Saint Francis of Assisi is one of my favourite saints. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. Introduced to the lives of saints, both mainstream and obscure, by my grandmother, I continue being fascinated by stories of St. Francis communicating in prayerful and mystic ways with birds, wolves, dogs […]

This project has been very satistfying. It took some working-out in my journal before I made the art dolls.
My aim: To create a group of art doll deities to represent virtues and qualities I want to embrace in my life.
I knew there would be at least seven “humanoid shapes” of polymer clay, each labeled with […]

In comparison to previous posts, I found this one the most difficult to write. In contrast however, this submission to the 100-art-dolls challenge was the most enjoyable to create.
Even though this character, called Neonlorn Badland is my favorite of all sculptures that I have created thus far for this project, the reflection that inspired his […]

I was walking the dog and found this broken plastic hook on the edge of the football oval. What in the heck was something like this doing here? Turned upside down, I thought it would make a good nose for an art doll. I put it in my pocket and kept walking, eyes to the […]

Following on from my previous post, I have two more dolls from this series to share.
This is Ms. Rude Bitch. She is a sour-puss. When things don’t go her way, she does not hesitate in making a face and usually blurts out a catty remark designed to make you feel REALLY BAD.
Like my other […]

Since embarking on the 100-art-dolls challenge, I’ve experienced a renewed, healthy attitude toward my work as an artist. I still enjoy painting, however this collaboration with Stacey provides me with an opportunity to explore and exercise my interest in sculpture. Repeated themes such as spirituality are an outcome of one of the underpinning purposes of […]