Introducing Mary
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 5:11 pmSome of you know that I did the book "Resin Life: Snapshots of Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls", but what you may not realize is that in Real Life, most of the people I come in contact with about the book are NOT familiar with these dolls, have no idea what they are about, etc. They always ask "So do you make these dolls?" even though it CLEARLY says in the beginning what these dolls are about. I have given lectures, slide shows, and also had an exhibit of my photos, and people "Outside the Hobby" have kind of a hard time grasping it.
So I decided to make my own doll and that way sidestep the first question. Later I will post progress photos of how this all developed. It took me about four months to just make the HEAD!!! So i decided for the time being to put her on a store-bought body. I have many different brands of bodies, and I find that Angel of Dream bodies post really well.
After making the head in LaDoll airdry clay, I had a plaster copy made (long story, not what I wanted). I refined that a bit more, then shipped it off to Gerald, Zirconmermaid's husband (and maker of the kitty cat ears). He made me two copies- one to put on now, and another one to keep refining. I spent a couple of days sanding, and then did a fast (and kind of craptastic) face-up. It was a bit early, but I was so excited to get the actual resin head I couldn't wait. I will probably wipe this face-up, sand more, and then redo it.
Anyway- here is Mary, named that because when I was a little girl, every doll I owned was named Mary. The light wasn't great and my battery was dying, so these are really fast shots.
So I decided to make my own doll and that way sidestep the first question. Later I will post progress photos of how this all developed. It took me about four months to just make the HEAD!!! So i decided for the time being to put her on a store-bought body. I have many different brands of bodies, and I find that Angel of Dream bodies post really well.
After making the head in LaDoll airdry clay, I had a plaster copy made (long story, not what I wanted). I refined that a bit more, then shipped it off to Gerald, Zirconmermaid's husband (and maker of the kitty cat ears). He made me two copies- one to put on now, and another one to keep refining. I spent a couple of days sanding, and then did a fast (and kind of craptastic) face-up. It was a bit early, but I was so excited to get the actual resin head I couldn't wait. I will probably wipe this face-up, sand more, and then redo it.
Anyway- here is Mary, named that because when I was a little girl, every doll I owned was named Mary. The light wasn't great and my battery was dying, so these are really fast shots.
