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White Peacock Rising!
First studio shots with more to come. A special custom commission for a special collector, this porcelain doll features the biggest ceramic engraving I’ve ever attempted! Now that the challenge of doll...
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White Peacock
The White Peacock is now SOLD. Her enormous white tattoo on a white porcelain body was quite a challenge to render, but I’m very proud of the result, though I’m still resting my wrists from the...
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Hair styling for White Peacock.
I use only natural fibres such as Mohair, Angora Goat and Silk for my dolls’ wigs; Never synthetics, as I just don’t like the synthetic aesthetic and I don’t think it suits fine porcelain very...
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Losing Self
A mournful photo series titled “Losing Self”. For one to be born, the first one had to die. Destruction is a form of creation. In a clumsy freak accident, I dropped and fractured the porcelain head...
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New face of Peacock post accident
The Original head was painted after my Sapphire doll. After I dropped and fractured it, I took it as a sign from the universe that this wasn’t the face White Peacock was supposed to have, and decided...
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“Rebirth and Reincarnation” Reliquary
I painted a celestial veil of shimmering stars on her face and in her eyes, to symbolize a vast and timeless glittering multiverse of endless cosmic possibilities. It moves me immensely....
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Empress Theodora of Constantinople
Empress Theodora of Constantinople is looking very Elvish on my work table. I think she is channeling the radiant Lady Arwen at the moment, bathed in the light of the Ilúvatar. I’m currently working on...
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Theodora Glows in the Golden Hour.
I’m applying hundreds of shiny scales to her royal robe, to resemble the golden Byzantine mosaics in churches and religious icons. I want her to look like a relic from the Vatican’s treasury.
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Snowstorm
My last photo series of 2022, with my current work-in-progress doll, Theodora. Another year ends, friends, and the new one is about to begin. I’m wishing you all a truly Happy New Year. Make it count.
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Texturing a canvas print
Texturing a canvas print with layers of transparent gel, to make it look like an expressionist oil painting. I adore this semi-realism effect, and the hand-crafted process behind its creation. The...
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“Reincarnation” crown on the White Peacock doll
“Reincarnation” crown on the White Peacock doll. I made and shot this piece a few months ago in grief and in celebration of the life, to get through a terrible and painful loss that I’ve been stuck in....
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Theodora’s Gown Construction
Small glimpses into Theordora’s gown construction process. This is the beginning of her unveiling, as she’s almost finished and will become available for sale in two weeks! Those of you who’ve been...
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Little Red Riding Hood lost in the forest.
I’ve been working on a Little Red photo series to illustrate and publish one of my favourite fairy tales! Although my Little Red has graced many glossy pages and even book covers in the years I’ve...
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Theodora Rex: From circus dancer to Empress-Saint.
Empress Theodora was a truly remarkable, accomplished, influential and impressive woman. She is a Byzantine-age feminist icon, a progressive reformer, and a real life Cinderella story! Theodora’s...
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Serenity
Finishing this porcelain beautify ‘Serenity’ for an eBay auction later this fall! It’s been a while since my last auction, but the time has come. I’m making her a crown of beaded flowers! More...
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Enchanted Doll Book - Publisher Edition
Presenting the Enchanted Doll Book - Publisher Edition. This signed and numbered limited edition of 500 covers the first decade of work of Enchanted Doll, 190 pages, hard bound, high quality offset...
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Water Lotuses
Still making many tiny beaded water lotuses. The repetition of construction without seeing any evidence of the final composition is getting a bit tedious after a few weeks of making these. Usually...
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A short video of me signing and stamping the Enchanted Doll Publisher Edition book. There are 500 copies of the book available through the publisher Baby Tattoo at...
View ArticleCleaning and preparing the Silver Vertebrae Pendant
The free flowing pendant has 16 vertebrae and 15 joints. It’s always dancing while I’m wearing it or when I can’t stop playing with it. In the video it goes through a patina process and then cleaned...
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