Classic Cloth Dolls
I have discovered a new (to me) art. Journaling. I will call mine art journaling but many call it junk journaling. I will be using some repurposed things . I have made a space in my sewing/painting room for this. I will share, what I create, as I go along.
Because I had 2 round heads made I decided to make a couple of fall dolls. Fun to do. Hats made from a tattered old quilt.
I usually make a new sweet witch doll after the 4th of july.
This year I saw This web site https://thehalseyhomestead.com/.
She has really fun things done with old quilts, feed sacks, and vintage fabrics. She had large witch hats and I thought instead of making more dolls I will just make hats for dolls I made this past years. Here they are. Fun to do. I made 6 with hats.
She is done. This is the doll I was working on in the previous post.I think I will call her Marian Joyce. She is another doll made using my MJ pattern. All those dolls have M and J names. Finished March 9th 2024. Her white dress was from curtains from my mothers kitchen in the 1980's. Fabric faded but the bow pattern in the fabric didn't. I always knew I would find a use for it someday.
I have had a couple of false starts with her.
First off I forgot to do the messy mix on her and had done a acrylic base flesh color
So I did the messy mix and it did not make her head as firm as I wanted so I put a layer of rigid wrap on her head.
Basically I was starting over.
I then added a layer of modeling paste over the rigid wrap. That was put on with a paint brush then smoothed, and sanded.
Next I painted a base coat of oil paint.
The process was not my normal way but worked out ok.
Her head was not as smooth as I like but I am satisfied with her now that her face is painted on.
I had made her arms but find I do not like the hands on this pair of arms so I will remake them soon.
