Showing posts with label dolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dolls. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

A Few Dolls

I worked on a few dolls in between summer activities and String Camp.........time always seems more limited in summer!



This is "Ettie Craig"  - a doll in classic Izannah Walker style made as a special order.



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. www.susiemcmahon.etsy.com  
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 www.fourteenstepstothebluedoor.blogspot.com

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Summer Days.........

It's the height of summer here - gloriously sunny days and the garden producing copiously. I've just had an intensive week of string music playing at our annual summer string camp by the sea at Ulverstone...........a very busy week - takes a few days to recover properly! But what a blast! I found I'd been placed in the "top" orchestra, which I was a bit apprehensive about, but luckily, I found most of the music quite manageable..........I think they eased back a little on the difficulty compared to last year. Learned heaps.
I did manage to get a bit of my own work done while I was there: I finished this small doll, complete with a little horn (appropriately) 




I also got this new head sculpted - it now needs drying off so that I can do the refining work, before I make a few decisions about how to complete it.


And finally, I made a Sukeshi doll for my violin teacher - it's her birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday, Margaret!


So, it's into the studio for me tomorrow and nose back to the grindstone!



Thursday, June 5, 2008

Fabulous News!




















I am proud to announce that my 'Redivivus' entry won the Inaugural Bricolage Design Prize announced on June 5th (World Environment Day). I was thrilled with the win, and was able to share my elation with all four of my grandchildren who were there with me, along with Anna, my son's gorgeous partner. The information about the dolls I made as my entry can be found elsewhere on this page.

My grandchildren, Rhiannon, Leila, Laurence and Xavier pose with the dolls

Lisa Singh has just presented me with the award.
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