On Thursday Joyce Compton & I are driving to Columbus, Ohio to attend the Artistic Figures in Cloth conference. It's a well organized opportunity to spend time with kindred spirits. Chris Fondi was going to go with us but she will be staying home to greet a new grandson.
Cyndy Sieving is the driving force behind this biennial event.
http://www.cyndysdolls.com/redirector.htm
I'm taking a class with Susie McMahon, who is an excellent doll maker from Tasmania.
http://www.susiemcmahondolls.blogspot.com/ I chose her class because it is primarily an open studio. These days I'm not interested in making dolls from patterns. Susie will be teaching a sculpting technique using paper clay. That will be fun.
Susie asked us to come to class with a concept of what we want to make. My concept is to make this old tool box into a small wall hung cabinet.
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| This metal chest was made by my great, great grandfather George Eckel. He emigrated from Alsace in 1832. |
She asked us to do some sketches. I rarely do this for dolls, but did this time. It will be interesting to see if the finished product resembles the sketches.
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| 2 sketches of my "concept". |
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There is also a doll making challenge at this conference. The challenge is to make a free standing doll that is at least 50% cloth. The only dimensional restriction is that the base must fit in an 8"X8" square. Leafkicker's almost done and I had time to take a few photos today. I like the personality that emerged! He doesn't need a doll stand because he has heavy feet.
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| The ax heads give him a very low center of gravity. |
1 comment:
"Kicker" is a hoot! Congrats on his 2nd place ribbon. Job well done!
Joyce
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