He who needs you, will contact you. Whoever wants to see you, will have time for you. The one who wants you. Find you. The rest is just an excuse.
Celui qui a besoin de toi, te contactera. Celui qui veut te voir, aura du temps pour toi. Celui qui te veut. Te trouvera. Le reste n’est qu’une excuse.
It’s so important to let some things go away. To get rid of it. To free oneself from it. ” (…)
You must close cycles, not out of pride, pride, or incapacity, but simply because the above no longer has a place in your life. Clean up, shake the dust, close the door, change, disc. Stop being what you were and become what you are…” -Paolo Coelho
And then, there are those we meet, whom we barely know, who tell you a word, a sentence, give you a minute, half an hour and change the course of your life. – Victor Hugo
Et puis, il y a ceux que l’on croise, que l’on connait à peine, qui vous disent un mot, une phrase, vous accordent une minute, une demi-heure et changent le cours de votre vie. – Victor Hugo
After the last six years, I had made 45 dolls and 3 of them were BJDs and each one was now archived and documented. In 2018, I focused on making a huge 60 cm high (24 inch) prototype made of polymer paste. Six months of long work.
Six months of working on it, from technical drawing, clay mixing, sandblasting and of course, sculpting! Sculpting was a challenge, especially when it came to symmetry. When I was sculpting, I had to measure, photograph and look at the doll from every angle and take notes. All this valuable information was then put on file. This process allowed me to keep the history of the doll I worked.
This prototype doll was the beginning of a whole new challenge, that of making plaster molds. These molds were used for the creation of porcelain dolls. But before I dived headfirst into this challenge, the idea of creating large dolls 56 cm high (22 inches) had come to me. With my surplus polymer paste four were made: Sudanna, Estelle, Olivia & Nora. They were all created in pure happiness.
Hello every doll lovers from all around the world! Greetings from Montreal. I can’t believe, I’ve been making dolls for the past ten years! It all started with a rag doll back in 2009 for a contest related to help unfortunate kids in my city. Those kids where victims of domestic violence or were living in broken household. This opportunity, came less than a year as I was collecting dolls and making fashion doll designs. Since I was subscribed to plenty doll magazines back then, many of them highlighted the fascinating world of high-end dolls. Also, the art doll making was booming, especially the one-of-a-kind dolls made out of polymer clay or air-drying clay. Many doll artists art work got my attention such as Jamie Williamson, Tatiana Tofaneto and Mark Denis.
Towards the end of 2010, I discovered that the doll industry was shifting. Many small doll companies got more smaller or simply shutting down, and some doll shows change their business model due the economy turmoiled. Many of the doll that I was collecting got discontinued which let my enthusiasm fade away and making outfits for them was less exciting. All these elements made me question my future in the doll world. It was time for me to move on and do more exciting things. It was time for me to make my own dolls with my own standards of quality and aesthetics. I spent a full year (2011) to learn how to create a doll as a personal challenge. To start right, I bought all the things that I needed: various modeling books, including those of sculptors Philippe and Charisse Faraut and several DVDs by artists such as Patricia Rose, Jack Johnston and Apryl Jensen.
In mid-January 2012, I made the leap by creating my very first doll heads in plasticine and six months later, with hard work and determination, my very first doll named Clara came to life. Despite some more or less successful details, she was my birthday present. Not to mention, that she had given me the desire to continue, to surpass myself, to develop new techniques and to gain confidence.
Then, after spending four years of creating static art dolls, it was time for me to challenge myself with more complexed dolls such as BDJs. And in order to create them, I had to master other materials, such as porcelain and resin. I wouldn’t arrived mastering them if it wasn’t for some art classes that I’ve took at the Montreal Visual Arts Centre, for four months in 2016. The results were beneficial for both of my porcelain and resin art dolls. It also has revealed what kind of doll artist I’ve wanted to become and the answer is simple: as a fashion art doll maker.
Creating these fashion and unique dolls did not come overnight. In fact, this work came with a lot of hard work, trial and error. Finding the right techniques and materials were difficult and challenging. In addition, practice and improvement are and will still be needed especially in the engineering part which I’m working on. Thank you, guys, so much for your interest in my work.
Hello guys! Over the past ten years, I had the chance to create many black dolls in various materials, such as porcelain, resin, polymer clay and even with fabrics. To celebrate my tenth year in the doll making world, what a great way to celebrate it at the same time as black history month. Over the next few weeks, I will be posting a short history of black dolls from the past decades till today. It will be a four-part publication. Hope you will enjoy it and we will see each other soon.
Good morning my friends. Next year, more precisely in January 2022, I will be entering in my tenth year in the doll making world. A journey of ten years… Wow! How time flies! In order to celebrate this journey, what a great way to introduce an elegant and stylish 2022 calendar. Beautifully illustrated, this wall calendar will be perfect for your special place or as a great gift idea for a loved one.
This wired binding calendar has a smooth finished and is made with fine premium cardstock paper. Its size is 8 x 11 inches (close) and 16 x 22 inches (open). It runs from January to December 2022 and includes, the most important North American Holidays.
In addition, for being a perfect planning tool to make your life effective, this wall calendar is designed with positive bilingual proverbs (English/French). Each page is illustrated with beautiful photographs from current collection, Wild Blossoms, handmade fashion art dolls made by Atelier Miss Georgia Doll. Not to mention, a little sneak peak of the Rustic Blossoms Collection is also included as an exclusivity.
Only 25 will be sold worldwide and will be available as of midnight (Eastern time), on Thursday September 9th, on my Esty page. All shipping information will be also available on my Esty page. If you have any questions, feel free to write to me at ateliermissgeorgia@gmail.com
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