Hi everyone. Etsuko ( My favorite things ) here with you today, and with my Art Dolls using lovely Darcy's stamps. I have loved making art dolls since I started stamping so far, I have made them using a variety of materials, including boards, fabric, old brush and tin cans.
First when I turned over my stash box to see what kind of doll I was going to make, I noticed two small wooden boxes and pieces of copper I had used in solder work. I put them together and decided to make the doll's. I thought of making a doll's face with a bezel and pouring resin into it, then making the lid of the box look like a door, drilling a heart-shaped hole in it, and attaching acetate to it to make a window. I believe that the resins and acetates I use will be our quarterly theme of transparency.
Also a simple technique of lifting the base with transparent paint was applied to the box doors using Fresco Paint and Infusion over a base of grunge paste.
I laid out the products that will be used in this project. And the leading role this time is grunge paste, using stencils and stamping.
These are piece of leftovers copper and the bezel is in the process of being made.
This is my resin solution which comes in A and B mix equal amounts of each, and the resin hardens within a day or night, and the small bubbles disappear. Always use anti-soaking gloves for use.
Sara Naumann also explains how to use the resin in detail on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/1306760245/videos/977955970293992/
These are my copper and solder set for the bezels.
Apply a piece of paper the same size as the bezel to the bottom and attach thin foil tape to the sides and wide tape to the bottom.
Apply flux around the copper foil and solder the entire surface using a soldering iron.
Before pouring resin into the bezel, apply a thin coating of paper sealer to the surface of the face paper. (to prevent the resin from smudging the paper.)
When the sealer dries, put it in the bezel.
The resin solution I use consists of liquid A and liquid B. Gently mix the required amount of resin in a 1:1 ratio of AB solution for 5 minutes. and let it cure for a day and night. At which time the small bubbles disappear. ((Caution - always wear anti-immersion gloves).
Then it is poured into bezels and left to rest for a day and night.
These two wooden boxes were previously made and kept in stock, the thickness and different size, but I thought it would be good for use on dolls. I cut out the shape of an ECY02 hearts to be a window in the lids, which I thought was good.
This is the finished view of the box on the left as you face it.
The larger box proceeded to be finished into a shadow box and I imaged with Steampunk's brother studying inside the box. I applied grunge paste to the left side and stamped EDY02 gears, but left it a little too early, so the pattern was broken up just a little. Then, die-cut leftovers of gear, cogs and doilies were collaged and pasted on the box.
To start on the lid, I tore off a piece of PaperArtsy Printed Tissue, stuck it on using Mod Podge, let it dry, applied Grunge Paste to the left side, let it sit for a while, and then used EDY02 gear stamps. Whenever I use grunge paste for stencils it always comes out beautiful! but stamping doesn't always work. This time stamped beautifully on the prototype but fell apart a bit on the production run, I think because there was too much paste and not enough wait time to accommodate it. Amanda showed good tutorial the PaperArtsy blog here.
Paintly on the lid with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic - Southern Sky and Blue Lagoon (FF95,FF131), then I the gears were washed with water in black to make them stand out.
Printed tissue and heart stamps were used to create the background for the interior of the box, and the back of the lid was collaged from the remainder of the same die as the front and painted translucent with Pea Coat mixed with Satin Glaze for both sides. This box was a little thicker and the size was just right, so I made a design that looks like the fairy boy ( EDY20 ) peeking out of the window. https://shop.paperartsy.co.uk/eclectica-darcy-20-7527-p.asp I made this fairy's body and wings by stamping EDY20's body and EDY02's butterfly on paper coated with Pewter.
I made this fairy boy and his wings by stamping the body of EDY20 and the butterfly of EDY02 in Versafine Clair - Nocturne on pewter coated paper.
Also the window was made of acetate with brown alcohol ink to give the windows a smoky appearance, The use of acetate is an expression of transparency, which is the this quarter theme.
The frame for the window made in the shape of an EDY02 heart was made by layering several sheets of paper and using the outside of the same stamp, colored with wax, and beads were attached like nuts.
I thought the texture was not enough for the doors, so I added gear and other embellishments and waxed the doors to complete the fairy boy doll.
The journal inside the girl's fairy doll is visible through the big heart window.
Paper Artsy Stencil by Tracy (PS201) was used with grunge paste and colored with Infusion, then sanded and wax was used to finish the box.
Die-cut leftovers of hearts to be installed in the windows were soldered and finished with black patina for a vintage color and attached few beads.
Her wings were made by using the same PS201 stencil with grunge paste and coloring it with Infusions - In The Navy and A Bit Jaded while adding water.then stamped and cut out the EDY02 heart from the back.
I used these leftover papers to make box interiors and her small journal.
I had a little trouble matching the color tones to create the box surface and wings using infusion. Since I used grunge paste, I couldn't redo the process many times, so I had to adjust the colors by spraying water or wiping them off with baby wipes.
Color wax was added at the end where the color was missing, but not much else was done. However, the girl's feet came off several times, so I used strong adhesive.
I was puzzled by the stamping on the grunge paste and the color adjustment by Infusions for this project, Many things happen in the process of making things but I am always happy when I get a good finish on my doll making. I hope you are inspired to make one after seeing the Art Dolls theme this time.
Etsuko your work is amazing, so much to read on how you designed this and love using resin too but this is just stunning xx I am now following your blog x
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