Happy January 2014! Teaching and Learning

I hope everyone is having a great 2014 so far!! As artists I believe we need to constantly learn new skills so I have signed up for two amazing online classes and I can't wait to see what I learn in both of them!!
The first is Studying under the Masters with Jeanne Oliver and an amazing group of artists 
and the second is by one of the most talented pencil artists I have ever seen Marco Mazzoni
Rendering Light: Compositions With Colored Pencil
I can't wait!


And on that note-to all of my wonderful students at CraftartEdu thank you so much for choosing me as your teacher. I hope you enjoy the class as much as I enjoyed teaching it!!


Best wishes to all,
Rosanna

Sleeping Princess Sophie

 Shhhhh.......This little, blue haired, sleeping beauty is Princess Sophie. 
She was so exhausted after a night of festivities with her dear friend Marie-Antoinette that she fell asleep the moment she sat down. Oh! how they danced and laughed the night away!
I bet she's dreaming of all the cute boys they danced with!!

Princess Sophie is an example of what you will receive. She already has a home but there were many other guests at that party!!

CUSTOM MADE TO ORDER SLEEPING PRINCESS!!

The head, hands and feet will be sculpted from a blend of polymer clays then baked over an armature. Then painted with oil paints, acrylics, pastels and washes to give it a natural skin tone. The socks and shoes are painted. Her hand dyed tibetan lambs wool is then applied lock by lock for the hair and then styled. YOU CAN CHOOSE THE HAIR COLOR or I will customize it for you.
The body is sewn out of cotton and her costume is hand made from new, vintage and antique fabric pieces that I have collected. She wears an adornment in her hair. 
The doll's costume is not removable.
Her arms and legs can be gently posed.
She can be displayed as is or on top of a little pillow.
She will arrive with an adorable one of a kind certificate as well.


I put a lot of detail into everything I create. I cannot reproduce my dolls but I can make a similar color combo for you.  

Thanks for visiting me,

Rosanna

New Ornie for ADA Christmas Swap

Here's my little ornament for the Christmas Swap at Art Doll Artists. It's a tiny 2 inch fairy baby in a little nest. It has a ribbon to hang it on a tree or it can lay in its nest. I hope who ever ends up with it enjoys it. For some reason the picture doesn't pick up any of the tiny pearl beads and glitter on it, I really need to stop using my iphone for photos.

Can you believe 2013 is almost gone!! It went by way too fast for me. I hope everyone of you is enjoying the holiday season and not getting too caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all. I wish the seasons in South Florida were a little different (at least fall/winter) so it didn't seem like summer all year long. It gets expensive just turning the a/c down to 65 so I can wrap myself in a cozy blanket and sip a nice hot cup of cider while its 84 degrees outside! If this mood persists I may just have to drive up 10 hours to north Florida to catch some cooler weather before the year ends.
Warm wishes(literally)
Rosanna

I love Annie Sloan Paint!

I usually don't show too many of my non-sculpting projects here but I really wanted to share this with anyone that likes to try DIY projects. Thirty five dollar dresser before and after! I used Annie Sloan paint in Linen with a white wash and some home depot drawer pulls. Super fast and simple.

I love this paint! I have already used it on 3 different pieces of furniture and like the fact that I don't have to prep the pieces. I wonder how long they will hold up. 

Here's the Newest Ghost Bride Ornament

Here are a few WIP's and the finished pics of my newest little ghost bride. This sweet little ghost bride ornament has a hand sculpted head and hands with wire and foil armature, fabric body and gauze dress that ends where a ghost would have feet. She has peachy blonde hand dyed mohair and glass eyes that I painted several shades of red. Her skin is pale with soft hints of blue and she has been blushed in her face and hands. Her veil has fabric and paper flowers and she hangs from a soft blue ribbon on her head. Her wood coffin has been painted shades of black and dark green with some teal highlights. She is approximately 4 inches tall and 6 inches from head to end of gown.
She will arrive in her little coffin with a certificate of authenticity.
She will be posted on my ETSY shop tonight.
Feel free to convo me on my etsy shop if you have any questions.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Rosanna

Maybe just one more Halloween Ornament!

I loved making the little Halloween ornament so much that I'm going to make another one for my etsy shop. I will post the doll tomorrow!

Mini Ghost Bride Halloween Ornament

Hope your'e all having an amazing Fall, my favorite season!! Summer is officially over but no one told Florida cuz the heat is still here, 90 degrees plus humidity=No Sculpting. But I was able to whip up this sad little sweetie for a special event. Here's a little creepy cutie I made for a Halloween ornament swap.

She is the ghost of a young bride that died of a broken heart, her groom never showed. She is being sent with her little wooden coffin. She is only 3.5 inches tall but her little ghostly dress unfolds to about 6 inches. She wears a veil and flowers in her hair.  She can be hung from the satin ribbon that matches her flowers on her head.

I absolutely love LOVE!! Fall and really wish we had a change of season here. I hope one day I can live in a place where the leaves change color as the temperatures begin to drop;)

In any case I will be making a few new pieces soon for my Etsy shop so see you soon!

Rosanna