new art doll for a zombie swap in swap blot. Painted with white gesso and used gray chalk for gray look. the dress is gray cheese cloth dipped in fabric stiffener. fine line marker for details on face.

dolls for the Shadow Art Fair

12 X 12 box with a golden barbie

After the move....

I have finally got all moved from Ann Arbor to Mt. Morris. Studio is one room now, but it will all work out OK.
Now it is time to focus on getting ready for the Shadow Art Fair in Ypsilanti, MI on July 10. Only 1 month to work on dolls. I Can Do This!!!!

A new Altered Art Barbie for Swap-Bot. She covered in cheese cloth dyed with copper fabric paint and copper stars. Hair is done with modpodge and copper glitter glue.

barbies to alter

I bought some used barbies to alter can't wait to get started. watch for updates.

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review about the Jack and Jill show

Review: Jack and Jill-Feminism At Its Best

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Yesterday at 5:47pm

I had never heard of the Jack and Jill Art Show, but after attending it, I realize it was probably the most fantastic event I’ve attended on campus. I arrived with some new friends from my women’s studies class and was thrilled to see the members of DKR (Drag King Rebellion) waiting outside the doors. After some shrill squeaks on my part and excited jumping, we paid the inexpensive entrance fee of $5 and walked in. Around one wall we saw tables covered in artwork from different females and feminists around campus and Ann Arbor. To name just a few: Olivia Su, Adonia Artega, Charles Lindsay, Laura Irene Wayne, and Sherry Lynn. There were amazing paintings, prints, and drawings covering the tables. During breaks we were able to stand up and look around at them and speak with the artists themselves. I spoke with Sherry Lynn, an artist that brought deconstructed Barbie dolls to the show. They were very interesting works that really attacked the views of femininity that the media puts out. She takes a normal Barbie doll, an offensive image that shapes the way young girls see that bodies, and defaces it into a unique work of art. It’s really amazing to see what she can do with them. For more info visit sherartdoll.blogspot.com

Today I finished this paper doll

for Swap-bot, it is made from yellow pages and card stock,jointed at arm, legs and head.

Jack and Jill show

Showed some of my dolls at the Jack and Jill show last night. People liked the altered barbie dolls. At some point I will have to make some more and sell them on Etsy. Watch for update on that. (I will have to take some time to learn how to sell on Etsy.)

Altered art Barbie doll, hand dyed cheese cloth wrapped around doll with mod podge sequin stars also put on with mod podge, hair spread out and stiffened with more mod podge.

Barbie doll covered with fabric and napkin, put on with mod podge, hair colored with marker.

more dolls