKFjl-yD0HczKH6mybk0x9Vp2_4ZTbrLUz/s1373/Szula's%20Doll%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFPkk73r8ACcT97FOaNP6bhRN3Xl2VieGdIe-oHN_Yb67LqHWBO8se9MubkB1iOudog3OlJssD46vktmJHl9mHoAg_lFX-Bsk5VvR7CAMsmWBtNHeGngx2PBjNxxSI8iRTZDGUGHJLHfAuGx6R-gegmjKFjl-yD0HczKH6mybk0x9Vp2_4ZTbrLUz/s320/Szula's%20Doll%202.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><b>I used a Japanese clay from Padico, called Wood Formo. It is very strong, easy to sculpt with and can be carved, sanded and added to after it is dry.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl7yxypIp8WEQD10fyZ_hbfni2EE-K3_wJmiL7xca9XlXfAgRuxRGA5YhZWQRbDHtz1VuP2fHU-bKhr9OddEVGWe05ze5EU9oelShEfxLj3wF5fIuB2YN6YBFGplOC-T7UUOqK6tBKTDjmhbTLk9zUzNySYBzs9hs5LUxykOT9J7iXHNSaz882no1/s1244/Szula's%20Doll%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl7yxypIp8WEQD10fyZ_hbfni2EE-K3_wJmiL7xca9XlXfAgRuxRGA5YhZWQRbDHtz1VuP2fHU-bKhr9OddEVGWe05ze5EU9oelShEfxLj3wF5fIuB2YN6YBFGplOC-T7UUOqK6tBKTDjmhbTLk9zUzNySYBzs9hs5LUxykOT9J7iXHNSaz882no1/s320/Szula's%20Doll%203.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa05xgdFbfRPvkvfwuCMFGvfb1ShFEH-aLFRa8KRP1pSoumbiwbiQcH8enhXQPhAsV2-CUwPK9PGxBBmJcRL9Zoyu7ZMnhvsuE_vw7g7EdeDQ56OZrP9Z1ISDAam_oWHiGgjmUvSpQBH20rckcWVFDdsBeAW1sI2BozVPjAetFGFWAWlQKmRk27R5/s1387/Szula's%20Doll%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa05xgdFbfRPvkvfwuCMFGvfb1ShFEH-aLFRa8KRP1pSoumbiwbiQcH8enhXQPhAsV2-CUwPK9PGxBBmJcRL9Zoyu7ZMnhvsuE_vw7g7EdeDQ56OZrP9Z1ISDAam_oWHiGgjmUvSpQBH20rckcWVFDdsBeAW1sI2BozVPjAetFGFWAWlQKmRk27R5/s320/Szula's%20Doll%204.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUVvRTHlKiu-WcnYND6DCKdDrWP4J0bRncrTKYiKKi2i5IGwZuoM5YOvayLE9OTVnq3vFs1Qh_87CHqU-IK12TTQtlckvKhVmgjyyjRK4Qq14zfPdcFtwh7n9I7W7mN24yG5ciqvQyeQW3N65XMXOu0-8nEmIY-RoaORns_k2MFF1_eP--iuO-S_f/s1771/Szula's%20Doll%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUVvRTHlKiu-WcnYND6DCKdDrWP4J0bRncrTKYiKKi2i5IGwZuoM5YOvayLE9OTVnq3vFs1Qh_87CHqU-IK12TTQtlckvKhVmgjyyjRK4Qq14zfPdcFtwh7n9I7W7mN24yG5ciqvQyeQW3N65XMXOu0-8nEmIY-RoaORns_k2MFF1_eP--iuO-S_f/s320/Szula's%20Doll%205.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><b>The basic sculpt, sanded and almost ready for a cloth layer to be added.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q-rGNQdADhoWkFK5cmX40O51nG1XccxTJzkvGWu02gU_JHysCsAtzPU4PTwE-O1iuiVBH9SCXveZ9Ds-VKV22LrxJy-s5K9i9ubcVXGbN7dsTrlgY8DLTyf48Jptb0lv_zbKKjmvNAv7dZGW-RBVY3cVmM716DhGozz2SB7qf4NrOXV9Sz6rpWJY/s1681/Szula's%20Doll%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q-rGNQdADhoWkFK5cmX40O51nG1XccxTJzkvGWu02gU_JHysCsAtzPU4PTwE-O1iuiVBH9SCXveZ9Ds-VKV22LrxJy-s5K9i9ubcVXGbN7dsTrlgY8DLTyf48Jptb0lv_zbKKjmvNAv7dZGW-RBVY3cVmM716DhGozz2SB7qf4NrOXV9Sz6rpWJY/s320/Szula's%20Doll%206.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><b>The beginning of the clothover process. I'm using a fine cotton knit fabric and gluing it very securely to the underlying form.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LTTRKRS1aPp86yjRZRNdthpZQcA66tPnJdH3comE3RdZYIPMZY4tmtZ6gNOCLRv0nUfn-FvXeDZjXI_1oVT9ctxJD_5MxkKiPacaAtWGIyyuNUIeP5lghZ3hDBwNcLrk7OqoEyRXmvKL8VluMLUHjaNRDisT3rFB-xPs9NORxInxXpbi25cxqFnG/s1698/Szula's%20Doll%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LTTRKRS1aPp86yjRZRNdthpZQcA66tPnJdH3comE3RdZYIPMZY4tmtZ6gNOCLRv0nUfn-FvXeDZjXI_1oVT9ctxJD_5MxkKiPacaAtWGIyyuNUIeP5lghZ3hDBwNcLrk7OqoEyRXmvKL8VluMLUHjaNRDisT3rFB-xPs9NORxInxXpbi25cxqFnG/s320/Szula's%20Doll%207.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Here, the head is cloth-covered and has been sized with a mixture of acrylic modelling paste and matte gel medium. This </b><b><i>dries</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> to a hard, but somewhat flexible finish and provides a great base for painting. I haven't yet decided whether to use artist's acrylics or oils to do the painting, but I'm veering towards oils. Whichever medium I choose, I will underpaint the head first.</b></div><br /><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-1331214741930621942022-07-27T15:23:00.002-07:002022-07-27T15:23:43.179-07:00Re-Igniting My Blog! Yes!<p><i><b> It's been a while........but I've re-discovered my desire to blog regularly. So much water under the bridge since I last made an entry here, in fact too much to even contemplate writing about, so I'm just going to launch in and post some pictures of recent work. I will try faithfully to make regular updates.</b></i></p><p><b><i>So, here are some recently-completed works, starting with some art pieces:</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQWuyU2kriUqHmKGEYdhb9vQ64j9gRPKXQgQJaY50MX58rvFlltKpXGzvwJWv41F_v82unjpGxJhLVdro7rWTGscYsrUUtD9jPE2FtySa15iwyTg607y9W_VjXsVaRiBmdoHfrcFPWVHhv7tlVv_g-ja--xy19Fc14TC7jESPJHv1biH8gRe3ToRv/s2313/Blue%20Void%202%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQWuyU2kriUqHmKGEYdhb9vQ64j9gRPKXQgQJaY50MX58rvFlltKpXGzvwJWv41F_v82unjpGxJhLVdro7rWTGscYsrUUtD9jPE2FtySa15iwyTg607y9W_VjXsVaRiBmdoHfrcFPWVHhv7tlVv_g-ja--xy19Fc14TC7jESPJHv1biH8gRe3ToRv/s320/Blue%20Void%202%20(1).jpg" width="277" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-39124154035303420882020-10-09T16:54:00.002-07:002020-10-09T16:54:14.904-07:00Galah Baby?<p><b><i> I've just completed this "galah baby" in recent days - another foray into oil painting heads. Why galah baby? Well, that's not her real name - she doesn't have one yet, but I've always loved galahs for their wonderful colouration and, well, their galahness. So the colour choices I made in the dressing of this new child.........soft greys and muted pinky mauves just reminded me of galahs, hence the "working title".</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZrbNSlt9xrfvKWwwJXVfjTcYKCvDuHUfy3Yq3-3e9iSSrjmyLeA3kMDjnASov3-Bj5YLlgJ-xRa-T5i3dILCxYWdgzJDzq35RC8uOboZg5CI098MeC0ijCP4xUBRhqsBZvUUYrszOms/s1448/Baby+October+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZrbNSlt9xrfvKWwwJXVfjTcYKCvDuHUfy3Yq3-3e9iSSrjmyLeA3kMDjnASov3-Bj5YLlgJ-xRa-T5i3dILCxYWdgzJDzq35RC8uOboZg5CI098MeC0ijCP4xUBRhqsBZvUUYrszOms/w331-h400/Baby+October+1.jpg" width="331" /></a></b></div><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b><i>She's wearing a smocked grey cotton dress and knits from angora yarn that was gifted to me a while back. The doll has a jointed cloth body with a one-of-a-kind head sculpted from air-dry clay. To this I added a cloth covering, treated it with a special sizing mixture and then painted it with oil paints. There is a certain luminosity which comes from oil paint that you simply can't replicate with acrylics. I also like the fact that you can push the paint around for a long time before it dries. This doll also has painted hair.</i></b><p></p><p><b><i>I stained the muslin body with thinned-down acrylic paint mixed to match the head colour and there is a bit of blushing on the knees, hands and feet. The neck has a flange joint and it is attached to the body in such a way that it has side-to-side movement.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeESHQsmzjZpM2VBv855meG9xShN4FKMYLELm8vTdt2AyNqPVQ2ghS3gc3gVIn9oZR-DrL_I1vG22YUAwWBFZ_69cmMTk6eJq6TiVsA3Um8u54wA5XGmfVp2_H6_M9wDcP9pi2OiYlWE/s1638/Baby+October+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeESHQsmzjZpM2VBv855meG9xShN4FKMYLELm8vTdt2AyNqPVQ2ghS3gc3gVIn9oZR-DrL_I1vG22YUAwWBFZ_69cmMTk6eJq6TiVsA3Um8u54wA5XGmfVp2_H6_M9wDcP9pi2OiYlWE/w293-h400/Baby+October+2.jpg" width="293" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUxM0d-t9-OwNZWeCfnDlobzttZc5N5cS-hi4GgPWsARNpkyLQnH1qkp7Z63GYdwKu3qRe-fikm9Dbdz96002QYEuoZd8wZ2GwK8olG6xaENujbGn0x-uvYOuPcIhipMatvPOGpDmO7A/s1219/Baby+October+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Smocked dress front</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XuQfiLT2bS1n5SE0DsU7_vAvHvTtMLvKB32l5ouquJmB6hZOMYvyHOm0fX6_FF9zWLTx7TP4jP0cSIpPg7va7s7P7wb9qqeOztOD2dAhZ6NMrcYlVjx0iUlq-ZyxELN8PGMHyecUoe0/s960/Baby+October+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XuQfiLT2bS1n5SE0DsU7_vAvHvTtMLvKB32l5ouquJmB6hZOMYvyHOm0fX6_FF9zWLTx7TP4jP0cSIpPg7va7s7P7wb9qqeOztOD2dAhZ6NMrcYlVjx0iUlq-ZyxELN8PGMHyecUoe0/w400-h400/Baby+October+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Crocheted slipper</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1S4ylHhCdQZ24q-qp7sjMtgWZlnWLZk9a5PAk8PGYAQhgOBEvxJqHOK7m5gwusQcxm_PgaHO7slHx30QJKpkueCPIcXQBuB062HRosiJWpFflMlQkTUx5oDOrB095bFhEID8LdEv4ic/s960/Baby+October+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="921" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1S4ylHhCdQZ24q-qp7sjMtgWZlnWLZk9a5PAk8PGYAQhgOBEvxJqHOK7m5gwusQcxm_PgaHO7slHx30QJKpkueCPIcXQBuB062HRosiJWpFflMlQkTUx5oDOrB095bFhEID8LdEv4ic/w383-h400/Baby+October+8.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><i>Wired hand is posable.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M5SDT7SXJrtHVwbnO_RnaG4vaP1zymUCFdiEi3yqSvBd1ZSiwcAYGxo2CWiFsuQFaOEixkmjTNsnPMtKYAukG94hFuWjVhJh2ZKfqdtjXP7x-GnWVMdtB_kDjmiBjO4yPPBtYZwWg2c/s960/Baby+October+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M5SDT7SXJrtHVwbnO_RnaG4vaP1zymUCFdiEi3yqSvBd1ZSiwcAYGxo2CWiFsuQFaOEixkmjTNsnPMtKYAukG94hFuWjVhJh2ZKfqdtjXP7x-GnWVMdtB_kDjmiBjO4yPPBtYZwWg2c/w395-h400/Baby+October+9.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Crochet edging on the petticoat</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisUrxMT_7o7Jp5J4ygfCL0rRYPaBJvjssaPbdbva-dcuafMvZhmCNjPu3VqiayeH8N8quJOThgUxlbn_3YpCGcckgWc69lgpqGrOzkyiebrNvFOpwNMqQ9od81upXicdGAcU76eVoVEA/s825/Baby+October+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="721" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisUrxMT_7o7Jp5J4ygfCL0rRYPaBJvjssaPbdbva-dcuafMvZhmCNjPu3VqiayeH8N8quJOThgUxlbn_3YpCGcckgWc69lgpqGrOzkyiebrNvFOpwNMqQ9od81upXicdGAcU76eVoVEA/w350-h400/Baby+October+10.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Fuzzy hat detail</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And just for fun......here is a galah!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX7RHtxEpYizSfELDDnfmNuHuryG2m4YAjKYRPfQLT6JYnPLvv6hWt9VfVhDt7QygMgClv94YdPzApeq_InKFxt5KaYY-Cb_Wt_E6IaP2MzG3pBMt3b8RJzfsJ2zaQdwPGWaZKtiwSD0/s500/galah.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX7RHtxEpYizSfELDDnfmNuHuryG2m4YAjKYRPfQLT6JYnPLvv6hWt9VfVhDt7QygMgClv94YdPzApeq_InKFxt5KaYY-Cb_Wt_E6IaP2MzG3pBMt3b8RJzfsJ2zaQdwPGWaZKtiwSD0/w400-h400/galah.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /><br /></i></b><p></p>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-14531943160862819512020-09-15T14:59:00.015-07:002020-09-15T15:06:44.366-07:00Some New Work<p><b><i>Although my doll-making has tailed off a bit</i></b> <b><i>due to the commitment I have made to renovating my house and garden, I'm still constantly making them, albeit more slowly.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Firstly, I have this brother and sister pair in their winter woollies. They are both about ten inches (25 cms)</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLySjCk1rBgm9VtZOaTL8wVOpSEONDLfrIMDfxCP4RwteCXhK_scOzfT_pTLhwyi82_efAFUZ3yXq4fA3s7ZAJZ6Fe_jeQNp-ONHnLuO1unTBnAVO5L76jwc6rtQ372IQo2eFmkin6k9Y/s1339/IMG_7393.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLySjCk1rBgm9VtZOaTL8wVOpSEONDLfrIMDfxCP4RwteCXhK_scOzfT_pTLhwyi82_efAFUZ3yXq4fA3s7ZAJZ6Fe_jeQNp-ONHnLuO1unTBnAVO5L76jwc6rtQ372IQo2eFmkin6k9Y/w358-h400/IMG_7393.jpg" width="358" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicE1netgc8FVAL3mLEwdTh23OIi-6jfLl6KEF1bT7yZHV8ZrnKa75PRPsav-nzJoe_kvFsnw4FSQS3i1Ok2CapoGd1wqdnBzYz8-MfP0K8s27APKOldyJkPr5HLwzi8T7Z7gNTac2-ZUM/s1293/IMG_7392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicE1netgc8FVAL3mLEwdTh23OIi-6jfLl6KEF1bT7yZHV8ZrnKa75PRPsav-nzJoe_kvFsnw4FSQS3i1Ok2CapoGd1wqdnBzYz8-MfP0K8s27APKOldyJkPr5HLwzi8T7Z7gNTac2-ZUM/w371-h400/IMG_7392.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40-RL6J3h2wOU6Qg5GlnI3ztrTJ6k0sE4nhAccDK93rQHmJtxT9DLf3dJg5LVmdsifkRnIaLpJHgCeZzu4BlOozC4Jly42SUTMnZ9O8EtliuZn-ULCtmj92aPdzwlxY6RieSUE8ABhfU/s1527/IMG_7391+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40-RL6J3h2wOU6Qg5GlnI3ztrTJ6k0sE4nhAccDK93rQHmJtxT9DLf3dJg5LVmdsifkRnIaLpJHgCeZzu4BlOozC4Jly42SUTMnZ9O8EtliuZn-ULCtmj92aPdzwlxY6RieSUE8ABhfU/w313-h400/IMG_7391+%25281%2529.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s9N1zd5Et9gJZTvqmqER3RbUm9DDMzu-E9bk0TC8bA_FZCP_An8zN5gp5h2UTiBC6FuRkci9_TuAxJ6lxFPq7GOXcj1Zdsu4YuDAslDASm-L3aj8zXpfKyNGWz6OJUrgqC-duiyZHvs/s1789/IMG_7399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s9N1zd5Et9gJZTvqmqER3RbUm9DDMzu-E9bk0TC8bA_FZCP_An8zN5gp5h2UTiBC6FuRkci9_TuAxJ6lxFPq7GOXcj1Zdsu4YuDAslDASm-L3aj8zXpfKyNGWz6OJUrgqC-duiyZHvs/w268-h400/IMG_7399.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRhpI4ckX4romUSnfrStZ2Khi2NzblYNgIjkFMCEEAMrsHYLD31jMoIqvaKx95me0EJigERNidRxk48lSXmZRXG4GWwuDrulxcHLlHgn2Rl2DIaPm5IbnwBkI5ypZEC_GWQuUJBvsqo8/s1718/IMG_7398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRhpI4ckX4romUSnfrStZ2Khi2NzblYNgIjkFMCEEAMrsHYLD31jMoIqvaKx95me0EJigERNidRxk48lSXmZRXG4GWwuDrulxcHLlHgn2Rl2DIaPm5IbnwBkI5ypZEC_GWQuUJBvsqo8/w280-h400/IMG_7398.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbPg88rcOIICc9WP_Zs9_v5hVbqNz0V3b1ouK-awDKkCJaSE_9QT28eRKdDCf6IC7Aly8R8FIGbPST3lcrj-u0fQjyfrPiXc-KbQ6ZsIlzg96nrb908X2Cdl9lEZWkhPWfczEQTzAiLw/s2048/IMG_7396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbPg88rcOIICc9WP_Zs9_v5hVbqNz0V3b1ouK-awDKkCJaSE_9QT28eRKdDCf6IC7Aly8R8FIGbPST3lcrj-u0fQjyfrPiXc-KbQ6ZsIlzg96nrb908X2Cdl9lEZWkhPWfczEQTzAiLw/w233-h400/IMG_7396.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Most recently, I completed this little child - she about eight and a half inches tall (22 cms) with jointed shoulders and hips and needle-sculpted fingers, toes and knees. In a departure (or maybe a return) I painted this doll's head with oils. I do love the different, translucent look of oils over acrylics. It is somehow more subtle and sympathetic. I'd almost forgotten how much I loved to look. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was looking at the recent work of <a href="https://susanfosnotdolls.com">Susan Fosnot </a>an American cloth doll maker who makes exquisite oil-painted dolls that inspired me to re-visit oil-painting my dolls. More to come, I think.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Here she is - so much fun to make!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi622golepYS67207Jp4CMAqzT7Be_fYTkPflZ_iS1tFd_7AXHLR_Q-K6lx3SGJ41kfRCunMlYvt-5N-rRyj6gwli10_10NOjWav7-oCoY8-y_tg8y_CSjkTSExG6W-SqaxUGfNxbnh08A/s1264/Immy+9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi622golepYS67207Jp4CMAqzT7Be_fYTkPflZ_iS1tFd_7AXHLR_Q-K6lx3SGJ41kfRCunMlYvt-5N-rRyj6gwli10_10NOjWav7-oCoY8-y_tg8y_CSjkTSExG6W-SqaxUGfNxbnh08A/w396-h400/Immy+9.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7avDf_M2RV_L-eh9VkvMs4d6Az-QWF0RVFZQEaQbKkZbesxqaSjP41Duzzd-pyqFgDqkSNhPthuTChzr3-n_kHn91G9Z7Sbob_DS2nspXbzdaAGssuKxv6Hxp3DFAnUGZxUZHGhiBgQY/s1589/Immy+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7avDf_M2RV_L-eh9VkvMs4d6Az-QWF0RVFZQEaQbKkZbesxqaSjP41Duzzd-pyqFgDqkSNhPthuTChzr3-n_kHn91G9Z7Sbob_DS2nspXbzdaAGssuKxv6Hxp3DFAnUGZxUZHGhiBgQY/w303-h400/Immy+7.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYThPqP-UX3nnDBMju2bnaOszFlrnywo1VSz1TSKy88Xn8D4fu-6spZCP1OEyuE5DZaQA76x7IT4XUE4XWavr4_9LqDlVid0KOBcqFdOqExW3ezrfvjwKS6IroRbZ8ooqryvOYC-lwfxg/s1482/Immy+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYThPqP-UX3nnDBMju2bnaOszFlrnywo1VSz1TSKy88Xn8D4fu-6spZCP1OEyuE5DZaQA76x7IT4XUE4XWavr4_9LqDlVid0KOBcqFdOqExW3ezrfvjwKS6IroRbZ8ooqryvOYC-lwfxg/w323-h400/Immy+6.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RVP8CE8gmgyP4aLjhzccGjvIunZCdspevgBpofYeYUbTFd-J8xZkRUVH8pRhiS993gt9RxiIJguq7tEJtkOGCVczvvhi28xHLP_8t-YGtez74b8G39pa8XC-XFFnej-62VO42RrkoCE/s1633/IMG_7441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RVP8CE8gmgyP4aLjhzccGjvIunZCdspevgBpofYeYUbTFd-J8xZkRUVH8pRhiS993gt9RxiIJguq7tEJtkOGCVczvvhi28xHLP_8t-YGtez74b8G39pa8XC-XFFnej-62VO42RrkoCE/w293-h400/IMG_7441.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2jwlQI8mWW8er7lFgx5wYfWuVW9EvND53zHhakPRZeW0tUs2ylNZAIkcvot9WrbyYxaEUXAv5wlRwDTBA7iVQs3ETjwh-KTItRzAJD3MIlQN3eG_OUPeOv1i940OUd6dk_trF2R25lM/s2048/Immy+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2jwlQI8mWW8er7lFgx5wYfWuVW9EvND53zHhakPRZeW0tUs2ylNZAIkcvot9WrbyYxaEUXAv5wlRwDTBA7iVQs3ETjwh-KTItRzAJD3MIlQN3eG_OUPeOv1i940OUd6dk_trF2R25lM/w333-h400/Immy+2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-44029834816392446122020-04-22T17:25:00.000-07:002020-04-22T17:25:35.244-07:00Little Oak Caps<b><i>A couple of weeks ago, I went for a walk......you know, all the right social distancing strategies in place and all. It being Autumn, I found a whole lot of fallen acorns and their little caps as I walked under some oak trees. I collected a few, just because I like them.</i></b><br />
<b><i>When I got home, I got to thinking that they would make perfect little hats for some tiny people, so I got out some materials and started to make some. The heads are tiny, because they had to fit into the little caps, so the bodies were made to suit the sizes of the heads. This is the first one, complete with some needle-felted toadstools:</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-43046932873094472032020-03-23T05:43:00.000-07:002020-03-23T05:48:33.536-07:00A New World<b><i>Well, here I am and so much has changed since I last wrote a post here.......a lot of the world's population is in lockdown or semi-lockdown as countries try to stem the spread of this insidious COVID 19 virus. I've pretty much been just staying home, with brief forays to get essentials. I'm trying hard not to be a hoarder, because as we've seen in recent weeks, the hoarding causes problems for older and disabled people who cannot get to shops as easily as the rest of us. We've all witnessed terrible scenes of grown people fighting over toilet paper!</i></b><br />
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<b><i>So what has changed for me? Not too much, actually, as I work from home and I like to cook rather than eat out........the biggest change is that both the band and the orchestra I play in have suspended activity for the forseeable future. So only solo playing for now, but plenty of practice time!</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The other big change is that my resident grand-daughter is working from home for the time being. She's lucky that her job is one where that can be quite easily done (though it took a few days to get the tech glitches ironed out) At least she still has a job - it's just terrible to see tens of thousands thrown out of work on one day because suddenly restaurants, cafes, cinemas, theatres, hotels, any tourist venture etc etc have no patrons and have to lay off staff. I can't imagine where or when this is all going to end. Here in Australia, the inexorable trend of virus spread is still very much up and in the USA things are starting to look, frankly, quite frightening.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>It's quite interesting to me to learn what people are impelled to do when confronted with an unknown and uncontrollable threat - it seems in some, the instinct is to hoard toilet paper or beer, but my first impulse was to dig more garden and plant what I could at this time of year. That's a bit limited as we creep towards winter, but there is always stuff that will grow. I don't usually bother too much with a winter garden, but this year I'm determined! So I've been digging, weeding fertilizing and mulching - hard yakka - but the exercise is good and productive. I'm making plans for how to enlarge the growing space even more, despite the fact that I only have a smallish suburban back yard.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Here's two days' work, with more to come when I pull out the remains of the spent summer vegetables. The wire cages are to prevent tha blackbirds from scratching out my silverbeet, Japanese spinach and bok choy seedlings. I've also planted broad beans, beetroot and coriander. I'm still getting tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchinis and digging over the patch yielded quite a few escapee spuds.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-26945166852996821642019-12-08T17:19:00.000-08:002019-12-08T17:19:06.630-08:00It's been a long time!<b><i>It's been way too long since I last wrote here on my blog. The noise and shallow chatter of Facebook seems to get in the way of the writing of more considered posts here on my blog. I have therefore resolved to make sure I post at least weekly, as I used to, because I find I can express myself more clearly when I'm not dashing off a quick FB post or reacting to some political rubbish that I probably shouldn't even bother with. It's such a waste of time and effort! Even if nobody ever looks at my posts, I still enjoy blogging.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>At the moment I am in a mad dash to the line to get the last pieces completed for the "IMAGES" exhibition in Hobart (Long Gallery in Salamanca Place) It opens at 8 am on December 19th for any of you based in the South of the state and inclined for an early morning art experience........and CHAMPAGNE!</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-80891211337527625332019-02-08T13:43:00.000-08:002019-02-08T13:43:40.695-08:00Naming A Doll<i><b>Naming a finished doll can be difficult - I seem to run out of names I like, so sometimes I leave the naming to the new owner, as in the case of this recently-completed doll, Claire-Louise. I really like the name and it might have been one I chose myself! This is the first doll for 2019........she is a one-of-a-kind cloth doll. She has a linen fabric body with painted lower limbs and jointed hips. The upper arms are loosely filled and jointed to the body in such a way as to allow a great deal of natural arm positioning. Her legs are firmly stuffed, so she is able to stand easily. The head is also jointed to the shoulder-plate so there is neck mobility. Her wig is wispy-fine blonde Suri alpaca hair, hand-knotted and her clothes are linen, cotton with merino wool yarn for the knits. She has little custom-made leather sandals. I hand-smocked the front of her linen dress.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>When I start a mixed media assemblage piece, I usually start with a rough sketch with just enough information so that I don't lose the idea, because sometimes it takes me a while to get around to actually making it. Here is the sketch for my latest piece: "Artemisia's Chest #2" </b></i></div>
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<i><b>I then start assembling all the pieces I need to make the piece - a combination of found objects and sculpted parts, usually. I play around with these bits and pieces before committing to the final arrangement.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>It is then a process of permanently joining all the parts together into a cohesive whole. Usually, because there is a great disparity between the materials, I use layers of colour to harmonize everything and make it look like it all actually belongs together!</b></i></div>
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<i><b> In this piece, I sculpted one foot, two hands and a head. I made a stiffened felt conical hat and everything else was found: empty silkworm cocoons, fabrics, driftwood, rusted, flattened hose wrapping, a tiny jar, snake bones, a pulley, a box and some plywood.........a whole bunch of very discrete things pulled together into a cohesive whole. I have been fascinated by some of the interesting feedback I have had about this piece - some see it as a statement about lost childhood, which is something that had not entered my mind! Mostly, I work fairly intuitively when I'm making something like this.....I like meaning to be hinted at, but not spelled out. After all, those looking at it have to do SOME work!</b></i></div>
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<i><b>This as-yet nameless doll is nearing completion...........just a few more details to be added over the weekend. She's quite small - around 14" with jointed hips and knees (so she can sit without her legs stick straight out!) I'm planning to make a chair for her. She has loosely attached arms, so they can be placed in any pose and her fingers are wired. There is a lot of blue/green in the painting of her face and this colour has been repeated in the clothing, which is made from a really fine cotton knit fabric which I over-dyed by spraying stains onto the surface through some old lace in a fairly random way. Her hair is made from hand-knotted Suri alpaca - a beautiful lustrous, long fibre......my new favourite!</b></i> </div>
<br />Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-19816924422001969792018-10-24T16:30:00.001-07:002018-10-24T16:30:49.196-07:00The Ancestor Project<i><b>Some years ago, my late husband and I spent an extended time in England and Europe, touching base with our roots, to some extent. During that time we stayed with my aunt in England (Gwen) and my aunt in Germany (Annelotte).........I discovered that both aunts had photographs of my grandparents that had all been taken at around the same time: ca 1917. I made quick little sketches in my travel sketchbook of all four of them for no particular purpose other than that I felt some connection to them. At the time the pictures were taken, they were 18, 17, 16 and 13 years old.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Time rolls on, loved ones die and one starts to think a bit more about mortality and the transience of our time here on earth and where we come from........hence the birth of The Ancestor Project. I resurrected the little pencil portraits (I have to say, they are all good likenesses) to try and do something a little more permanent with them. I enlarged and transferred them onto silk organza and mounted them onto canvas using a special acrylic medium that encases them and preserves them forever. Here are the first two "Ancestor" pieces.: the first is 20" x 20" and the diptych is two small canvases - 6" x 6".</b></i><br />
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<i><b>You'll notice that my English grandfather, Bertram Johnston, is wearing a British soldiers' uniform and my German grandfather, Heinrich Klatt, is wearing a German Red Cross uniform (he had a club foot and couldn't serve as a regular soldier) They were on opposite sides at the Battle of the Somme and I sometimes fantasize about them meeting behind the battle lines. Didn't happen, of course, but I often wonder what would have transpired if they had. I think they were both pacifists and hated war and would probably have got along quite well!</b></i></div>
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<i><b>My English grandmother, Gladys Barnes (far left in the larger piece) was only thirteen at this time. The story goes that just before this picture was taken, she'd cut off her long hair and had got into a lot of trouble! Rosa Mohr was my German grandmother - apparently she had a very sunny disposition. I never got to meet my German grandparents, but when we were growing up, they used to send fabulously exotic Christmas parcels to us that were stitched into linen covers that had to be unpicked.....all sorts of exotic aromas were released when the box finally disgorged its contents.....cigars, marzipan, dark chocolate.......just the thought of those scents evokes feelings of great nostalgia.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> </b></i>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-61527228013980976742018-10-21T21:24:00.001-07:002018-10-21T21:29:27.564-07:00It's Spring!<i><b>Winter is something of a time of torpor for me.......I tend to stay close to the fire and be a bit inward looking. Which might go some way to explaining why I haven't posted here since April! It's not as if we even get particularly severe winters here - in Tasmania, the coldest state in Australia. Our winters are mild by North American or European standards. No snow to speak of, a few frosts, some rain but also lots of sunny days, but still I like to huddle up inside in winter.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Spring has arrived quickly and greenly this year - things are burgeoning in the garden and I feel more inclined to look outwards. Longer days, warm sunshine and life feels good.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>A sweet red-haired girl in a smocked dress and winter woollies:</b></i><br />
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<i><b>And that was about it for winter projects, apart from a few more jobs around the house which you can read about on my home reno blog at<a href="http://www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com.au/"> http://www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com.au</a> </b></i><br />
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<b><i> </i></b>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-61980746977526630322018-03-15T01:18:00.000-07:002018-03-15T01:18:45.505-07:00New Work<b><i>I must apologize for not posting more often.........getting this house and garden licked into shape takes a lot of my time! At the moment I'm repairing and painting the roof while the weather remains warm and fine. I have broken the back of it - should be done in a week or so if the weather stays dry. You can read about it on my other blog: <a href="http://www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com.au/">http://www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com.au </a> </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Here is a selection of work I've completed recently: </i></b><br />
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<b><i> </i></b>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-87502190700539612902018-02-04T16:40:00.001-08:002018-02-04T16:40:25.686-08:00A Few Dolls<i><b>I worked on a few dolls in between summer activities and String Camp.........time always seems more limited in summer!</b></i><br />
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<i><b>And this is "May" a dear little jointed cloth girl (17" tall) dressed in a knitted woollen outfit. She has a hand-knotted lincoln wool wig and custom-made leather shoes. She is currently listed in my Etsy store. <a href="http://www.susiemcmahon.etsy.com/">www.susiemcmahon.etsy.com </a></b></i><br />
<i><b>I'm really looking forward to making more dolls in coming months, in between home renovations, which you can read about on my other blog<a href="http://www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com/"> www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com</a> </b></i>Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-85327932740446925702018-02-04T16:21:00.000-08:002018-02-04T16:21:15.312-08:00New Work and a Successful Exhibition<i><b>While I have been a bit quiet on this blog, I have still been busy making things. I had work in the annual "Images" exhibition in Hobart over the Christmas/New Year break. I usually do quite well in the exhibition, but this time I sold every last piece - that's never happened to me before! Here is some of the work from that exhibition;</b></i><br />
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<br />Susie McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478914042524948807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804468143290338833.post-61054927243724094882017-10-10T00:20:00.000-07:002017-10-10T00:20:19.295-07:00Little Garments<b><i>Before I sent off my Izannah Walker 200th birthday celebration doll to her new owner, I decided to give her a "second skin" body covering, similar to what the originals had. </i></b><br />
<b><i>I think I've worked out why Izannah Walker gave her dolls this second skin - it was to cover up where she'd accidentally splashed paint on the doll's fabric body. Maybe. Or not.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Anyway, that meant I had to undress the doll in order to fit the second skin. That presented an opportunity to take a photo of all the garments the doll is wearing: drawers, petticoat, dress, jacket and bonnet. I'm not counting the boots, because they are sculpted directly onto her feet and are not removable...........she is destined to forever sleeping in her boots!</i></b></div>
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<b><i>When I make a doll like this, the genesis of which is in the "play-doll" form, I make the clothes like miniature versions of full-sized garments, with proper fastenings and closures, so they are easy to remove. </i></b></div>
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