Ponderings and Musings of a Small Town Girl

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JRlele I've always had a love for handmade art dolls. Perhaps it's partly because growing up, both of my grandmas loved dolls. One even would make doll clothes and drew paper dolls for each of us girls (the kind with the little tabs on the clothes so you could redress them). As I grew up, I was introduced to other kinds of art dolls. I realized they didn't have to just be made of porcelain or paper, but could also be made of cloth, polymer clay, and many other materials. So this post is dedicated to some artists I've come across who make some wonderful and beautiful art dolls. I've included links to their pages, so please check them out and show them some love! https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousBoudoirDolls https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeronsGateArts https://www.etsy.com/shop/MagicDollsWithLove https://www.etsy.com/shop/IsabellasSecretAttic https://www.etsy.com/shop/Enivati https://www.etsy.com/shop/Linas4...

One of the things I enjoy making are miniature worlds. It's kind of like the real world, but in a much tinier form. 1:87 scale ratio to be exact. I like to use HO scale railroad miniatures in my creations, but there are quite a few different sizes out there. Feel free to check out this Wikipedia page which outlines the various railroad scales available. For me, anything smaller than HO scale is just too tiny to work with. You can buy painted figures, but I do prefer to buy the unpainted figures and hand paint them myself. That way I can customize them to my liking. They usually come in a pack like this: There are several brands out there, but Preiser is my personal favorite. Since the figures are plastic, they are easy to clean up using an x-acto knife or something similar. And then I paint them.  So I was asked to do a custom piece for someone, as a wedding gift, who loved all things creepy (ie. Halloween, cemeteries, etc) and they also happened to be getting m...

I'm back! Did you miss me? Well anyway, here I am and planning to post more regularly. I've been busy with life and art and work. You know, the usual things. Or as Jane Austen said in Mansfield Park , "Life seems nothing more than a quick succession of busy nothings." While I don't entirely agree with that sentiment, life can sometimes fly by and you don't even notice the time you've let slip past. So I'm back and ready to grab the bull by the horns, so to speak. Not that I'd literally grab any bull by the horns...ever. What, do I have a death wish? No, but I've returned and have lots in store. So sit back and enjoy. I've been working on loads of new art projects, some of which you can check out in my Etsy shop. Click here if you want to see what I have for sale at the moment. I work with a variety of mediums, from polymer clay, to jewelry making, to painting tiny HO scale railroad miniatures. I really try not to pigeon hole myself and l...