Kya~The Summer Fairy

For more photos see the link to her page to the right.

Finished OOAK Sleeping Fairy--Ivy

She is finished...

...but not for sale in my Etsy shop--Ivy, my sleeping fairy, I will donate to the Ronald McDonald House raffle coming up soon. I worked very hard to make her perfect so maybe she will bring them some money. She is the I Fairy, but I haven't named her yet. I'm thinking my next fairy will also have a nest or basket, because that was fun to use as a base. This nest needs to have its contents removed and replace with more natural looking leaves, which I'll do tomorrow. Then,
I'll give myself a day and begin sculpting once again! Any ideas?

Sleeping Fairy

I'm so excited as I work on the Sleeping Fairy (no name yet) that I will donate to the Ronald McDonald House to use for a raffle. I'm working hard to make her just as beautiful as I can so that maybe she will bring them lots of money--I'll put a photo here when she's done. For her I am following the fantastic tutorial I bought from one of my very favorite doll sculpting artists, Rosa Grueso, who goes by the name Nenufar Blanco ( I think that means White Water Lily in Spanish?) I admire her work so much, and her tutorial is very detailed.
Another awesome artist who offers a truly wonderful tutorial is Elena Loukianova.

I hope you will visit their lovely sites, and if you do I'm sure you will ooooooh and aaaaahhhh over their creations like I do. I'm grateful for their inspiration.

New Fairy, Hanna and Her Chair

Click on her page to the right to see more photos.

Grace, OOAK hand sculpted fairy art doll

Grace began not looking very graceful, but she's come a long way. Click on her name to the right to see more photos.

My first standing fairy, OOAK sculpted figurative art doll

I finished my "G" fairy and will post photos of her tomorrow after I can take some of her in good, natural light. There's supposed to be plenty of that tomorrow here!

Fiona, The Good Luck Wish Fairy~OOAK fairy art doll

My latest little fairy is finished. Click on the link to the right that says Fiona to see photos of her.

She finally got her jar...Wish Fairy is almost finished.

That said it all. She's almost finished, thanks to my daughter Mindy and her suggestion to go to Ikea for the perfect sized glass jar. What a huge store, and the prices aren't bad. I had searched everywhere to find the perfect size jar with smooth sides and wide mouth.
Tomorrow I'll tie up the loose ends and take some pictures of her. I'm anxious to start on the next one now that I'm satisfied with this one. I'm thinking I will try a standing fairy with the brass tube running down the wire armature into a base. I'm also thinking mermaid. Any suggestions?

Eve, The Leaf Fairy~OOAK sculpted art doll

She's little, she's a leaf fairy, so she can blend into her surroundings. I wonder if she sheds her wings in the Fall? I guess not, it's February and she still has them.
Click on the Eve link at the right to see more photos. Enjoy!

New Fairy Finished!

Tonight I finished my next sculpted fairy art doll. Her costuming turned out to be more complicated than I had originally planned, but she is so cute and I'm satisfied with her. Tomorrow I will take photos outside if it doesn't rain and post them here. I'm anxious to start on another, but I will have to condition a bunch of clay first because I ran out of the ready-to-go stuff. The little fairies like this newest one is small and doesn't take a lot of clay, but they are difficult just the same, since the details are smaller too.
Wondering whether to make the next one larger? I probably will.