Papier Mache Doll

Our groups been working on a papier mache doll for months now. It is a long arduous process and not for the meek. A few times, I felt like giving up a long the way, thinking I'd never get it finished... but finally I've got mine all costumed and ready for her debut.
Meet Zoya.

More Progress on the doll... Costuming begins

Well, she's finally all together, head, hands, feet, body...sanded... endlessly... gesso applied and sanded, and gessoed and sanded... I said endlessly right? and finally painted. Now my favourite part! Costuming. She still has a long way to go. More beading, a skirt, a flounce or two and a hat... no hair I think... we'll see...
Nancy Perennec
littlebitwired.etsy.com

The Papier Maché Project

We've all been working for months on a Papier Maché technique with Lydia and have been have a whole lot of fun.
I must admit for me it has been a real struggle waiting so long to get her finished. This technique is not for the impatient get-to-the-end doll maker like me but I must admit that I've learned alot, and it's been a wonderful project.
Thanks Lydia for sharing!!

Here's my dolls' progress!
Nancy
www.littlebitwired.etsy.com
http://littlebitwired.blogspots.com

Some Upcoming Doll Shows in Ontario

Apr 19 2009

Mississauga, ON

The Toronto Toy, Train & Doll Collectors' Show at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd. 10am-4pm. Canada's largest spring show featuring only toys, dolls, trains, operating train layouts, memorabilia. Info- Doug Jarvis, 905-945-2775

Apr 26 2009

Thornhill, ON

The Toronto Doll Show at the Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Avenue at John St.(north of the 401-south of 407) 100 selected dealers from Canada & USA. Antique collectible & vintage dolls, original dolls, original art dolls, clothes and accessories, books, fabric and patterns and much more. 10am-5pm. Admission $8, free parking. show info 416 221 3093. Dealer info. 905 893 1295 www.tlcdollshop.com

I have not attended any of these shows before. Just thought that I would share.

New Wendy Froud Sculpting Video

Last year I ordered Wendy Froud's Creating a Faery Figure from the World of Froud's Goblin market. I went back to visit a few days ago to see what was new and found that she has a new sculpting video out. This one on Characters.



Creating a Character Figure
with Wendy Froud
$45.00
In this two-disc DVD workshop, renowned artist Wendy Froud explains and demonstrates how to create a character figure of your own design. Wendy reveals her process in step-by-step detail, beginning with a discussion of how to use reference to inspire the look and feel of your designs. She sculpts three different character heads, covering a variety of techniques for giving personality to your figure including facial expressions, wrinkles and lines. After painting each head and discussing ways to add skin detail such as age spots, she chooses one head to turn into a full character. Wendy then covers sculpting hands and feet, fabricating the body and costuming the character complete with boots, hat and staff. This DVD is meant to follow Wendy’s first DVD Creating a Faery Figure and focuses on character sculpting and costuming without the same emphasis given to body fabricating.

Topics Covered:
Using Reference
Making an armature
sculpting the head
Sculpting wrinkles and lines
Painting Face details
applying hair
Fabricating the body
Costuming
finishing the figure

DVD's will ship on or before January 12.
Click here to check it out. Wendy Froud Video

September Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

September 2008 Meeting

Wow, once again Lydia (our founding member of our guild) has done it once again and taught us how to make needle felted lambs with a new technique that she developed during our summer break. She is always thinking of how do make new items for our dolls. This was so easy that one lady finished her lamb in class.

A few other ladies also did some felting over the summer but with knitting needles. Sample pieces were made first in order to make sure that the items to be felted did felt after the washing and drying process. This is a step that sometimes gets over looked and is critical in making sure that all the hard work that you have done is for not.

Our next class will be on finishing the lambs and talking about the Creative Sewing and Needlecraft Fair.

September 7,2008

Etobicoke Fall Fair

The South Etobicoke Doll Artist Guild (SEDAG) recently had a table at their community's Fall Fair.

In spite of a rainy start to the day the event was a tremendous success. Day and evening club members Lise St. Germain, Eileen Ross set up the clubs display dolls, demonstrated a few simple techniques and talked to visitors both young and old about the wonderful world of doll making and the clubs monthly meetings.


The club also has recently set up a group on Yahoo at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthEtobicokeDollArtists