Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs

{ Pacer }

   Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio

As you know form reading my blog there are certain artists who are my favorite and I will probably never ever tire of anything they do.. (see links in the left hand column under "To be a fly on the wall of their studio"). One of those is Chris Sickels and I had to share this latest video about him that Good Spark Garage produced. They also posted images on their blog today that you ought to check out if you are into Chris's work, or 3D illustration, puppets, photography, or motorcycles. When I see things like this it immediately makes me want to get back in my studio, which to me is exactly what "inspiration" is suppose to do.

Thank you so much to those who picked up a doll ornament at Sunday's shop Update.  I'm hoping to have one in February after I finish a piece for an upcoming show. More on that later..

 

{ Shop Update }

 

 I will be adding these seven Doll ornaments to my Etsy shop today at 1pm Pacific. For those new to my shop updates I go by the clock on the right hand side of my blog ( click on the clock to see conversion times for your time zone). Please note that once on my Etsy page, you must keep hitting the refresh button to see the dolls appear in my shop. Dolls are sold on a first come first serve basis~please visit my Shop Policies section beforehand. These will be shipped out via Priority Mail to ensure that they arrive before Christmas in the US.

~D o l l  D e s c r i p t i o n~

These Doll Ornaments are smaller (lightweight) versions of my hand sculpted polymer clay "Du Buh Du Dolls". They are approx. 9.5-10" in length (not including the 2.5-3" ribbon) and the heads are approx. 1.5" just to give you an idea as to their size.

Each is dressed in various ivory and cream colored silks (metallic, satin, dupioni) and vintage lace/tulle (circa 1890-1930's). I gently cleaned each of the laces but please note that any water stain or hole in said lace was left as is. Each doll has been hand painted using fine artists acrylics. The frayed silk ribbon around their waists is made of  dark salmon colored dupioni and their hair is made of English viscose (except for Poppy's blonde locks which is Tussah silk and camel).. Tiny sequins and glass beads are hand sewn on various parts of their dresses and I made the flowers (on dresses and in hair) out of watercolor paper. Each has been hand painted using pearlescent acrylic and dusted with tiny glass beads and/or ultra fine crystal. Their shoes are painted a pearl ivory color. The cotton ribbon from which the hang has been dyed with coffee and each says "Seasons Greetings~Christmas 2011~ Du Buh Du Designs".

Each doll holds a banner that reads:

“The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

As with most of my previous ornaments they can be hung all year round or framed if you wish. Please keep these fragile art pieces out of direct sunlight, heat, and humidity to ensure that they last a lifetime :)

 

 

 

Dolls named after suggestions by my readers~thank you!

 

{ Miss Clara }

images c. 2011 emag deco

For those who create dolls and love paper, the work of Miss Clara is such a wonderful reminder of how the two can go hand in hand so beautifully. The French Artist creates papier mache dolls, paper dresses, shoes and flowers that are so charming. I recently came across the following video of her home & studio a~talk about living the artistic life! Thank you so much  Miss Clara for such gorgeous inspiration~

Click here to read the article from emag Deco  with more images of her home and work and  visit Miss Clara's blog here.

 

I'll be back this weekend with the Doll Ornaments that will be available

at my Etsy Shop Update this weekend!