A Little Christmas.....

 

 Here's a little Christmassy "Sukeshi" doll I made for an online show and sale.........you can get details from this blog: http://www.artistsofhandmade.blogspot.com   This is "Snowbird".
 

                                          
And here's a little boy "Pensive Child" that I am working on. I was painting him as news from the dreadful events in Paris was filtering through - I've called him "Etienne".
                                    

Ta Daaah!

Four completed "Sukeshi" dolls ready for the store!

It's getting to be that time..........

Trying to engender a bit of Christmassy feeling (bit over a month to go!). This is the first of a few.

Also completed this 13" doll......keeping busy trying to get pre-Christmas orders done in time.

A Mixed Bag

Here are a couple of "Sukeshi" dolls I made as a special order:

And shaping the head of the knitted rabbit I made last week made me think it would be possible to quite easily knit a sphere and make a soft ball.......wonderful baby toy! Here are two I made very quickly on four needles - it worked a treat. One is very fluffy and the other has two bells inside, so it tinkles sofly when rolled, shaken or thrown.

The Valentine's Day Love Carrot and other Miscellany

There is love even in Carrot World - look at these inseparably entwined in-love carrots we uprooted today - couldn't bear to separate them, chop them up and eat them!

I sometimes get asked to do some unusual/interesting things - these past few days I have been repairing the concrete eagle sculpture that is the emblem of the school I worked at until recently - it was badly vandalised during the holidays. Concrete is a difficult sculpting medium, but I managed to restore him to something approaching his former glory. This is the second time I have done this job - don't you just LOVE vandals! Here are a few before and after shots.

And lookee here! My Sukeshi dolls were featured in Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine in the MuseFlash section.

Whew!!

Well...........It's done and dusted for another year - we had a family gathering for Christmas here in my studio, which cleans up reasonably well to be used as a dining hall for a crowd. Here they all are - sans moi - I took the picture. It's taken me a full day to recover, but as I write this I'm starting to feel human again!

And now I can post a picture of this very pink trio, which was made as a special Christmas order, so I had to keep it under wraps! Pink is not really a colour I use much at all, but I had lots of fun making these.

OK.........nose back to the grindstone today - I had lots of orders that came in just before Christmas, so I need to get them ready to post.

Hope you all had a safe and wonderful Christmas with family and friends!

I'm looking forward to sharing more of my world with you in 2012.

Time Warp @ Artisan and a Little Christmas Cheer

Last Sunday saw the opening of a new exhibition at Artisan Gallery at Robigana celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the gallery and ceramic studio in a converted apple shed. It's hard to believe the gallery has been open that long, but all credit to Rudolf and Lisa for making it such a success! As one of the early exhibitors at the gallery, I was invited to put some pieces into the exhibition. I managed three. The show is up until mid-December, so if you are local, you might like to pop in and have a look - there is some fine work there - you won't be disappointed!

And entering into the spirit of the season, here is a very Christmassy "Sukeshi" doll that I have just made.

*Pssst! I know I said I was announcing a new giveaway this week - can you wait a few more days?

A Special Little Something

Here's a special order "Sukeshi" doll made for a customer who is a cat-lover (could you have guessed?) She wanted cat ears, slanted eyes and some cats painted onto the doll - there are three, but one is almost invisible on the right. I also gave her a fishy feline fetish around her neck.
Hope it fits the bill!