Long live color! For the end of 2025, I want to close the year under the sign of positivism and peace. And what could be better than playing with the meaning of colors? As I have already mentioned in a previous post, colors will occupy a central place in the next collections of my dolls. For future posts, let’s have fun together: I’m going to share photos of Georgianna M’s colorful 3D prototype, along with synonyms associated with the different colors.
The continuous work of applying paint to small Miss Georgia cameos has begun. I started yesterday morning and then finished today with a quick photo shoot. Several heads were made for a total of sixteen different colors, ranging from the lightest to the darkest. I used acrylic paint and dry pastels.
Hello! When I was cleaning my mini studio, I could not believe how many doll pieces I have been able to make in recent years. The heads are the pieces I have made the most and I cannot even count how many have been made. All I know is that the last five years have been fruitful in creation.
… And the work continues and I was able to test the engineering of each of the parts of my doll. A more complicated thing than I thought. At one point, I found the situation frustrating since I spent days, not weeks testing this engineering… and it is not over! I even wondered if I was not on the wrong track. But hey, I think I am well on my way to the whole work and I will see in the coming weeks what happens to my future tests. Thank you for your interest in my work and see you soon.
Hello! I know, during my last post, I announced that the next ones will be dedicated to my drawings. But I want to share this post to announce what will happen to me in the coming weeks. Because, the laborious work of silicone mold making will begin in the coming days. I believe that a good part of my summer will be devoted to this laborious activity: producing several silicone molds and testing them, some of which joint parts (knees, elbows, ankles, etc.) require a lot of patience. Until then, happy holidays once again.
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.
Even though our lives may seem, at times, mundane and un exhilarating, there is so much to celebrate! Rather than trying to denigrate what we have, why not take an enthusiastic look at the present moment? This way, we can create a positive energy bubble around us that will lead us to an even more exciting future.
My commitment today: I enjoy my life even if some of its aspects leaves perplexed and wanting more out of it.
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