Search
Categories
Tags
48th scale dolls 48th scale dolls houses aggression in dementia a poem artists bereavement builders busy cancer cats Christmas clowns comedy dealing with dementia dementia dementia care Dolls dolls for Miniatura dolls house dolls gardening humour Kilns Milliput Miniatura Miniatura at the naec Miniatura at the NEC miniature art miniatures modelling with Milliput mould making moulds Mrs Beetroot new year plumbers porcelain porcelain dolls pouring porcelain QVC radio play sculpture spring MIniatura the NEC Tim Holtz configurations tree felling writing
Category Archives: Dolls
Cats.
Cats, cats, I have done catsSome of the cats have got little hats So far, eventually some will be dressed.Some will wear more, others much less.Some will come furry, as made by JaneSome will be stripey, some rather plain.Some two … Continue reading
Brand new.
The brand, if I can call it that, is me. All my dolls are mine, as you know if you are a regular reader. All my porcelain dolls begin as sculptures done by me, from which I make the moulds. … Continue reading
Disaster.
This will be a high speed posting, I am running out of time. It’s three weeks and a couple of days to the show and I haven’t even begun assembling dolls yet. And, helpfully, there has been a disaster. Here … Continue reading
Werk. Bang.
I have finished the rubbing down and cleared up. I have wet washed the floor, all the drapes across the furniture, my clothes, my hair, my bed and anything else involved. Fifteen solid at least fourteen hour days. Never done … Continue reading
Werk 3 ish.
I am working twelve hour days at present. I am still rubbing down all the porcelain castings and now after a week of rubbing I am here. All the big stuff up the far end of the dining table has … Continue reading
W-erk! 2
My dining table currently looks like this . It’s the result of pouring porcelain every twelve hour day for a fortnight. If I do that, I get this, which is a lot of work no matter which end you look … Continue reading
The pour the merrier.
I am still pouring porcelain, by tomorrow I’ll be into my second week of it. I took a photograph of what I’d achieved the day before yesterday not very impressive is it? The moulds waiting to be poured are … Continue reading
Not raining, pouring.
Regular readers know exactly what I’m doing. I’m pouring liquid clay to make dolls, sculptures, ornaments and all the rest of the things I have made for over thirty one years in porcelain. There’s a lot to pour. There are … Continue reading
For the 100th.
Preparations are underway for the 100th Miniatura. If you have not already done so, take yourself to www.miniatura.co.uk go to the next show, how to get there and scroll down until you find a place to enter your email address, … Continue reading
Nearly…
It is normal, no matter how soon I start working for a show, for some people to get left on the table. This time it’s going to be the dolls’ dolls. I want to make dolls’ dolls through the ages, … Continue reading