the duchess

she's an extensive prototype, already promised to someone, too.  she's my pattern, 22 inches over all, all clothing and accessories designed and made by me.  she's one of a kind, even though I am going to use her body and clothing patterns again.  her face is her face alone and forever.  enjoy.

I'm pondering making a web page dedicated to only my rag dolls.

I'm thinking about naming it Rarefied Rag Dolls  and tag it all over where ever you do that sort of thing with 'one of a kind art doll', etc.  I'd like to have a personal page set up and a Paypal payment
method.  I'm setting up something like that on Etsy.com, too and when I have my dolls up there
for viewing all done, I'll be sure to let you know.  In the mean time, here's a sweetie I am working on

It's been one long, hard haul lately

BUT!!! creativity finally emerged.  Here's one of the Gustav Klimt challenge dolls, Sonja Knips.

two DIPs for a Gritty Jane Klimt Challenge

Yes, I know, you haven't seen any dolls actually FINISHED yet, but I have a surprise up my sleeve
for the beginning of November.  You'll see.

As for the two new dolls in progress, they are based upon works by Gustav Klimt for a challenge that
Gritty Jane put up on Facebook.

First is Sonja Knips, an early Golden Era portrait he did of her.

The second is the nefarious Judith II after she has assassinated the Assyrian General.

Seraphina with hair

She's lounging in her fabrics, showing off her new hair

a new doll in progress

I have changed a few methods--using silk interlock for her cloth over clay face...

and using quilter's sateen for the body....

she's in progress, she needs more hair and is awaiting 'extensions'...

and I have her posed for a proportion check before I finish stuffing and forming her body more.

Her name is Sarafina.  She's going to be done in all greys, white and black.  With help from Barb at Country Fabrics in her clothing choices when I get to them.  :-D

DIP (Doll In Progress) Isabella

Here's the makings of Isabella, a Doll In Progress

Her hair is vintage thread I got at a tag sale and is purported to be 40 years old... her wig is hand-knotted
strand by strand and she's going to be the female of The Lovers in an archetypal Italian play called

Commedia dell Arte.