I became fascinated with clay dolls, and started making them out of that feeling of amazement, serenity, and wonder that I get every time I see one. Clay dolls are something between fine sculpture and playthings, they reminded me of those clay dolls made by ancient people from Egypt, Italy, Greece, Germany, Brazil. We humans, …
It took me months to figure out how I was going to make shields. Finally we (my quality control manager and I) got a solution, and we made very strong, sturdy shields following the traditional technique of paper-mache plus air-dry clay. Me tomo meses el encontrar una manera de hacer los escudos. Finalmente mi jefe de …
Yeah, they are back, and they are ALMOST done. These guys got their helmets and clothes! Si, han regresado, y CASI estan listos. Ya tienen cascos y ropa! Hospitaller Knight/Caballero Hospitalario English Knight/Caballero Ingles Templar’s helmet/Casco templario I finished the helmets in 3 steps, letting the paper clay dry between stages, it is easier. The …
This week I was working with paper-clay, it is very interesting what one can do with it, the only thing that hits my nerves is the fact that it is necessary to wait until it is dry for certain things. Really it is a way of mastering patience. I worked on the crusaders’ helmet and …
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this video. No copyright infringement intended. Everything belongs to their respective owners. Kingdom of Heaven is one of the best movies I have seen. Director Ridley Scott made a great job as he did with Gladiator. I got a big deal of information from this movie for making …
The holydays are gone finally, I went trought 4 birthday parties, Christmast, and New Year, without making much of my doll making work, just thinking about how I could scape to the studio and do something. I wish my hands worked as fast as my mind.One of these days I got the idea of making crusaders, …
I went back to make Frida dolls, but this time they shrunk! Frida is now 3 inches tall, join me in the making of mini Frida, as well as I share the previews of other mini dolls such as Alice in Wonderland, and Coraline doll. Making different dolls at the same time was lots of …
Since I moved to the USA I noticed the super abundance of rabbits as soon as spring and -especially- Easter approach. In Mexico, my native country there is not such tradition. I was caught by the look of the baby ones, maybe because my own son. Then I decided to make some baby bunnies with …
My idea was just to have lots of fun and explore the beauty of Izannah Walker dolls, in a small size, because my 2 year-old-boy is too much action now. I started designing the doll, and when I had to cut the patterns I decided I wanted to cut 3 just at once. Yes, I …
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I love Izannah Walker dolls, they have a kind of peace in their faces. This time I wanted to make a mini Izannah, she measures 3 3/4 inches, and I followed the procedure of making a stuffed cloth body, and sculpting her head, hands, and feet in paper clay. Me gustan bastante las munecas Izannah …