Tea Rose on November 3rd, 2008

I’m pleased to announce that Anita Collins of Sleetwealth Studios, whom I have previously featured, is now producing a cast-resin ball-jointed doll! Sleetwealth Briar is 14 inches (36 cm) tall and extremely poseable. You can get her as a basic, unpainted model for you to dress, paint and wig yourself, or you can get her [...]

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Tea Rose on August 15th, 2008

As far as I can tell, Belgium-based artist Claudine Roelens is one of the most talented art doll makers working in Europe right now. Although she designs lush costumes out of silk and lace, her real strength lies in the delicate proportions and realistic gestures of her work. Maybe it’s Hollywood’s influence, or maybe it’s [...]

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Tea Rose on July 10th, 2008

Hi, just a couple of things for you to check out.
I have a confession to make. I found out about Adele Sciortino’s doll costume newsletter way back when it first started up last summer, but I never really got around to reading it until this week. Boy, was I missing out! Each issue takes a [...]

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Tea Rose on May 15th, 2007

The exact definition of a “doll” is a topic of continuing interest to me, and one that will probably crop up in this blog from time to time. Today’s artist can be found both on Flickr and on her own web page, and on the Flickr site her significant other, Chad Isley, responds to a [...]

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