Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs

My Grandmother Nadine passed away this Saturday before we could say goodbye but fortunately she was surrounded by her children when she left. This week I have been with my parents preparing for the funeral and spending time with the family. This evening  we'll be going through all of my Grandmother's photos as I'm making a collage with images from her past (many of which I have not seen) for this week's funeral. I'll post a few of them here along with a little bit about who she was, when I return (which will be shortly).

Thank you for all of the well wishes..see you soon :)

Quick Update

I didn't think I'd be posting so soon but my grandmother is in failing health so I'm heading to CA to visit her and family. I'm not sure when I'll be back and so any shop update is obviously going to be put off for a little while. I have six dolls I am currently working on so what I may do is have a "mini-update" when I get back and put those up since the shelves in my Etsy shop are rather bare. I'll have a larger update about two weeks after. I'll be able to check emails down there if you need to get in touch with me. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for all of the nice comments :)

To everything there is a 'Season'..

I posted a picture of my studio awhile ago when it was clean and just thought I'd show you what it usually looks like (notice I'm not showing the floor). It's kind of a crammed space but at least there's lots of natural light and a high ceiling and at least it's a little space I can call my own. It also happens to be the most "girlie" room, as airplanes have taken over the decor of the rest of house.
This week and the next I'll be working on dolls for the next update. I've recently bought some beautiful fabrics but when I place them next to my new dolls they just don't quite look right.

Reminds me of being a kid and hearing about "Seasons". Not the actual ones, but the seasons that you 'looked good in' (I think it was a 70's thing). "Oh you're olive skinned ..you look good in cool colors.. therefore you must be a winter".
I remember my mom had a book that showed what colors each "season" looked best in (you're not a person , you're a season) and I realized that while I liked black, I actually preferred some of the autumn and summer colors. I was disappointed that I would never be able to wear aqua or orange without looking like the walking dead. The fashion police would come out of the woodworks if I dared sport a yellow shirt ( well..rightfully so if its anything other than lemon yellow). I've managed to get past this ridiculous notion except when it comes to my dolls. Go figure.

Anyhow, I'll be back this weekend with a post about the next update and hopefully something a little "deeper" than the subject of 'Seasons'. Off to break some silly rules now..go do the same :)