EDIT - Since the showcase opened this morning, several dolls listed on the website have now been sold. If you want a similar doll to one that has sold please feel free to contact me.
Visit my page here....
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The renowned Kensington Dollshouse Festival is hoping to return to live shows later this year, so this will likely be the final online showcase. As a previous KDF exhibitor, and workshop tutor, I know just how much work goes into preparing for the Festival, so it's lovely to have this opportunity to showcase my little dolls for dolls.
I've been making tiny dolls for over 30 years and am as much in love with them now as I was way back then. As a collector of miniatures, diminutive dolls tick many boxes, as they can exist in the most doll-phobic doll's house, portraying as they do, children's playthings rather than people.
My dolls are completely handmade, beginning life as a few thimblefuls of porcelain slip, then undergoing up to 6 kiln firings to transform them from fragile greenware to impermeable porcelain, complete with multiple china paint firings.
They have jointed arms and legs, which allow for movement....
Costumes are created using sumptuous silk fabrics, many of which I design myself and are professionally printed. Similarly, to achieve just the right shade I often hand dye silk ribbons, trimmings and lace to complement specific outfits.
Dolls have silk underwear, dainty leather-soled shoes and lace petticoats, while dresses and jackets are carefully fitted onto the tiny dolls.
Finally, I use delicate ringlets and curls to create elaborate coiffeurs, often finished off with be-ribboned and feathered hats and bonnets.
Once complete, I make a colour-coordinated box with illustrated lid, which is lined with tissue paper and the doll is nestled inside. Each doll also comes with its own signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity.
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| Dolls come with a lovely, bespoke box to match their costume. |
I often make little dolls based on wonderful original dolls discovered on Pinterest, using the photos as inspiration.....
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| Images of original costumes form inspiration for tiny dolls |
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| Vintage Mourning Doll! |
Prices for dressed dolls range from £35-£60 and I am happy to offer layaway payments for up to 3 months.
Here is a selection of the dolls newly listed on my website, specially for the show.....
EDIT - Since the showcase opened this morning, several dolls listed on my website have now been sold. If you want a similar doll to one that has sold (bearing in mind that I never repeat exactly the same doll) please feel free to contact me.
2 comments:
I visited the show when it opened, Sandra, and everyone's work looked so enticing. Later, I heard from several artists that they had very good sales. I hope this is the case for you too.
Did the nasty weather blow away? It is time to enjoy some proper summer sunshine!
Megan....yes, I had a very busy and successful show thanks! Finally our high winds have subsided, but it's still very grey and overcast. More rain forecast for the next few days then hopefully we'll have some early summer sunshine and warmer temperatures at last!
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