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And last but not least

The front cover is another doll from the attic. Her hat was in one container and she was in another. It’s a porcelain doll. Not sure how she survived being bounced around in a container but I will need to correct that before putting her away. I took liberties with painting this one as well.Continue reading “And last but not least”

Back cover of Zombie doll book

This doll was actually one of my favorite sketches when I was first sketching out the idea for this series. I saved it for the back cover. I had to play on the “keep calm” signs that are everywhere these days. This doll was fun because it was from my head, not a real dollContinue reading “Back cover of Zombie doll book”

Mischief Part 2

Here is the doll that shares the spread with yesterday’s doll. This is the entire spread with the tab and quote: Yesterday evening, I went to the library to do a community art project called Celebrate, Honor, Remember.  The library staff has pieces of wood that they encourage people to paint a memorial plaque forContinue reading “Mischief Part 2”

I didn’t do it….

One of my husband’s favorite quotes is “I didn’t do it and if I did, I wouldn’t admit it.”  This quote shows up frequently in my work, usually to depict Mack, our long haired Chihuahua, when he’s done some mischief and wants to look innocent. I applied it to these two as they look likeContinue reading “I didn’t do it….”

An itty bitty zombie doll

For this much of this sketchbook, I pulled my daughter’s dolls out of the attic.  (Then I wound up in a project organizing all of it) Here is the doll that shares the spread with the creepy Sktchy doll: (it’s an American Girl doll, also, note the Teddy Bear she is holding) Below is whatContinue reading “An itty bitty zombie doll”

Zombie doll from Sktchy

Ok. So by now you are all wondering how this got started.  I wanted to work on a project for Halloween. Last year, I took an internet workshop with Leslie Wood.  I saw her Little Deads in Art Journaling magazine and drooled.  I took the class, and Leslie encouraged us to create our own characters.Continue reading “Zombie doll from Sktchy”