Dolls and Ceramics: BJD Hybrid and Heart Boxes

The doll comes from a dear friend of mine, Alison. She was parting with this doll at a convention and I fell in love with her. My friend has such a good eye for color, fashion, and interesting BJD hybrids. She even dressed the doll in this cute ensemble! The doll pictured is a hybrid of a Peak’s Woods KoonieS head on a Doll Chateau kid body. The outfit is from a Tonner doll called “The Intriguing” that fits the Antoinette body. The lace bodysuit is a little tight and makes in hard to pose the doll, but I do my best to make it work since I love the attire.

The ceramic item pictured is my heart box made from a slipcasting mold. It’s an old Duncan mold I picked up a couple years ago and it’s one of my favorites. I typically put a few pieces of handmade heart-shaped recycled paper in each box.

There are more images of several heart boxes and the doll on my Instagram account.

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Dolls and Ceramics: Kikipop and Cat Dish

Kikipop and a cat dish. I feel like I have a goofy collection of photos.

The second slip-casting mold I ever made was all the little kitties on the cat dish above. I added four cats to a wheel-thrown bowl and painted it with underglaze. Maybe there is a pet cat out there that deserves some pastel cute culture in their life.

The doll pictured is Kikipop. This Kikipop doll is from 2015 and called “Honey Pink.” She is from the first run of Kikipop dolls made in collaboration with Azone. Her body has great construction and it takes very little effort to get her into a cute pose. She is wearing her original wig and Mattel Sanrio clothing.

There are more images of the bowl and doll on my Instagram account.

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Dolls and Ceramics: Pukifee and Bunny Bowl

It was about time my little Fairyland Pukifee came out of the cupboard to take some photos. She is a darling ball-jointed doll with an amazing faceup by Viridian House. Her attire is largely AI BJD pieces. I find they fit pretty well and are good quality. Her wig is from a Liv doll.

The pot is a part of my bunny series — I combine old slip-casting molds with hand-built and/or wheel-thrown pieces. This little rabbit mold is from Riverview Molds and is labeled #332. I liked the bunny pose and thought it was great to have the creatures push their feet again the bowl. The bunny eyes are delicately painted with underglaze. The green and blue glazes are a mix, largely of recycled glaze from the studio spray booth.

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Dolls and Ceramics: Momoko, Picco Neemo, and Bunny Bowl

This bowl was my first prototype using the bunny slip-casting mold to make rabbits as feet for a wheel-thrown bowl. I think it turned out pretty well. The bunny eyes are delicately painted with underglaze. The greenish glaze on the rim of the bowl is the recycled glaze from the spray booth at the studio. It ended up being a nice shade of green this time around.

The dolls pictured are Momoko (taller) and Picco Neemo (smaller). I can not recall too much about the details of each doll. I picked up most of the pieces from IFDC (International Fashion Doll Convention) years ago and some details were lost in the shopping fun. I remember the Momoko is rerooted with that awesome pastel hair. Picco Neemo was from the Azone table in the sales room at IFDC. I sure miss that convention.

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Dolls and Ceramics: Vintage Skipper and The Bunny Bowl

A friend commissioned a challenge — a large serving bowl with cute bunnies around the edges. This is a part of my new ceramic series that combines vessels with objects from old slip-casting molds. I also made a Medusa pot in the same fashion. I picked up a couple bunny molds a few months ago and started using them just in time for Easter.

Typically, my ceramic work is pretty small. It was a nervous task to take on a big bowl. The bowl is a slab laid into a plaster mold. I slip-casted six bunnies and attached them to the bowl. After some careful drying of the bunny bowl, I added eyes with underglaze and bisqued the piece. I added a clear glaze and called it good. It’s a tad wobbly, but it is pretty decent for my first large prototype in this series.

The doll pictured is a vintage Skipper in a random bunny costume that, I think, was originally intended for a BJD. She’s wearing Momoko boots.

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