WITCH CRAFTS

WITCH CRAFTS

Monday, June 25, 2012

MERMAID CLASS

I WANTED TO SHARE THE MERMAID DOLLS MY STUDENTS MADE DURING THE CREATIONS-IN-FIBER CONFERENCE.

MOST OF THESE DOLLS WERE MADE TO HANG ON THE WALL, SO THEY LOOK A BIT ODD LYING ON A TABLE.

(MY APOLOGISES TO THE LADIES I DIDN'T GET A DOLL PHOTO -- PLEASE SEND ME A PHOTO SO I CAN POST IT)









I AM SO PROUD OF ALL YOU LADIES-- EVERYONE IS SO CREATIVE & TALENTED! I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER GROUP OF STUDENTS.

Monday, June 11, 2012

SHOW GIRL

JUST FINISHED THIS "SHOWGIRL" DOLL. IT'S A COMMISSIONED PIECE FOR A FRIEND OF MINE (WHO HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 YEARS!!! -- SO SORRY NANCY!)



IT DIDN'T REALLY TAKE ME TWO YEARS TO MAKE HER, -- IT JUST TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO FIND THE TIME TO MAKE HER!

SO, I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO THE "CIFI" CONVENTION, AND HAVE THESE DOLLS SITTING ON MY TABLE, READY TO BE PACKED. ---- WHAT AN ECLECTIC GROUPING THEY MAKE!

Friday, June 8, 2012

SEA HAG FINISHED

RACING TOWARDS A DEADLINE, I GOT THE "SEA HAG" PRETTY MUCH FINISHED. THERE'S LOTS MORE I'D LIKE TO ADD, BUT WILL DO THAT LATER, IF TIME PERMITS.

HERE'S THE FINISHED COAT. IT'S MADE OF SEVERAL LAYERS OF SHEER METALLIC FABRICS, NETTING AND LACES, WITH AN OLIVE SCRIM FABRIC OVER EVERYTHING (PLUS, "TENDRILS" OF SCRIM HANGING ALL OVER.)


IF I HAVE TIME, I'LL GO BACK AND "DIRTY" IT UP & AGE IT A BIT. (MUCH TO CLEAN FOR AN OLD HAG!)

HERE SHE IS, ALL DRESSED:



YES, I KNOW, --- SHE LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE OLD CRONE FROM DISNEY'S "SNOW WHITE" (ALL SHE NEEDS IS A POISON APPLE). BUT-- THAT WAS NOT MY INTENTION. OH WELL........

SHE'S NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED. I STILL HAVE TO ADD LOTS OF "WITCH-ERY" THINGS HANGING HERE AND THERE. SHE NEEDS SOME PENDANTS, AND SOME POTIONS HANGING FROM HER BELT. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO ADD SOME SEA SHELLS AND HANG BITS OF SEA WEED ALL OVER HER -- TO DISTINGUISH HER AS A "SEA HAG", RATHER THAN YOUR AVERAGE FOREST CRONE/WITCH

Thursday, June 7, 2012

SEA HAG FOR CIFI

I'M FINISHING A NEW DOLL FOR THE "CREATIONS IN FIBER, INC" (CIFI) DOLL CONFERENCE THIS MONTH IN NEW MEXICO. THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS "UNDER THE SEA". I'LL BE TEACHING A MERMAID DOLL, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THE DOLL DISPLAY.

THIS IS THE "SEA HAG" IN HER ROUGH BEGINNINGS. INSTEAD OF MAKING A FULL CLOTH BODY, I DID A SIMPLE WIRE ARMATURE WRAPPED IN BATTING & FABRIC. (I'M WORKING FAST, AND THE BODY WON'T SHOW UNDER HER LARGE COSTUME OF DRAPED FABRICS).

THE HEAD IS SCULPTED OF PAPER CLAY (WITH DOLL EYES), WHILE THE HANDS ARE STITCHED IN FABRIC & STUFFED.

HERE'S ANOTHER WORK-IN-PROGRESS PHOTO. THE HEAD & HANDS ARE PAINTED, HER WOOL HAIR IS GLUED ON, AND HER UNDER-TUNIC IS PUT TOGETHER.



THE WALKING STICK IS A PIECE OF WIRE WRAPPED IN ALUMINUM FOIL WITH PAPER CLAY.