Tandee

Well, I have used up all 20 of my pages here on my blog. So I think I will double up on them, putting 2 or even 3 fairies on each page. My latest fairy, Tandee, is on a page with Rya.
Where is the "S" fairy? I accidentally skipped it! I already have a name beginning with "U" for the next one, so the "S" will have to wait. No big deal. I don't think the fairies will mind.

Tandee was a birthday gift for my daughter, and she was so happy! This fairy is the only one I have done using real cicada wings. I found a naturally deceased one while walking Jules, and scooped it up. After thanking the poor bug, I preserved its beautiful, delicate little wings by applying a coating of Fimo deco gel, baking them for 5 minutes. I did brush on a bit of matte acrylic varnish at the last. I glued the wings to a short length of wire which I secured to the holes in Tandee's back.  The result was very sweet.

The jar she is in has a solar lid which you can remove and put under light, then screw back on and watch it light up at night or in the dark. So fun!

Rya

The newest fairy, Rya, commissioned and sold to Edwall, Washington. See more photos on her own page, link to right.

Quinn, The Mermaid

Quinn, The Mermaid, found some tiny shells that are just her size! She is the newest of the alphabet series. Her eyes are special--sculpted around glass eyes I painted. A good tutorial from Nunufar Blanco. I think well done eyes make all the difference. I've tried so many different techniques, but I might stick with the glass. We'll see. Click on her own page to the right to see more photos.

Patia, the Leaf Fairy, newest OOAK hand sculpted art doll

Kathy urged me to sculpt another Leaf Fairy like Eve, saying she liked the little leg and hand adornments. I had another manzanita wood base to use and some brocade, so I thought that would be fun to do. Although their dress is similar, Patia is not like Eve. I don't sculpt any two dolls exactly alike--that would be dull, and of course they would lose the OOAK name privilage. I find it much more fun and challenging to make them all different anyway! You can see more photos of Patia by clicking on her own page to the right. Hm. I'm running out of empty pages and still have "Q through Z" names to go. I might have to double up the pages, but I'll worry about that tomorrow. Thanks for the idea, S.O.! Enjoy!

Newest fairy, Opal the Brave Fairy! To be so small, Opal isn't afraid of anything! She will stand up to any bully and use her magic to protect the small and weak. She can be very kind, but very formidable to those who are just plain mean. To see more photos of Opal, just click on her own page to the right.

I decided after studying the photos that the pinkish flowers on Nina's head just didn't go with her wings and little clothing, so I removed them and used the little yellow ones that are my favorites. Now I'm happy. I had to redo Nina's page here and the photos on Etsy, but they turned out fine. Good photos are so important and can make all the difference. Especially with these small sculpted dolls--they always look so much better "in person" than in photos anyway, I'm not sure why.

Newest sculpted Fairy doll: Nina, sitting in a basket. To see more photos, click on her own page to the right.

New OOAK art doll--Maegen~theMermaid

And she's finished! Just a few tweaks to do the the faux rock base.
To see more photos, click on Maegen's page link to the right.

Coming up...

Just about finished with my first P.S. mermaid. (Properly sculpted)
Will post photos soon.

Luna~Touch the Moon

Luna reaches up to touch the moon one starlit night. And who's to say she can't?
Click on her page link to the right to see more photos!