Lana ~ My new auction

I decided to venture away from toddlers and babies to sculpt a "young lady" fairy. I like the way Lana turned out. She is soft and feminine, but still has the shy look that most of my dolls have.

Here are some details about her:

hand designed tiara
tiny nails are French manicured
English viscose hair applied one lock at a time
hand painted eyes
heat set blush on face, body, and lips
sculpted over heavy wire armature
habotai silk clothing

And, more than anything, please remember that all of my dolls are sculpted one feature at a time. I use no molds.

Here is Lana:



If you would like to place a bid on this lovely fairy, please click on this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170161740300&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=007

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Sue Anne

New fall fairy listings

I have listed two new fall fairies! The first one is the baby witch fairy that I mentioned in an earlier post. Sweet little Giana can sit or lie on her pretty silk fall flower. She is sure to cast only good spells on you this autumn season. Here is the link to her auction;

http://cgi.ebay.com/Baby-Witch-Fairy-OOAK-polymer-clay-art-doll-ADSG_W0QQitemZ170157296861QQihZ007QQcategoryZ84626QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The other fairy is Serena, a lovely little pumpkin princess. She is permanently attached to her pumpkin stand. I hand dyed the silk for her silk skirt and made the little tiara on her head. Please see her auction listing for more details:

http://cgi.ebay.com/OOAK-PumPkin-fairy-princess-polymer-clay-art-doll-ADSG_W0QQitemZ170157283948QQihZ007QQcategoryZ84626QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Thanks for taking a peek!

Sue Anne

Sculpting once again

I have been away from my clay for much longer than I had intended. Anyway, I am home now and have been working on two new sculpts. One is the fall fairy that I mentioned in my last post. She turned out to be a baby witch fairy. I am working on a standing fairy. Both should be listed very soon so please keep watch.

I will try to be more consistent with my listings as I have no major traveling to do before the holiday season.

New sculptors please keep in mind that features start midway on the face. If they are started up too high, the face will probably resemble an alien. Babies features start even lower on the face than adults. In other words, make sure that your doll has enough forehead. You can always add more clay to the forehead or the back of the head after the first cure.

Sue Anne

Gone for a while

I won't have any new sculpts on Ebay until after the 19th of this month. I will be out of town for a few days.

Sue Anne

TGIF!

Here is my son's new website. It's a work in progress for school.

www.grantmcconnell.com

I started on a new baby fairy today. She will be lying in a silk fall flower is all goes as planned. Once again, I did not photograph along the way. I'm sorry to all of you who are asking for tutorials. I am always happy to answer your questions when you email me, but I hate photographing while sculpting! Maybe one of these days.......

Tip:
If you are using ProSculpt and bits of debris end up in a cured piece, use your exacto knife, gently scrape off the debris and lightly go over the area with pure acetone. That will return the clay to it's normal color. Use it quickly and lightly, or you will disolve the clay too much.

Sue Anne

September thoughts

Laurel did not fare so well, but that's ok. Other artists have been commiserating with each other about Ebay being so slow. I knew it would be risky to list in early Sept. when kids are going back to school. The winner is a loyal bidder and I am sure she will love her! She will be living in Miami, Florida.

So, I will move on. Tomorrow, I will start on a new sculpt. I don't know what it will be, but I am thinking baby or toddler since I am better known for those. She will probably be sleeping in a fall flower. There isn't much sign of fall here in Southern California, but the days are getting shorter and the smell of my homemade spaghetti sauce simmering on my stove is making me have that "fall feeling."

I just might photograph my work as I go along tomorrow (WIP, or "work in progress"). This is not an easy feat since everytime I pick up the camera, I am contaminating my hands and have to clean them before I touch the clay again. Polymer clay is like a magnet for any debris on your hands or in the air.

Please keep watch for a new sculpt!

Sue Anne

"Laurel"

As promised, I have just finished listing Laurel, my pretty little teen fairy child.
She has my little hand painted locket around her wrist and the lucky winner can wear it! Like, Laurel, it is also OOAK. I painted it with durable enamel.

Here she is!



If you would like to bid on her, here is the link:

http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyeBay&_trksid=m37&MyEbay=&gbh=1&guest=1

Just copy and paste it into your address box.

Sue Anne