MEET LEYNA, INSPIRED BY THE GERMAN BIEDERMEIER STYLE

    Leyna is a hand sculpted cloth and clay doll. I never use molds. Her head, hands and legs are sculpted from paper clay which has been sanded, painted and antiqued.  Her torso is painted muslin which has been gessoed, painted and antiqued.  Leyna's hair is sculpted from paper clay.  She wears a removeable 19th century reproduction cotton dress trimmed in vintage tatting and adorned with an ornate lace apron.  Underneath her dress, Leyna wears a removeable chemise, pantaloons and petticoat.  Each undergarment is fashioned from vintage cotton fabrics. The clothing patterns are from Dixie Redmond.  Leyna is 17 inches long.
    I have been enjoying the book GERMAN PAPIER MACHE DOLLS 1760-1860 by Christiane Grafnitz.  I fell in love with the Biedermeier style.

Kathy's Angel in Process

Gabriella is a paper mache angel Kathy has been working on.  She is hand sculpted using paper clay, antiqued, and is shown with her vintage petticoat.

Gabriella is getting ready to have her wings attached!

Gabriella looks up to God for strength as she wonders when this process will ever be finished!

Incidentally, Gabriella means "Strength from God."

Our New Co-Blogger

Katie is our new contributor to the blog!  Here she is learning to use the touchpad.  We shudder to think what her new blog entry will be!

Brew me a cup for a winter's night.
For the wind howls loud and the furies fight;
Spice it with love and stir it with care,
And I'll toast our bright eyes,
my sweetheart fair.
~Minna Thomas Antrim

My German Biedermeier inspired doll is still in process. She sits  here as  her first antiquing coat dries!

I love what Santa Brought!

I love my new old cubbies that my husband Matt and my son Matthew Sodoma gave to me.  They are old postage boxes and will be filling up quickly with all my bits and pieces of treasure.

Happy New Year!

     These are some pictures of what I am currently working on.  I call them my ladies in waiting because they have been patiently waiting to come to life.  Now that Christmas is over I hope to work on them before the New Year's festivities take over!