A new adaptation of my Dream Star pattern. My daughter, who made the face, says she should be called a Star Fish Doll.

I didn't like the eyelashes on Miss Tick, so I fixed her.

It's not so much that I haven't been making, it's that I haven't been keeping a very good record or making posts. As you see in the last post I did finish a doll over several days, with all the steps that entails. Here's what else I've been doing. I've been painting doll faces, and repairing some problems... Beading dolls... Finishing a commission... which includes yesterday making a bunch of charms from polymer clay. Today I'll be gilding and ageing these charms to be old gold, and adding the beads and wire to make some of them into the final touches for the commission. Also I'll be adding her hair. She will be delivered this afternoon. Then it's back to Miss Tick and Elphaba. The other things I've been doing are making lots of posts on my other Doll blog, and our taxes.

My most recent Dream Star doll, on it's way to Etsy.

I am thrilled to announce that the two dolls I entered in the Denver Doll Artisans Art Nouveau doll contest have both come home with Blue First Place Ribbons for general artistry. I'm very happy to have been recognized and really enjoyed making dolls to a theme. These were inspired by the designs of Erte. It is very encouraging, especially as at this time I am working on two commissions, a contribution to a group exhibition and the Hoffmann Challenge for this year. I'm not putting these on to Etsy just now, but I will entertain purchase inquiries if you want to email me - dezignarob@gmail.com

Miss Tick doll head with her face up painted - I used Caran Dache water color crayons, a little bit of Rose Art colored pencils and an ultra fine point Sharpie. She'll be sealed tomorrow.