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Your
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Autumn
2004
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Order
a single copy of the
Autumn 2004 issue online now!
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& Canada
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The
Autumn 2004 issue of Art Doll Quarterly has rolled off the press and
is available on newsstands now! Inside, you’ll find:
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Doll
Artist Profile: Pamela Hastings
by Ricë Freeman Zachery
"A big part of being able to be a successful creator is learning
how to use yourself as an instrument and knowing what works for your
own personal style of creativity," says this incredibly creative
doll artist, who finds inspiration in fabrics, fibers, beads, and found
objects. Her dolls are some of the most unusual fabric sculptures we’ve
seen; some of them clearly human in shape, others only vaguely so. Her
story is both revealing and inspirational. As an added bonus, you’ll
find Pamela’s art-paper dolls in her article starting on page 17.
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Cover
Story: Mutant Vegetable People
by Jeff Julseth
"You know you’re helplessly addicted to dollmaking when every
physical object becomes a possibility for a doll," says Jeff Julseth,
a doll artist now residing in Washington state. "You turn things
upside down, squint, and spend all weekend searching for new materials
and endlessly dreaming of doll enhancements." Jeff recently discovered
a new material for dollmaking: Styrofoam®-based faux vegetables,
which he carved (like pumpkins) and turned into a new series he likes
to call Mutant Pumpkins and Vegetables. "The secret to making these
creatures," advises the artist, "is to be messy and let them
develop their own characters!"
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The
Twisted Stitches Muse
by Judy Marsh
"My Twisted Stitches Muse was born at the end of an art-quilt class,"
relates the artist, whose beautiful handmade quilt was inadvertently
destroyed two weeks before it was finished and ready to send to Somerset
Studio for the magazine's mini-art-quilt challenge. Ever the positive,
optimistic artist, Judy quickly turned her thoughts to creativity and
made a quilt-based doll she called the Twisted Stitches Muse. You'll
enjoy reading about her process in this issue, which also includes a
free pattern for making your own quilted doll.
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Wear
Your Art (Dolls) On Your Sleeve
by Kari Adams
The artist began with an idea for a Christmas gift, which led to the
design of wire-based pins. A friend showed her a picture of a brooch
made with wire and encouraged her to come up with a design using wire
as the base for a pin. Copper wire, clothes made of fabrics, beads,
threads and more soon followed. "I find that I cannot make two
alike," says the author, "as they take on a life and personality
of their own!"
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The
"Things with Wings" Art-Doll Challenge
by Jill Hamilton
The Looking Glass Dolls of southeast Michigan recently revealed their
latest challenge, "Things With Wings." Shortly after selecting
the theme, many members of the group participated in a brainstorming
session. Several creative ideas were considered, including butterflies,
birds, insects, dragons, faeries, pixies, airplane pilots, and mythological
creatures. The rules for the challenge were simple: interpret the theme,
either literally, figuratively or metaphorically. "This was our
most successful challenge yet," says the author. You can read all
about it in this issue.
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Linda Rael's
Funky Warrior
by Linda Rael
The author teaches elementary-school art (lucky kids!). So this creative
teacher started with a pattern for a turkey used in her classroom,
which evolved into a pillow pattern for her sofa, and eventually (with
the addition of wild fabrics, crazy fiber-hair, and beautiful beads)
became a Funky Warrior. This short article includes a free pattern!
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Before
we went to press with this issue, Linda sent us Funky Warrior's bride,
Funkette. We didn't have room by then to publish the two together in the
magazine, but we wanted to share them with you here. Note Funkette's pretty
fabric designed by Sherrill Kahn, and the chicken bone through her nose! |
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Make
a Pumpkin-Head Candy Container
by Bonnie Jones
This Pumpkinhead Candy Container was inspired by the vintage Halloween
"veggie people" that were popular during the turn of the 20th
century. "Creating fantasy pieces such as this one allows me to
let the creativity flow without restrictions," says the artist.
"If you decide to create this piece, it doesn't have to look just
like mine – have fun, and follow your muse!"
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Plus:
Reviews of two doll conferences, patterns to make Blossom (she's a hen!),
Carol Mullen's Off-Duty Scarecrow, Rosie Chapman's Box Child, book and
video reviews, more how-to articles on dollmaking and embellishment,
lots of dolls by our readers, and much, much more!
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