{ Art Doll Talitha }

"Talitha", mixed media art doll~Image Mixed media Art Doll

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Here are some images of my latest doll Talitha. I was asked if I would create another doll like Azucena and since I don't replicate past work exactly,  I chose to make a bride with a similar face but in a Victorian style dress. As you can see, the style morphed into somewhat of a Bohemian style. Talitha didn't seem the prim and proper type and this seemed to suit her much better.

As I mentioned on my facebook page last week, this doll will be available in the coming days and she will be auctioned off this time. I'm exploring this route after several customers asked if I would consider this option in order them a chance at picking up one of my dolls.

Also I will be having a mini shop update in early September~my work will not be part of a regular Etsy shop update  but instead be available via another website. So I will be disappearing until then preparing a few items~ I can't say any more than that at this time but I will post more info. in the coming weeks :)

~Christine~

 

 

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 {  D o l l   D e s c r i p t i o n  }

Talitha is sculpted from Polymer clay and is approx. 15" in her seated position (almost 18" in length from the top of her head dress to her toes). She is an articulated doll; her arms and legs are connected to the torso via  wire and findings. She is painted with fine artists acrylics and sealed with a protective UV varnish.

Hair/Headpiece:

Talitha's locks are made of Chestnut Brown English Viscose (please be careful when handling this as it is very delicate and flyaway). Her crown is made of flower stamens that I brushed with an ivory pearlescent paint to give her crown the look of vintage wax orange blossoms. The flowers in her crown I made out of watercolor paper ~each are handpainted with pearlescent acrylic paint and lightly coated with ultra fine crystal glitter as are the ones lining the front and back bodice of her gown.  The base of her crown is made of sterling silver wire and the veil is made of ivory netting.

Costume:

Talitha's dress is made of gold metallic silk, Vintage lace (yellowed with age) and netting (circa 1920's/30's) and Ivory Duchesse satin silk. I sewed on silver glass beads and iridescent sequins over parts of her lace skirt . I also did the same over her bodice, the back of her green silk sash, and around each of the sleeves using sequins, silver, gold and pearlescent glass beads. The vintage lace and netting on her sleeves and around her bodice were puposefully lmeant to looka bit shabby chic . There are some some minor holes from aging that I left as it lent to the aged look of my piece. Talitha's shoes are the second pair I've made using light gold dupioni silk and are not removable. 

Bouquet: 

She carries a bouquet of flowers that I made using water color paper ~each flower was hand painted using watercolors and is sealed with a UV protective varnish. The flowers were inspired by the cover art of a favorite album from the past.

Talitha's bouquet is wrapped in vintage lace and a hand dyed cotton banner wraps around it with a quote from Victor Hugo that reads:

"Life is the flower for which  love is the honey"

It is also the same quote on the ribbon/banner that she holds in her hand.

 

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Talitha", mixed media art doll~Image Mixed media Art Doll