Heidi- NeedleArtsetcetera

Wisteria has a painted cloth  body ,her sweater is made from a sock, her shoes are made from Tyvec backed with muslin then painted with acrylic paint and distressed. She should get wings which are in progress and goggles and a doggy...all of which are "in the works"

Funny Girl  Doll was sculpted in Paper Clay and costumed during a 4 day workshop with Dutch Doll designer /Artist Ankie Daanen .The workshop was attended by 12 dollmakers and  hosted by our dear friend, very  talented
Colleen Colquhoun  Athens in her shop "The Artsy Soul " in Manahawkin, NJ  including Easter Sunday 2014.
My "Funny Girl " doll is photographed sitting in front of a painting by my hubby "Tschanni"

This Doll was created while attending an online class with designer/teacher Ankie Daanen.
The doll has a cloth body with armature . Her arms, hands and legs were added after being sculpted in  paper clay Her head was sculpted in paper clay. Following was another online class for Costuming the doll. Her hat is a simple paper box which I folded from a printed magazine page.
I call this doll  'Have bucket  -will travel"....the copper bucket is a souvenir from Spain.

Here I hooked a bit more of a project that is waiting to be completed. It will be fun to work with wool during the winter month- so it's "incubation" for now....

Fiber artist Nancy Parcels shared her tips on dyeing wool and tricks on rug hooking during a workshop I attended together with other members of the Brandywine Hooking Guild
Using  thinly cut woven ,slightly felted , wool  strips or worms -as we call them- which are  pulled through a base,  like burlap ,linen or monk cloth  is accomplished using a tool that resembles a crochet hook. Its fun and easy to do and a very varied medium to accomplish magnificent art pieces which can be  as beautiful as a painting