No more “Ms. Nice Guy”. The time had come to make some angry, ugly art dolls for a cathartic, therapeutic experience.
From time to time, in my otherwise happy life, people appear and really piss me off.
I know, this must be a shock to some of you, Dear Readers. But it is true.
This first fellow […]

The Latin phrase sanctum refers to a sacred place within a sacred building, such as a temple. The contemporary use of sanctum is typically applied to any private or much-valued place. Alternatively, a sanctum could be a space that represents a retreat from the day-to-day demands of life. A place to pause and reflect.  I still […]

If you saw my post last week you saw the first of three polymer clay art dolls I made. They are Nature Spirits. The one above features a relief image of a small leaf from my backyard.
The Nature Spirit dolls are all brooches with magnetic findings. There’s a metal plate that adheres to the back […]

As a child, I felt sorry for Humpty who sat on a wall before having a fall. Specifically, I always wondered why all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put him back together again. I figured that he must have seriously hurt himself which, for me, always evoked feelings of sadness.
As an […]

I was walking my dog through the park and spotted this beautiful red leaf on the ground. So I picked it up to bring home and display on my desk, as I sometimes do with lovely bits of flora I find on my walks. As I walked home I realized the veins on the leaf […]

Like life, walking through a labyrinth or maze can lead to the unexpected at any given turn. My description of this symbolism is far from original. The labyrinth symbol referred to as an allegory for the unpredictable or surprising events in the journey through life, is long established. To walk a labyrinth is often (historically) […]

With Valentine’s Day approaching, I felt the need to make a doll that speaks about the heart.
This figurine is modeled from polymer clay.
I wanted to avoid being too twee, so the face needed to be as simple as possible. I made two marks to indicate closed eyes.
You may say she looks a little sad. I’d […]

I like sushi. And most Japanese sushi bars I visit have a ceramic lucky cat on its counter. It is the “Maneki Neko”, raising one or both paws, welcoming customers, attracting business. You can read more about Maneki Neko in Wikipedia.
I bought myself a tiny porcelain lucky cat not long ago to sit above my […]

Drawing inspiration from Stacey’s article in Astarte’s Mega-Zine (Issue 4), resulted in my second submission to the 100-artdoll challenge. Used as an image in many cultures throughout the world, the Hamsa typically represented a symbol to ward off negative influences. Stacey’s research further revealed that the eye-in-the-hand symbol additionally represented amongst different religions: compassionate wisdom, […]