Blood Spattered Comfort Food

I realized this morning as I was sorting out my flickr account that I haven't posted WIP pics for the CE yet. D: soooooo... here they are. ~_^

I didn't take very many this time around being as I was more concerned with creating then documenting, but I think I got a couple good ones. ^___^



( Here are 10 pics with talking! whoo! :P )

She was 4 months of work (amid other projects) and took about 115 hours.

and just for completion sake, here are links to the other two detailed WIP posts I've made:

How to make an Imp: Goddess Doll Tutorial

Anatomy of a Root Thing: Oh it's been so long since I've made one of these.

DW

My brain she's been eaten by this handsome dude. He's about 12" tall and is an all terrain beastie. As usual, I bemoan my lack of photo skills. I'm getting better, but I have yet to discover the trick to making them look as nice as they do in person. *sigh* one day...

( Plus 9 more )

DW

Oh Octave. You were such a pita to make, but you cleaned up so nicely. *sigh* Also he and Lina are doing this Phantom of the Opera thing that makes me all squishy-like. mmm...



Art Doll - 12 inches tall

(2009) mixed media - wire, tape, polyclay, leather scrap, fur scrap, semiprecious stone, waxed linen, acrylics

Octave is a birdthing with a leather beak that's been stitched together with red sinew.

( 14 more under the cut! )

He'll be up on etsy laters. ^_^

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Also, Also!?! If you asked me to make a doll for you and have not received recent confirmation that it's on my list? Pretty please email me or leave a comment?? I've lost some lists and I'm coming up short. :(( (also tell me if it's ok if I post it in my "What Jane Is Working On Right Now" list? Thank You!!! *squishes everybody*)

Also I am trying to convince myself not to stay up and work on the angelthing with transparent skin, red eyes, sharp teeth and white leather wings stitched with red thread. and red claws and and *____* that I started the other day, because NGHHH. *fans self*

yes. I know what time it is. ;_; *sigh*

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I'm rather fond of Nib. He seems so innocent. D:

Art Doll - 3 inches tall

(2009) mixed media - wire, tape, polyclay, leather scrap, fur scrap, semiprecious stone, waxed linen, acrylics

Skellieones are small and fuzzy and cuddle in little fuzzy piles. They look like a pile of little fuzzy goodness, but watch out!! They've got sharp pointy teeth! eep! nomnomnom...

( 4 more under the cut! )

He's up on Etsy Here!

(I'll be posting these is little batches over the course of the weekend, so not to be completely spammy? D: just a little spammy? *ducks* eep!)

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Skellieones!! This is Stan. ^___^

Art Doll - 3 inches tall

(2009) mixed media - wire, tape, polyclay, leather scrap, fur scrap, semiprecious stone, waxed linen, acrylics

Skellieones are small and fuzzy and cuddle in little fuzzy piles. They look like a pile of little fuzzy goodness, but watch out!! They've got sharp pointy teeth! eep! nomnomnom...

( 4 more under the cut! )

He's up on Etsy Here!

I think I might make an icon of him laters. :D :D


(Posts for 4 more skellieones, 4 hunters, 2 birdthings, a goblin, 3 crowlings, and an imp to come this weekend and after that I'll be finishing 9 skellieones, 3 crowlings, 1 birdling (she's pink!), 3 imps and 4 hunters to post next weekend! whoot! ^__^)

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reader222 and her sweetie had their 15 year vow renewal this afternoon and it was lovely and I got to see people I love and eat bbq. ^__^ yey!

suibhne_geilt drove me and the cakes for the reception down from Madison and we made it with no cake mishaps! ^_^ yay! also, apparently I have not lost my cake mojo the past couple years of not baking. :P

Then awesome folks drove me out of their way to rescue the DoomCar from the mechanic's dungeon. And followed me back to a rest stop so I could catch a nap before driving the rest of the way home. ^______^ so much ♥!

So today was spent with awesome people, insomnia and driving. IS SO SICK OF DRIVING THANKS. D:

I also realized just how stressed I was this past week with my car three hours away in another state. :/ I actually feel like catching up on my commission list and making a few new designs ^___^ yay! (and maybe I'll sleep tonight? I can hope? *sigh*)

Also, I made a very fluffy salmandar for Corin and he made batnoises which for some inexplicable reason always makes me happy. ^__^ Also, I saw Windfarms!! I *love* Windfarms! They also inexplicably fill me with :D :D :D YEY! My perfect house is built near a Windfarm. ^____^

Anywhoo, I have a fabulous armature to put a head on now ^__^ (and some movies to watch while I do so! whee!)

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Here are pics from this weekend! ^___^ I had a lot of fun at the opening. Julie Woodward, the owner was lovely to meet and set up everything and was generally awesome. ^__^ and reader222 was a godsend and fabulous travelpartner. ^__^ Whoot!

And!! The art is fabulous!! Seriously, if y'all are in the Jacksonville, IL area from now until August 7, totally go and check it out!! ^_____^



Here's the window. The dolls are by Oddolls.net I *loved* their teeths! :D and they're huge!

( Massive amount of Pics! omg. )



This is Fox. I finished him up while Betsy drove me from Rockford. I AM IN LOVE. which means I ended up taking more pics of him than of anything else. >_>; oops.

( +7 )



And this is Mer! Who I also finished along the way. He and Fox are bestest buds, man. ^___^

( +1 )



Also!! There are the elusive Skellieones. :D Three of them! This guy's name is Skellieone - Black. Descriptive, I know. The other two are Skellieones - Grey and Green. (I was kinda running out of time! D: I don't know what I would have done if Betsy hadn't written out a zillion tags for me! D: D:)

( Skellieones - Black, Grey and Green! )

The show is up until August 7 and there'll be another Gallery Hop then that I will be attending. ^_^ (and then taking my stuff home afterward.) If anyone from around my area wants to come with me then, I'd love the company! And you get to see awesome dolls! whoot! ^___^

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In car news, I called the mechanic this afternoon and he said that the new alternator he put in was toasted and he replaced that and tested it and it's all running and stuff. :/ I hope he's right as I have now spent more money on repairs than I have at the moment. :((

I'll be arranging for a ride out there this weekend when I head back to Rockford for Warren and Betsy's vow renewal and picnic. (Which is going to be Awesome!) Hopefully DoomCar will make it back to Madison in one piece. :/

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Anywhoo, that's the news for the time being. ^_^ I've got other things in the wings, but this post is long enough and it's almost 4am. D: (and I've got stuff to do this morning! ergh.)

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I'm in Rockford, IL atm. I was trying to get to Jacksonville, IL, but my car broke down on the highway at almost exactly halfway there. :/

I get to stop by and see what it's going to cost me tomorrow. Hopefully it's just the alternator and I'll be able to afford getting it fixed to the point that I can drive it home. :/ It was SUPER SCARY, though to be trucking along at 70mph with an SUV on my ass when my dials all went POSSESSED BY ALIENS!! and crazy all over the place and my accelerator refused to work. D: D: I was SO HAPPY I was past the ginormo bridge before that happened. :( :( I ended up stopped on the median in the middle of farmland nowhere (right outside Wenona, IL? That's where my car is now.) and Warren & Betsy were home and drove an hour to come rescue me. (and then drove an hour back! D: D: I owe them SO MUCH NOW.)

And then they gave me dinner and a place to stay tonight. And! Betsy is going to drive with me to deliver the art to the gallery and we're going to stay for the opening and drive back in the morning. SO MUCH ♥! That's a 4 hour each way drive that she doesn't have to do and... and... *clings*

I feel truly lucky to have such awesome people in my life.

I called Mim and Eric too and they played google-fu to get me the numbers of a tow truck and the hotel I had a reservation at so I could cancel tonight and not get charged for it and stuff.

Also, I need to send a thank you to the state trooper who sat with me for an hour and a half while I waited for everything to work out and was rather generous about my surprise suspended registration. ._____. stupid parking tickets. I fail so hard there. :/ so yeah, I'll be visiting again in a month. :/ But he didn't have to stick around either, so I feel very grateful to him for that.

And! the tow place that Eric found for me is a little ornry old guy in overalls with a cheek full of chaw and a Kentucky accent and he was AWESOME. He only charged me $60 to tow my car to a place nearby and was really nice. He said I was lucky as almost all the tow places around there were closed for the weekend and that the place he towed me to would treat me right. I really hope so.

Also (kinda cryptic like) Stacie and Cathy? I owe you so much (you have *no* idea, man) for the help before I left. OMG. You fabulously saved me with that today and I'll totally give you more details when I get back home. O_O

And? for all the fail that today has had, I have some wonderful people in my life and I'm glad. Also, Pan kept me company to whole way and I promised to fix his arm if he stuck around, so I best get on that. ;)

I called Julie from the gallery and she'll be expecting me tomorrow, so tomorrow *better* go better. just saying and all. ^^v

Right now I just want to get some sleep and hope hope I get all the stuff I need to get done on time in the morning. :/ *crosses fingers*

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Me and Baba Yaga and the creatures are going to be at Two Trees Gallery in Jacksonville, IL on July 3 from 5-8pm! Come see us!

There's going to be all kinds of awesome dolls! Check out the other artists who'll be showing their work!

mealymonsterland.com

oddolls.net

karmaveranda

strangedolls.net

apple hill dolls



The show will be going til the end of July, so if y'all have time to check it out, please do!

And if you've got the time and resources (or just happen to live in the area) I'd love to meet you at the opening on July 3. ^___^



So, yus. YAY! I'll have pics of the dolls that will be for sale at the show closer to the date. ^_^

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So the limbs look a little big, but it's just that the torso and head have had a good day's more drying time and have shrunk more. The limbs should catch up soon. (and I'll be carving them as they get harder.)

I didn't get the hands done like I wanted to. So, those get bumped to Monday. Ah well. I'm still doing skellieones tomorrow. ^_^

( And some silly vagina dentada head-like thing I made the other night. :P :P )

So the VDhead thingie is actually having more problems with cracking than the bjdthingie. Which is good because I'm not really invested in it much. It's just silly looking and there to learn on. :D

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Me and dreamling are going out to lunch and then shall be making with the artination! yay!

I'm not sure if we'll be heading over to the studio or not or just hanging out at a coffee shop or coming back to the house. D: That shall be decided once my brain starts working due to a heavy dose of grease and fried things an lots of SmartWater for me. (ow. my stomach.)

But! yay art! I think I'm going to work on some 2D stuff today. Maybe I can scan them in later and share the doodles. *doodles*

In other news, it is gloriously beautiful out and I have the door open so the kitties can enjoy it too! (and my apartment can air out a bit. D:)

Tomorrow I'm doing laundry and heading to the studio to work on languishing projects and hopefully finish the few that have armatures finished! ^__^

Ever have one of those days when words just don't seem to mean what you think they should mean? or just don't seem right even though you're almost sure it's right?? yus. that's this whole week. D: D: AAAH!

Okee. I go to lunch now. yay!

OMG!!!!!! One of my favorite doll artists is having an opening and talk at the Villa Terrace Museum of Decorative Art in Milwaukee this Wednesday!!! *_______*

Anybody want to come see the pretty with me? :D :D :D

Marina Bychkova:
Enchanted Doll
April 8 - June 7, 2009


Opening Reception:
Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
With Artist’s Talk with Marina Bychkova

Location

2220 N. Terrace Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 271-3656

EEEEEEEEeeeeEEEEE!!! ^____^

I almost finished Vasilisa this evening. I've just got to clean her up and sew a few details on her skirt. ^_^ (and maybe put a flower in her hair?)

Baba Yaga still needs a skirt and that's on the list for tomorrow. And! The House should be ready to do more work on too! yey! ^_____^




( Progress of Vasilisa the Beautiful. ^_^ )

As alyska has posted (and I forgot to. D: D: D: so I gank her text. #^_^#) We're having a show in our new studio!! :D

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"East of the Sun, West of the Moon"

Group Exhibition and Gallery Open House
Saturday, March 21, 2009
2:00pm - 8:00pm

2310 Packers Ave, Suite B
Madison, WI

With renovations drawing to a close, we're mostly moved into the studio and unpacked (complete with a hot tea station!)

To celebrate the grand opening of the new home of PointyKitty Studios and Blackbird Marmalade Creations, we'll be hosting a group exhibition by Art & Chocolate, a local arts collective, called "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," a visual interpretation of the Norwegian version of an old Scandinavian fairy tale as collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.

Come and join us for an evening of women-made art, refreshments, and arts camaraderie!

RSVP!

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Whoot!

(Thank you Alyska for the copy I ganked! *smooch*)

I have sushi-expand. mmmmm... sushi. *explodes*

Eric and I went to Takumi and now are at Escape. (and there are people I know here! Like dreamling and paradox_ninja and la_luna_llena! ^___^ *waves to peeps*

ok. I work on stuff now.

Been up for 37 hours. Had a bad Art Block and re-sculpted/re-designed pendants 3 times. Got the spark at 10:30 pm last night and worked in the flow til 1pm today. All 30 are done and delivered. Eric took a couple pictures I'll post tomorrow.

( Edited to add Pictures of Pendants. ) Thank you Eric!!

I are dead. I now take shower and go to bed.

But also, I went to Escape with Eric on the way home from delivering them. He had his meeting, I didn't want to go to sleep so early and throw off my sleep schedule, so I now have a sketchbook full of odd doodles and commission designs.

3 ghostie bird chicks with sharp mouths and shining eyes.
1 fierce WolfHunter
3 fish
1 strange woman holding her head on a cord.
2 birds
the Bone Woman's Nest
a Hunter birth
4 StoneThings

and a really deep thoughtsketch about the Moon Wife. Her hair is dreadlocked vines, posssibly incorporating scarification... mebbe. I still need symbols. I'll more than likely craft a sigil. we'll see.

whyfore must my productivity come with brainmelting mania? I dunno.

Shower.

then Bed.

yus.

Happy Earth Day!

I just woke up to a package for meeeee, from MellowTraumatic Recordings ^__^ ::happy dance::

I have the new Hannah Fury in my grubby little hands and it has a video! and Scott Radke Puppets in the artwork!!!!! OMG!!!! so much love!!!

::hugs the Hannah Furyness and the Scott Radkeness:: I am *such* a happpy Jane today!! ^______________^