28/03/2024

Julia bunny - an art doll


It's Maundy Thursday and time to share the other Easter bunny. Yesterday I shared the matron, the mother and today I'm sharing the daughter bunny. 

Like I wrote yesterday, I sketched the two bunnies to have stylized epoch robes. The strict matron got a 16th century, Elizabethan inspired gown with darker tones, but the daughter has a lighter color scheme and look. When I say stylized epoch, I really mean _stylized_. It's more fantasy, but somehow this muddle of styles still echoes early Italian Renaissance to me and the other one reminds Elizabethan rigid court costume.  

Julia bunny has a ruff, like her mother, but her only decoration is the two bows on her sleeves. The mother (link), however, wears long gold chains around her neck and even a big drop-shaped pearl. I added hints of European hare coloration to Julia's head with the added darker areas. 


These dimensional dolls are quite tricky to photograph! In my opinion, they look better in real life than in photos. I'm planning on posting a couple of Reels about them on my Instagram, so maybe you'll get a better look that way.

I'm happy how the pair turned out, but still need practice in sculpting. Luckily, I already have a new idea for a doll and hope to start making her during summer vacation the latest! I first liked the matron bunny more and I like the jewelry pieces she has, but I also love the lightness of this Julia one. Which on of the two is your favorite - the mother or the daughter? 

Thank you for stopping by today and peaceful Easter time! 


Materials: Fimo, PaperArtsy



27/03/2024

Matron bunny - an art doll


Hello there and happy Easter week! This week is a bit different blogging-wise. Usually there's a post each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, but this week the Friday is Good Friday, so it's just two posts. Instead of the usual days I decided to put the posts closer to Easter and publish on Wednesday and Thursday. The posts are quite alike, too. I'm sharing two Easter bunnies!

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed a sneak peek of these art dolls some time ago. I've had the urge to do more dolls since I did the crow and the great tit ones for PaperArtsy (link). The only hinder in the process was deciding what character to do, if you don't count the ever present time issue. Suddenly, when thinking about projects for March, it hit me - Easter bunnies! I did a quick sketch and on my next day off  I hit the fabric store to get the materials for the garments.

From the sketch already, I drew the bunnies in a stylized epoch garments. The other one was more 16th century, Elizabethan inspired robe and the other one had an air of early Italian Renaissance. The gowns are made using cotton-linen mix and like the bird dolls, I made the heads using polymer clay. 


After shaping and baking the heads, I added some paint on top, too. Unlike the birds, I made the bunnies with aluminum cord hands, so they can be manipulated to different positions. The fun part was making the costumes! I mixed stitching using machine and by hand on those. 

I do like how the two turned out, but the heads could be neater. Luckily each project teaches you something and I now have better understanding of the clay and what I want. I also got excellent advice from my super-talented co-worker, who uses polymer clays all the time to sculpt the most amazing dragons (her Insta).

I'm sharing this matron bunny today and the daughter one tomorrow, so hopefully you'll be back! Thank you for stopping by today!


Materials: Fimo, PaperArtsy


22/03/2024

Wonder of wonders - Easter decorations


Moikka moi! Easter is drawing nearer so I have one more Easter inspired project to share! Next Friday is an exception to the rule as it's Good Friday. But a week after that, on 5th of April there's again a new process video published.

But back today's project. You may see something familiar in the very beginning as I used the extra pieces of the daffodil Easter card to cut the rosettes! Doing these kinds of decor projects is a bit problematic when it comes to the video. As I film from the top, I try to keep in mind to keep the elements flat rather than upright when working as otherwise you can't see anything! Hopefully I did ok! 


As you can see from the video, I started with candy colored pastels, but added some brown into the mix. It seems that I'm not able to leave that brown ink pad alone at this time! If you prefer stronger or purer colors, just adjust accordingly. I could also be fun to make a ROYGBIV set of these decorations!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a nice weekend!


Materials:

Sizzix: Thinlits Vault Rosettes die set 666567
PaperArtsy: Fresco Finish acrylic paint Butter, Blah Mange, Glacier Ice
Ranger: Distress Ink Speckled Egg, Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed, Scorched Timber
wooden spools, wooden skewers
little plastic eggs
hot glue gun
Ranger: Distress Collage Medium matte
Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Christmas sticker book TH94294
sisal, white ribbon, baker's twine
paper cutter, scissors, inking tool, brushes, water mister, heat tool






20/03/2024

Lace butterfly - a card


Hello! I made this card for a special occasion. Our goddaughter turned 18 this spring and she currently loves butterflies so I needed to make a butterfly card for her. 

I used acrylic paints to make the background, then added some doodling and mark making on top before adding the focal cluster. I used a lace-like die cut to make the card more delicate and a small doily to add a frame of sorts for the butterfly. The sentiment states "towards new adventures". 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a fine day!


Materials: PaperArtsy, Korttipaja, Primeco, CC Hobby, Stampers Anonymous

19/03/2024

Twinkle in your eye - BADASS art journal workshop


Moikka moi! It's another week and another project. Today I'm sharing a project I made after watching Kylie Coo's lesson at One BADASS art journal workshop (affiliate link)

This lesson taught me something about myself and I loved it. I went a bit on my own direction at the end, but it was a fun process! 

Like I said last week, you can still join us if you want! You can find more info about the workshop and instructors here (affiliate link).

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a swell Tuesday!


Materials: PaperArtsy, 7 Dots Studio, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Ranger






15/03/2024

The Bright Professor - a canvas


It's Fri-yay! This time the Friday process video is a canvas type of creation. I'm not sure if you have noticed, that I try to create different projects in my process videos each month? I aim to have a card typed piece, an art journal project and also a canvas or altered one. As most months have more than three videos, the extra ones might be copy of any of the types. 

But back to today's project - a canvas of sorts. I first thought to work on top of an actual canvas, but then thought to use an old book cover instead, following a kind of recycling or repurposing theme. As you can see from the process video below, I also used a couple of acrylic techniques in the make, both playing with the idea of the paint drying in different rates. 


I used stamped elements as my focal point this time. To add some dimension to the piece, I used foam tape to mount some of the elements. But the bigger dimension is added through the wire. I wanted something grungy to the piece so I wrapped some wire around the base and threaded also a couple of glass beads through it.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

PS. If you have any wishes about the process video projects, please let me know! 


Materials:

Fabriano: Accademia 160g cardstock
PaperArtsy: Fresco Finish acrylic paint Vintage Lace, Lichen, Persimmon, Butter, Banana
Prima Marketing: Finnabair stencil Gothic Book
Tsukineko: VersaMark ink
Stampers Anonymous: CMS373 The Professor stamp set
Stampers Anonymous: COM007 Ticket stamp
Ranger: golden embossing powder
Ranger: Archival Ink Jet Black, Vintage Photo
Ranger: Distress Ink Scorched Timber, Mustard Seed
PaperArtsy: Fresco Tints Mattint Nutty
PaperArtsy: PS139 stencil
A.B.Studio: Never Too Late bonus sheet
Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Metallic sticker book TH94134
old book
yellow brush tip marker
washi tapes
wire, glass beads
craft glue, foam tape, double sided tape
scissors, pliers, stamping tool, heat tool, inking tools, water mister, brushes











13/03/2024

Process of surrender - YouTube live recording


Moikka! Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I have another art journal spread for you! 

Last week, on Thursday, I kept a YouTube live and created this art journal spread there. If you were unable to attend, you can see the recording underneath. It was a bit of a different day than usual, as it seems that the weekends during March are all booked! As you can see from the photo and the recording, I used watercolors to create this spread. I also shared a bit of my design principle when it comes to color and pattern. 


I made the sample using pink, orange and brown and this version with blue, minty green and brown. I had made these papers before hand as I prefer the watercolors to airdry. If you want to see the complete materials list, please see the announcement post (link).

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a lovely day!


Materials: Prima Marketing, PaperArtsy, Fabriano, Stampers Anonymous, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology




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