ETSY SHOP NOW OPEN!!

MY ETSY SHOP IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!

I have had many requests for my fairy/pixie babies but until now you could only

purchase them at benefit auctions or win one as a gift.

I am happy to announce that I will be offering them and accepting commissions

for them on my ETSY STORE!

The first one has been reserved by Rosa and she has requested similar colors to a

previous one I made.

One of a kind fairy/pixie babies.

They are approx. 5.5 inch tall. The head is hand sculpted from a blend of polymer clays then baked over an armature. It is then painted with oil paints and acrylic washes to give it a natural muddied baby skin tone. Hand dyed tibetan lambs wool is then applied lock by lock for the hair. The body is soft cotton that has been weighted and swathed in different layers of cotton and gauze that I have hand dyed.

The doll is not removable from the blanket.

It can be displayed as is or hung from its cord from a hook or a little branch.

It will arrive with an adorable one of a kind certificate as well.

***If you contact me you can customize your fairy/pixie babies

hair color : white,blonde, brown, red and black

Freckles or none

Flowers and crystals will be added onto the side of the head for little girls upon request.

I cannot reproduce my dolls but I can make a similar color combo.

They make great gifts for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, baby showers, and

any time you want to give a unique handmade gift.

I hope you visit my shop soon

kindest regards,

Rosanna

HAPPY SOON TO BE 2012!!

WOW, another year has come and gone. 2012 is only a few days away and I hope all of you are enjoying this time of year.

Here in Florida we have had 80 degree weather every day with high humidity EXCEPT FOR TODAY!!! Our first"cold front" for the season, finally it's in the seventies and the humidity is lower than usual. I LOVE IT! wish it could be like this all year along.

Here is my piece for the ADO quarterly challenge, going GOTH!

She's a little goth girl that wants to make you smile by offering you her little purple bouquet. Her armature is wire and aluminum foil under stuffed and weighted cloth body with sculpted head, hands and boots.

She is 7.25 inches tall from her headpiece down to her sculpted boots. She is made of a blend of polymer clays then cured. Her make up is softly gothic washed and painted in heat set oils and acrylics. Her eyes are white jade that has been painted and varnished and given a smeared eyeliner look.

She is wigged in fine red mohair and given a sweet innocent little bob to accentuate her little chubby cheeks. She has freckles on her face and her chubby hands.Her little costume is all hand made in silks, tulle, netting, cotton and vintage laces. She wears striped black and cream stockings as well as the sleeves under her dress.

I wish you all the best for this coming 2012

Have a safe and wonderful New Year!!

p.s. I will be having a small GIVEAWAY for my followers in January

and I am putting the finishing touches on

a PDF CLASS so visit me soon!!

Best Wishes,

Rosanna

Tragic Ending Theme

Here's a small piece I just made for the Tragic Ending Challenge.

It is Ariel, the Little Mermaid, turning to foam.

I always thought it was such a sad story (Hans Christian A, not Disney version)

so naturally

it was the first thing that came to mind for this challenge.

Here is the first step

I sculpted and painted the face

Then onto sculpting the "water" and "foam"

Last is painting and giving wet effect to waves and foam

I hope you can see the bubbles

and the tears in her eyes.

I have one more really simple piece I'm working on for this week

so I will be back to post this weekend.

Rosanna

Did you miss our first ADO ezine???

Did you miss ADO's 1st Ezine?

Well, if you did... click HERE......

Description: A magazine by the Art Dolls Only group, showcasing the work of over 100 contemporary doll artists. Lots of interesting and informative articles and beautiful photographs explore the diverse world of the ADO members. Also we take a tour of some International doll museums and there are some projects and patterns for you to try your hand at too. A must read for all Art Doll lovers!

I had the pleasure of writing an article for this magazine and I am also working on ADO's first book which we plan to have ready for Christmas.

I will be participating in a few more challenges so visit soon and let me know what you think of our magazine and the artwork.

-Rosanna

Completed!!Dia de los Muertos and Marionette Challenge!

Here they are ready for the show!

This one of a kind little puppet master is 7.75 inches tall from the bottom of her boots to the top of her handmade lace head piece that is covered in flowers, pom poms and crystals.

Her hair is fine english viscose.

The paper theater is made in an old fashioned style with 3D paper panels and is 4.5 inches tall.

It has been laser printed onto heavy card stock and shaded with acrylic washes.

The skelly doll is strung with red thread and can be moved.

The paper mask is also laser printed onto heavy card stock and decorated with paper flowers and silk ribbon.

She will be listed on etsy this Sunday.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Rosanna