New Post for day 7... of soft sculptured dolls

My, there have been so many interruptions lately, I dont know what to make of it. I've been trying to make some progress on my doll and each time I make an advance on the project it seems that I have a hurdle.
 I mean I know we had the full moon on the 19th but come on, that passed...let's move, K

I have some pics of the sculpting of the new doll. As Ive said, it isnt much but I promise that he will become someone.! Im so excited for this adventure, I know you will too!

Im going to bed, really tired. So see what you think and dont hesitate to give me some Ideas.....post, post, comment, comment............all is so welcome.
Having some trouble with posting pictures so I only have one..will show you more tomorrow.


Thank you, Dulce'

Day 7 of Soft Dolls- Sculptured... :D

Well I've done some of the sculpturing of the face of my new doll. It's definitely proving to be someone I had no idea I would make....but I really think that it has character.

 I took out the initial sculpturing that I had put in and gave this one a few tweeks. I really do love how it's coming along..I had a smile on my face the whole time I was working on it. It may not look like much at the moment but it will, I can feel it and definitely a "character".

I want to work on the body for a few days and then come back to the face so that it develops. I have to gesso the face and then let it dry. I will then have the pattern for the body, which I think I will make partially costume and flesh. I have some very unique material that I bought some time ago, knowing once I saw it that it had a place in my doll world. We shall see.

I love the process of doll making because it is so abstract. I have painted for many years and my favorite style has always been abstract because there are no boundaries. It is the same with sculpturing dolls, the faces and styles have no boundaries. Dolls and the characters they become are as limitless as your imagination.

A little note about me, I have always kept my distance from faces in painting for some reason....but with sculpture..I don't feel that hesitance. I feel a necessity to help these faces come to life, it has become so exciting. It's almost as if each one is being born as you work with it. It's also a welcoming hurtle for me as well in the painting/creation realm.

Let me leave you with some pictures of the face I have sculptured and I will be back tomorrow. I did go to the clubhouse today, to walk on the treadmill and also to work in peace, haha. I made progress on the doll face as well as the sweater (knitting) that Im working on. I have promised myself that I will finish it even if im well into spring, I can always wear it in the fall next year.

An amazing find, lol, my camera battery has no power! I plugged it in and will be able to take my doll pictures soon. I'll post in a few hours, see you back then.

Dulce' the dollweaver  (just a few pics of some late may 10' skies)

Day 4 Soft Sculptured Dolls cont

I did get the doll head sewn together and snapped some pics to show you what ive done so far. I am waiting for the fray check to set up/dry and then I will proceed by stuffing. I will take some more pics along the way with each process. I found a few things that I will modify for future dolls such as the marking pen that I used. I used a wet erase marker because it was handy and my dissappearing ink pen was not! It would have worked out fine except that when I ran a bead of fraycheck on it

the ink ran. Fortunately I trimmed the front of the face which I had planned on anyway and it will still work out :)
NOTE: to self....dont use regular markers! lol.

ok some pictures for you and some explanations: as you see in these two pics I have the front 2 halves sewn together and the back 2 also. I then have sewn the front and the back together, having matched seams at the top of the head.

The last pic is after I applied the fraycheck...its quite liquidy if you've never used it before. So as you can see, it made the ink run.. :(
But as I said, I had already trimmed the front of the face which will be the part that shows, so no running there, yay.

I have a few things to take care of and then I should have my material dry from the fraycheck. Then we can begin stuffing...I'll be back in a few.

Dulce...the dollweaver


I also have a piece of batting that I will stuff with, the bottle of fray check so you know what that looks like and my trusty crochet hook to help me get my batting in place...ok some more pics and explanations!