*UPDATE ON Small Stuff 3*

I ADDED THE PICTURE TAKEN BY BEAR AND BIRD GALLERY TO SHOW THE COMPLETED WORK ON THE MOTH QUEEN

to see it larger please visit my flickr page or deviant art page-thanks!

Hi everyone! First off-THERE IS NUDITY HERE!!! so I apologize to those that are offended in any way-that is not my intention. Now, on with the show-Here are some WIP pics of the work for Small Stuff 3. These pictures are just horrible and not accurate in color. I was in such a hurry to turn them in by deadline that I forgot to purchase a new camera to photograph my final work. I will ask Amanda to send me pics when she gets a chance.

What you see here is the nearly completed work to at least give you an idea of my work for this show.

"Death of the Moth Queen"

and "Lamenting the Queen I and II".

Descriptions:

The Moth Queen is approximately 5 inches tall, made of polymer clay over a wire armature and colored with washes of heat set oil paints. Her wings, which are attached to her back, are made of stiffened custom printed fabric, feathers and wire. Her beautiful black hair, that is styled in a multitude of braids around her head, is tibetan lambs wool and fine english viscose. Although not visible in the WIP pictures-She has a pin inserted in her mid section from which a small trace of blood appears to be coming out as well as a trickle of blood on the corners of her mouth and on her back next to her wings where a wire was impaled to keep the Queen in place. She is mounted onto linen cloth with a slight cushion to protect her from damage and framed in an antique brass frame that has been aged. Also a small plaque bears the entomology label with her information.

The other 2 works, Lamenting the Queen I and II, are graphite and just a hint of colored pencil on paper that has been tea stained. They are both set in antique frames that were aged to perfectly coordinate with the Moth Queen.

For those of you that like a little story behind a piece, here goes:

My version of the Moth Queen is based on the actual moth known in many cultures as the "Black Witch Moth" and is believed to be a bad omen. Unfortunately for her she was found moments after her demise just outside of Kensington Gardens in England by an all too eager entomologist that thought she would make a wonderful addition to his collection. When he picked her up to study her wing pattern, to his surprise, he realized what a rare specimen he had in his possession. He took her to his laboratory, penned fastidious notes and measurements for he realized that she had already begun to slowly disintegrate. Upon returning to the spot where he had found her to search for more evidence, he witnessed what appeared to be 2 small creatures resembling young women weeping. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and when he looked again they were gone.

I hope you enjoyed the preview and the story .

P.S. Now that I have Margaret Sweet and Dolly Boo back and I will be posting them on ETSY this weekend.

Thanks for visiting-Rosanna

Hi everyone and thanks for visiting my blog!! 

I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween or Harvest Day. 

A big THANK YOU!!! to those of you that have visited Bear and Bird Gallery for the Candy Apples and Razor Blades show, there is still time until mid-November to see all ofthe great artists that participated or to purchase a piece of art. 

I have been working on my new pieces for the Small Stuff 3 show coming up in November 22, I will post them next week after I hand them over to the gallery. 

In the meantime here are a few pics of my face ups done on my Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD's). The large one is a Bobobie Sprite in white and the small one is a planet doll Tara in white.

They were done in a big hurry (about 45 minutes!)because I just couldn't wait to see what they looked like behind all of that white resin. I made the Tara wig out of mohair but I need to fix it and style it better. As soon as I sew them some outfits and get them entirely blushed i will take some final shots and post them.

If you want to see them full size, check out my flickr account

Bye for now!

Rosanna

Margaret Sweet and Dolly Boo!

Here are the final pictures of my Halloween artdoll  Margaret Sweet and her little Dolly Boo.

Margaret and Boo are now safe and sound at Bear and Bird Gallery awaiting their show dates.

So I think its okay to show her pictures now.

 

Margaret is one of my Creepy Cuties  and is a OOAK (0ne of a kind) original artdoll hand sculpted by me, Rosanna Pereyra, with no molds ever used or taken of her. 

She is approximately 6 inches tall and her little Dolly Boo is about 1 and 1/2 inches tall. They are both sculpted from polymer clay and both have hand painted glass eyes. 

Margaret's hair is made of mohair that I have dyed orange. All of my dolls are dressed in a mix of new, vintage and antique fabrics(in this case a hanky and a leather opera glove) from the early 1900's. Her shoes are leather. Her Candy Apple is sculpted and has tiny "razor blades" inside.

She comes with a wooden coffin that I have distressed and painted to look old with a sculpted skelly face and some paper roses. 

She can be purchased at Bear and Bird Gallery during the show dates or through me after the show ends. 

Thank You-

Rosanna

My Halloween Creepy Cutie "Poor Little Margaret"

Hi AGAIN!

 

Here are the WIP's I mentioned yesterday of my sad little clown Margaret. 

She is a Creepy Cutie which is a nice or mild way of saying she has passed on. My Creepy Cuties have a more exaggerated style which gives me an opportunity to express a less serious side of my art(very liberating). This was one of the inspiration photos behind the little clown doll and of course the name of the art show was the driving force for the whole idea.

 

I will post some more WIP pics of Poor Little Margaret tomorrow and this weekend I will post the finished doll. Come back soon!!

-Rosanna

A gift from Castle in the Air

Hi everyone! 

I have been busy finishing my Creepy Cutie Halloween piece for the 

Candy Apples & Razor Blades show at Bear and Bird Gallery.  I will put up the progress photos this week for those of you that like to see that and the finished photo this weekend. 

I wanted to take a moment to say a big THANK YOU to Karima Cammell over at 

Castle in the Air for  sending me this beautiful badge!!

We have been chatting ever since we met through the OWOH event. Her wonderful shop sells all kinds of amazing things and they have classes taught by such creative greats as Ulla Milbrath! 

Karima has been practicing her doll making and is fast improving. I am sure one of these days we will come up with something so we can teach a class together.

Thank You again Karima!!

-Rosanna

YAY SCHOOL!!! I will now be a bizzzy bee!

The kids are back in school after a great summer and I am so glad that September is fast approaching!! Fall is my favorite time of year-the colors, the HOLIDAYS, the fashions and all. I didn't work much on the artdolls over the summer because of the sweltering heat but hopefully September will begin a much needed cooling down to maybe the low 90's or high 80's.

I can't wait to get busy on my art again!

I have been invited to participate in some art shows, which I am thrilled and honored to do, there is a halloween one and a small artwork show. I will be sharing the details and the work in stages but not the final product until the show dates. 

A SHOUT OUT!!! 

Congrats to my friend Diane Keeler, her beautiful doll is on the cover of an Art doll magazine.

She makes the most amazing dolls, her flappers from the 20's are without a doubt the best that I have ever seen.  Check out her site on my favorites if you are not familiar with her work as well as Dollery.com. 

Sorry I didn't post any artwork this time I just wanted to blog something before another day passed me by. 

My best to all,

    Rosanna

My new stash!

I just love Antique shows! Check out the stash I acquired this weekend, I'm in steampunk heaven!! I use these for jewelry that I wear, but if I make extras I will put them up for sale. 

Sorry I haven't listed anything on Etsy- I am sold out right now and the 5 figures I am working on are for a show.  It is very hard for me to sculpt in this hot and humid weather so I work very slow in summer. But I will have some things up as soon as I get a chance.

Rosanna