tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17860720863872751992024-03-05T01:37:22.419-08:00Ms. Fancy Pants Creations**DOLL ALCHEMY** Diary of a Doll ArtistMsfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-37299197787274427182017-06-19T11:11:00.002-07:002017-06-20T07:09:34.621-07:00My Doll Show Experience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year, I made the decision to participate in the Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Artist Convention. The experience was amazing. I got to meet some really great collectors and some really talented Artist. I had the pleasure of meeting a very talented, kind, and personable artist named Joe MacPhale at the show. I really wanted to share with you my video of Joe MacPhale's BJD dolls that blink... yes they blink!!! The amazing dolls are poseable as well. I was so astounded by the mechanical mind of Joe MacPhale's mind. If you get a chance, check out his dolls on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joe.macphale or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joe_macphale. Please check out his website at <a class="_56pjv" href="http://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientwhispers3.com%2F&e=ATMovAxqSLZtslD5G3s2YmLwIIzzwIw9YR30A-Kdr3hilznEJMmmTeXEIvYwBSHthlzA0RA" rel="nofollow me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #003569;">www.ancientwhispers3.com</span></b></a>. Each one of his dolls have such intricate pieces and every doll is a piece of Art!!!<br />
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Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-8163690336390951292016-03-30T08:34:00.000-07:002016-03-30T08:34:52.542-07:00Armature ProcessGetting Ready for the Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Weekend in Philadelphia. I have been experimenting with a new Armature. I probably shouldn't be experimenting before this show but it is helping me to be a better artist. I am experiencing the stretching in me as an artist and it's making me learn what works for me and what does not. I have been doing a lot of research and came up with my own way of mapping out the skeletal system in this armature. I know it doesn't need to be this complicated but I find it useful in helping me map out the skeletal form. Here are a few images of my process.<br />
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I started with a sketch of my doll and worked on making a jig, I decided to make only one side on the board. I just did my left side and then right side. The bodice I just folded the galvanized wiring in half.<br />
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After the jig, I joined the armature together with white floral tape at the spine first and then attached the bodice. I filled in the rib cage cavity and the legs with aluminum foil. <br />
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Happy Sculpting!!!Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-38421292294017185472016-02-25T10:35:00.001-08:002016-02-25T10:44:09.162-08:00Being Brave!!!2016 rang in with me wanting to be braver than ever before as an artist. I want to share with you my journey getting ready for the Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Weekend Event hosted by the Quinlan Museum at the Clarion Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa. This will be my very first show ever, so I am very nervous and anxious. <br />
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Let me tell you about this event, I attend every year as a gawker (lol) just to see the amazing Doll artist and their amazing work. I always come away from the show INSPIRED!!! To see some of the detail these artist put into their creations is just so inspiring. It makes you want to go home and create!!!This event offers collectors and artist Doll and Teddy Bear Making workshops, Gallery showings, a Market Place, raffles as well banquets. Like I said it's an amazing event. It's a 3 day event and I hear it's a unique experience. <br />
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I would attend on the day this event was open to the public for artist to sell their Art Dolls or Teddy Bears. I would always look forward to attending because I got to see the creations of other Doll/Teddy Bear Artist up close. I also got to speak with fellow artist who are always so generous with their knowledge. It is an excellent show, Susan and Terry Quinlan do a wonderful job of hosting it. I was always encouraged by fellow artist to participate but my response usually was "Maybe next year I will do it" which turned into a long explanation why I couldn't find the time. Whether it be financial or personal reasons, something would always come up. But this year I decided that I would do what was necessary to attend. So here I am trying to gather myself to embark on a new journey. Come along with me as I chronicle my journey.<br />
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To find out more about this Amazing event here is the link to the Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Weekend Event <a href="http://www.quinlanmuseum.com/convention.html">http://www.quinlanmuseum.com/convention.html</a>.<br />
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To be continued!!Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-24335913364690152082014-08-30T11:34:00.001-07:002014-11-30T05:30:29.461-08:00Finished Finally!!I finally finished the painting of La Virgen de Alta Gracia (Our Lady of High Grace) on August 2nd which coincidentally is the feast of La Virgen del Los Angeles (Our Lady of the Angels). Any one who knows me, knows I have an affinity for Angels and the Virgen Mary, so when I finished on the feast of Our Lady of the Angels, I felt a little awestruck. Here are some images of the final painting!!<br />
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Painting on fabric was new for me and a learning experience. So I thought I'd share what I learned from painting on fabric and what I would have done differently. Next time, Before I started painting, I would have prepped the fabric with gesso and textile medium to make the blending of the paints easier. I also would have used a little bit of gesso with sealer on the back of the fabric for laundering purposes before painting. I also wouldn't use any metallic paints and definitely no glitter paint because when u iron to set in the acrylic paints, the metallic paints tend to melt and peel up. I also pre-washed the fabric to take out the sizing that most fabrics have. I used natural fiber fabrics to paint on only. I used a Teflon sheet on the painting while ironing to set in the Acrylic paints. I used a Non-yellowing acrylic sealer after heat setting the paints. I waited 24 hours after painting before ironing and sealing.<br />
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Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-48884960906088207842014-07-08T13:18:00.000-07:002014-11-30T05:31:26.745-08:00Art as PrayerHere are some more WIP Progress pictures of the Virgen de la Alta Gracia. As I paint or sculpt, sometimes I feel that I am being guided by something bigger than I am. As I am painting this particular image, I look forward to sitting at my easel. Seeing the beauty of it all coming slowly together with each brush stroke I can feel a peace that comes into my heart. I almost feel like something heavenly takes hold of my hands and guides me to the right angle or right stroke or right color. Before I know it, I am feeling euphoric and peace-filled. I guess what I am trying to say, is that for me Art is like praying. It fills me when I am empty.<br />
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<em>The crown is one of my favorite parts of the image!!</em></div>
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Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-26877696849693394802014-06-26T12:13:00.001-07:002014-06-26T12:17:56.744-07:00LA VIRGEN DE ALTA GRACIA PROGRESSForward with the painting of the Virgin of High Grace, I have a lot of tiny details to still accomplish. So here are some quick pics of the process, I must say that painting on fabric is definitely different. It is a little more difficult to blend the paints together, even with a floating medium. The fabric has some ripples still but I'll iron them out after I finish it. I have to iron it anyway to heat set the acrylic paints anyway.<br />
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<em>Started the cape but needs to be darker</em></div>
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<em>Shaded and deepened the cape</em></div>
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<em>Working on the hair</em></div>
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<em>Image is washed out from the camera :o(</em></div>
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<em>Natural lighting not any better!!! ha ha ha!</em></div>
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<em>Stay tuned for more images of my progress!!!</em> <em> @(^_^)@</em></div>
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Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-36844108855229699072014-06-16T12:58:00.000-07:002014-07-14T11:19:17.746-07:00Virgen de la Alta Gracia PaintingMy art has been a long love of mine but with work and family, I seldom get a chance to do it. So I thought I'd post some of the images of my new project. I am painting on fabric, Our <em><strong>Lady</strong></em> of <em><strong>High Grace which is the patron virgin </strong></em>of the Dominican Republic (La Virgen de la AltaGracia). The country's official patron saint and Queen Protector of the heart of Dominicans. It will be a gift for our departing Franciscan Priest. It will be sewn onto his priestly robes, I am only hand-painting the image.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>This is an image of the original painting which is said to have been painted in the late 15th century in Spain. It was mysteriously delivered by a shrouded old man who dropped the painting and disappeared.</em> <em>This portrait of the Virgin Mary in a Nativity scene is also in cloth. </em></span></div>
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I usually don't do commissions because I usually like to choose subjects that inspire me. I chose to do this painting because it was a gift for our departing parish priest.<br />
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So I am starting with my rough sketch first, then I am transferring it onto fabric. Before I trace my sketch onto my fabric I sprayed a fixative on my sketch so that the graphite from the pencil didn't transfer to the fabric. WIP images of the process.<br />
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<br />Msfancypantscreation.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522359653024229813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786072086387275199.post-69727541707815907672013-03-30T14:41:00.001-07:002013-03-31T20:11:47.632-07:00My Sewing Swap DollEvery Christmas, me and a bunch of talented women from our cloth doll club (The Garden State Artisans Cloth Doll Club) get together and either we swap a doll or exchange a handmade item for Christmas. This year, it was a sewing theme swap, so I thought I'd make a Needle Case with a Doll's face as the cover. So, I thought I'd share my handmade needle case doll. I usually make pretty dolls but this year I wanted to do something different. I guess my style is changing or I may be evolving into a new style. I like diversity, anything from Pretty to Creepy to Gothic. I know it's an artist thing, we never can settle for one type of art. That's what makes Doll Making soooo Fun!!! Here's how I started my process.... First, I started with a sketch and then made a template the size I wanted, this ensures that the doll is scaled appropriately. Second, I made a foil armature to save on the amount of clay I use and then wrapped it with floral tape. Third, I made the eyes out of Fimo Polymer Clay in white and translucent. I avoid using a straight pure white clay because it's too stark for an eyeball. Fourth, I then used Prosculpt Polymer Clay and Acrylic paints for the face. Lastly, for the hair, I used multiple hair extensions. A lot of my dolls have this hair because I like the silky look. I'll try just about any type of product to get the end result...lol. I named her Angelia. Eventually, Heather, my friend, received the doll I made. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left is my Armature after it was wrapped in floral tape and beside it is the armature covered in Prosculpt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am not a portrait artist but i think i came pretty close with this sculpt...LOL!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Angelia with her extensions... I definitely think she looks creepy in this photo...hehehe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She looks like Rapunzel with the long Braid... hahaha</td></tr>
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