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How the lace lingerie engraving started, from sketching pencil lines on the doll's torso to starting the engraving. No turning back once the needle carves the porcelain, much like an ink tattoo on skin. I have put many many more hours into this project since this video, and i can't wait to show the rest of the design. Stay tuned for more clips of the process!
This doll is going in for a high temperature firing, which is when porcelain slip vitrifies into glass and shrinks 20%.
Read MoreThis is a wax sculpture of a new Doll shadow box I’m currently making. It’s based on a well-known fairy tale character. Can you guess which one based on the ornamentation? Here’s a hint - she is a villain.
Read MoreThe free flowing pendant has 16 vertebrae and 15 joints. It’s always dancing while I’m wearing it or when I can’t stop playing with it. In the video it goes through a patina process and then cleaned in a magnetic tumbler and then a rotary tumbler to give it that nice shine. The pendants are available in Silver and in Bronze
A short video of me signing and stamping the Enchanted Doll Publisher Edition book
Read MoreEmpress Theodora was a truly remarkable, accomplished, influential and impressive woman. She is a Byzantine-age feminist icon, a progressive reformer, and a real life Cinderella story!
Read MoreAt this stage of the process the porcelain is in a very fragile and soft state called Bisque
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