this is taken from one of my favorite paintings in Florence, in the chapel called Santa Felicitá. Pontormo rules.

inprogress

I’m currently making two plush dolls for a special project, so I thought I’d share some in progress pics and talk about making them. :)

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I hand sew the tiny collars for the dresses, and choose which buttons will suit the white-haired girl best.

pondering placement of totoro costume elements.

and here's the finished product:

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Whoa! That light really shows the lint on my cloth!

at Saturday Market, June 8, 2013

Here is the bulletin board rehung and the small Billy moved and used for the tv.

I’m currently making two plush dolls for a special project, so I thought I’d share some in progress pics and talk about making them. :)

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Then I cut everything out. It’s hard to tell that they’ll look any good at this point, lol.

I’m currently making two plush dolls for a special project, so I thought I’d share some in progress pics and talk about making them. :)

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Next I choose the colours and fabric I want to use. I lay everything out in an abstract kind of way to help visualize what colours go together, and what don’t before I start cutting the fabric.

One of the many metal shelving units in the studio.

I don't like rain </3

I thought I would kick off the new year by starting in on one of the chunks of black walnut that came my way during the summer. This is as far as I will take it for now. The next step is to re-coat it with the same wax coating it had six months ago, then wait another six months before finishing the turning.

New commissions - in early progress - Dungeness Open Studios

These colours were inspired by all the crazy neon colours from the 90's that are coming back. Just walk into any shoe store, and you'll know what I'm talking about. ;)

These new deer will have wild and bright colours, and some will have mohawks! :D

Bit of a sekrit, will post about this soon! :)

This is how it looked a few days ago. I love it when it looks like this because it means I'm deeply involved in a project. I completely tidy and clean everything up before starting a new project. I like to stay as organized as I can.

Walls and ceiling are painted!

In progress, obviously.

gah, this is hard to do. >XD

I’m currently making two plush dolls for a special project, so I thought I’d share some in progress pics and talk about making them. :)

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The dolls are both happy (and unhappy) with their new smiles, and can’t wait for me to finish them! I’ll be revealing their names & backstories when they’re completed.

To be continued...

When I'm done, I'll felt it and sew it up into a little change purse -- thanks to Karen Neal for the idea.

The side of the house, primed and with the first coat of blue. I have a TON of yardwork to do... those trees really need to be groomed.

I'm making this quilt to cover an 8 ft by 2.5 ft kitchen window that gets wicked glare during the summer evenings. When the sun shines through the fabric it looks surprisingly like a real stained glass window. I finished quilting today-just need to add the binding. Fabric: "Avalon" by Hoffman.

The army of mini ghosties begins...

[workshop ref] - What the wig originally looked like. This wig had a good base lift, but was obviously way too wavy...

This is the carapace of my Carnifex in progress. Isn't it shiny and iridescent? The body of the carnifex is dark mottled blue with teal mottled highlights. All the hard armour bits are iridescent blue-white. I haven't decided what I want the blades to be yet....either black with the iridescent glaze or maybe white?

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Open entry door. To left is cleared and removed UGLY Landing Strip. Looking through GRID security/screen door that I designed 4 yrs ago. Currently refinishing a chest of drawers for the entry LANDING STRIP and designing and building (with help from an architect friend) a steel grid architecture for the interior entry to set the industrial room tone and to serve as a coat rack. One of several DIY projects we're tackling in the multipurpose front room.

©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Mini View #2 Process Photo.

Orange dosen't look too happy about this, lol.

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Then I sew their eyes on after adding eyeshadow and blush.

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