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A Special Doll From My Private Collection
This is by far the most important doll in my collection, a Bruckner Topsy Turvy doll manufactured in 1901. The original ones were made on plantations during slavery. There are a few different theories on how the doll was used, but the most prominent one is that enslaved women made these types of dolls so Read more
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Sculpting a Mask Out of Paperclay
(This is a tutorial that was done for the Creative Paperclay Blog tutorial series, enjoy!) Hello everyone! I am going to walk you through the steps on how I created this mask. I wanted to create another persona for this doll and I figured a mask would be the right way to go about it. Read more
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How to Create an Umbrella
Happy last rainy Friday in April everyone! Just posted this tutorial with Creative Paperclay to show you all how to make an umbrella with clay. The doll in the photo can be found in my etsy shop through the link in my bio. Enjoy your weekend and head on over to @creativepaperclay‘s blog to see Read more
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New Creative Paperclay Blog Post!
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a great weekend! This week’s post for Creative Paperclay’s blog tutorial series was inspired by the upcoming election. I wanted to create something that would inspire people to go out and vote while preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. See how I made this creature here! Hope you all go Read more
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Now Sponsored by Creative Paperclay®!
I am now part of the design team for Creative Paperclay®. I will be posting tutorials on their blog on the 4th Friday of each month! My first post for their blog series demonstrates how I created this Art doll in a frame. Head on over to their blog to see how it was put Read more
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You Deserve Some Serious Side Eye For That…
I had a very unfortunate situation leading up to my last workshop. There was a writer who decided that she would “share” my content with her community, but never asked my permission or even contacted me beforehand. She took my blog posts, images, personal work biography with previous job titles and assignments, and patched it Read more
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Coming Up Next!
I have a workshop scheduled for next week Saturday, October 28th at the Huntington Free Library in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx. In my head, I had it down for it’s original date that was discussed which was November 11th, so it kind of creeped up on me. I pretty much know exactly Read more
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My Amazing Weekend at Maker Faire!
This was my first time participating in an event as large as Maker Faire. I must say that it was a lot of work and that two weeks later, I am still tired and recuperating, but it was well worth it. I met a lot of other makers and got to hear about all the Read more
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My Own Maker Profile Page!
The meet the makers page has been updated with all of this year’s creators at Maker Faire! Here’s my profile, check it out in the link below! http://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/63484/ Read more
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