No such thing as rest for an obsessed doll maker, there is always so much stitching to be done, so many creatures to be made, so much lace to be used, and so many wings to be sculpted.. Yes, I am working on a new collection of dolls and this is the first piece in the making! A girl holding a hummingbird made entirely of fabric, his wings needle sculpted and his body painted with pale blue and green. As I was listening to the beautiful and serene music of Hildegard von Bingen, I came up with this creation. She…
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The Imaginarium
Woohoo! I just delivered my first proper collection of pieces to the most magical shop in the land! Over the moon to be part of the creation that is The Imaginarium in York. The pieces will be available there from mid October. More pictures and updates soon. Thank you Warren, Marcus and Finn for such a warm welcome (and a fine selection of Yorkshire fairy tale soap!!)
Lovely Ladies
The Ghost of Jane Eyre and Mother Melancholia having a lovely afternoon together
A dreamy lady in the making
Today I am working on this textile art doll lady with my new doll’s head technique I think she looks rather dreamy..
Working on …
Today I am working on one of the final pieces for the ever so secret collection which will be released in October in a someplace special! I can’t wait to share with you the new dolls I have created for this, but will have to be a little patient still In the mean time I will be posting little sneak peaks of their progress though
Detail of a new piece
Here’s a detail of a new piece, which I unfortunately cannot share with you entirely just yet, as it’s part of a collection I am making for a someplace, somewhere, to be released in October! But I couldn’t keep this little sneak peak from you guys …
Svanhild
This magical swan creature is called Svanhild She is a ooak art doll / softsculpture and she is available in my shop
Lovisa the Harpy
Harpies are birds with human faces originating in Greek mythology This here doll is called Lovisa the Harpy, she holds her burning heart safe between her wings Lovisa is available in my shop
Talula – Guardian Witch doll
This is ‘Talula’ my very own Guardian Witch doll I sew her by hand using beautiful old materials gathered over the past years Inside her body I hid some musky incense and a small pouch filled with dried sage (for protection) is hung around her neck Talula is a doll I made for myself and is not for sale I will be taking commissions for dolls like her (Guardian Witch Dolls) made with the client in mind, adding personal belongings supplied by you, inducing the doll with magical powers for protection and guidance! See my shop for more details
summer studio Friesland
This is the PANTOVOLA studio for the summer In the roof of a farm, overlooking the far stretching potato fields of Friesland (The Netherlands) I will be spending my summer creating my dolls, puppets and creatures for PANTOVOLA
