The first short video showing the engraving process for Madame de Pompadour's complex tattoos.
Read MoreEngraving Madame de Pompadour
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Two weeks to ebay auction!
Madame de Pompadour is probably my most photogenic creation. This lovely creature doesn't seem to have a bad angle or a pose. The camera loves her! It was a joy to photograph her. Here is what her back looks like.
The weird thing is that I didn't find the wasp nest until just a couple of weeks ago, while the queen-bee tattoo was conceived and engraved months ago. It was a very fortunate chance find, that suits the theme of the doll perfectly. Opportunities present themselves when we are open to them!
A film about the making of this doll is coming up next. The auction starts on November 30th.
Three weeks to the auction of....
Three weeks to the auction this doll! The lovely Madame de Pompadour!
Read MoreRose Pompadour
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Madame de Pompadour is remembered today primarily for being a chief mistress and a life-long companion to the King Louis the 15th of France, but she was also a truly remarkable, influential, and accomplished woman in her own right
Read MoreNew Porcelain Doll Auction!
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Hey-ya everybody! Oh boy, I sure missed you guys! It's been six months since my last blogging.I'm finally back with a long-awaited, new porcelain doll!
Read MoreEnchanted Doll in the News!
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Hey hey Enchanted Doll enthusiasts! Tune into CBC News Arts segment on Sunday to watch a 5 minute special on Enchanted Doll!
Read MoreThe Chosen Ones
The question I get asked a lot is whether it's difficult for me to part with my dolls when I sell them. The answer is no.
Read MoreMarch 8th - International Women's Day!
I wish for all of my fellow women to be loved, appreciated and honoured by the men of the world all year round, but especially on this day dedicated to us.
Read MoreMadame de Pompadour Face Painting
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I wanted to begin this post by thanking you guys for all your emotional support and good vibes in my post-surgery recovery. Your concern is like a pain-killer for my busted knee. Thank you for being there for me. I feel so lucky to have your love.
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From time to time I have the pleasure of repairing a broken porcelain part, but this week I had to get repaired, because I broke myself!
Porcelain legs and Real legs
I had arthroscopic knee surgery, and at such an inopportune time too, because I only have 48 hours left to finish Madame de Pompadour's photoshoot. She needs to ship out to Hong Kong on Monday. I know I should feel more stressed out, panicked even, about being incapacitated right before a hard deadline, but as it turns out the pain meds they have me on are pretty strong, so all I can muster is a mild, detached concern. I hope I don't have a heart attack tomorrow once my meds wear off and I can grasp the concept of time again.
The good news is that I've been discharged from the hospital to recover at home, so all is not lost yet. I'll direct the photoshoot from the wheel chair - Frida Khalo style. If she could make art and attend her show opening from her own bed, I can certainly manage to take some pictures from a chair, with a few stitches in my knee.
I have a feeling it's all going work out OK. But then again, it might be just the meds talking. We'll see Tuesday.
China-painting Madame de Pompadour doll - 12 firings and counting!
This doll is some piece of work....and not in the most positive way right now. She's been trying my skills and pushing the outer boundaries of my patience
Read MoreNot your average micro tattoo - Marquise de Pompadour doll
Having been blessed with a good eyesight (thanks dad!), I'd always scoffed at the idea of working under magnification, even though I suspected it would have been helpful for the small scale of my dolls.
Read MoreAuction doll Madame de Pompadour - work continues.
Attention Enchanted Doll collectors - this doll will be auctioned off on May 13th - 16th, 2016! More details will be posted with more progress shots in the upcoming days and weeks. Get ready!
Read MoreSick Tat, Marquise!
Tattooing, I mean engraving, the last arm of my Marquise de Pompadour doll. Whew... Judging by the number of months it took me to finish tattooing this doll, one would be forgiven for thinking she has a couple dozen of them arms.
Read MoreEnchanted Doll Covers on The Lunar Chronicles
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Just got this in the mail from the Swedish publisher of The Lunar Chronicles book series, authored by Marissa Meyer! I think they look great! Cress is probably my favourite of the three in this context, but they are all very lovely. I hope Marissa likes them too.
The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult fantasy novels - they are our most treasured fairy tales, with our favourite heroines, retold and set in the future. I think the concept is pretty cool. Revisionist fairy tales are my absolute favourite!
This isn't the first time an Enchanted Doll has made the cover of Marissa's books, the first Cinderella was on the Spanish version of "Cinder".
China Colour tests
I've been running tests on my new china paints for the last couple of weeks, and I'm almost done!
Read MoreMerry Christmas and Happy Painting!
Hey there Doll Collectors! An old year is ending and a brand New one is about to begin!
Read MoreSilver Spine Pendant
I'd noticed that you guys were curious about the Spinal Pendant I wore in my short, glass-engraving video, so I thought that perhaps you'd enjoy knowing more about it.
Read MorePorcelain Specimen for your Pleasure
Did you guys say you wanted to see a doll in this box? Well, you ask and I deliver. Enjoy!
Read MoreA Practice Stained Glass Box
I've spent the last week brushing up on my glass-working skills by making a practice display box. It turned out with a decidedly Victorian flair
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