fawkes
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Post by fawkes on Aug 26, 2016 7:36:37 GMT -8
Besides selling my first doll - below - a few weeks ago I've been hard at work on a couple of dolls and simultaneously toying with porcelain and lace. IMG_0024 by BGDolls, sur Flickr I've stopped counting the layers of China paint on these parts. I've also used 12k gold - not very pleasant to use I must say - on the tattoos inspired by French painter, Gustave Moreau. A detail is shown here. IMG_3920 by BGDolls, sur Flickr The second doll has some lace appliqués. I've used lustres for the first time and I think the result is awesome. I still have to add the silver overlay to finish her. I'm also painting some new heads. IMG_3927 by BGDolls, sur Flickr IMG_3924 by BGDolls, sur Flickr This last project will keep me busy for the months to come. I've decided to make two because the lace appliqués will be very, very fragile and brittle until it's fully fired. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hopefully one of them will be ok. I've used a new, refined torso and I'm still sculpting two new heads. IMG_3936 by BGDolls, sur Flickr
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Post by kitnkabootle on Aug 26, 2016 9:21:23 GMT -8
Wow your doll is so expressive and this lace.... the lace is insane!!! I love it so much. These dolls look very Baroque! I'm so impressed. How do you get the texture of the lace on your sculpt?!
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fawkes
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Post by fawkes on Aug 26, 2016 9:54:52 GMT -8
Thank you. The texture is created with real lace applied on the greenware before firing. No, the problem is you have to take the weight of all the added fabric into account when you fire the pieces. Warping is a major problem I hope to solve with this doll.
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Post by kamia on Aug 27, 2016 1:53:02 GMT -8
Oh wow fawkes, how stunning! These pieces look amazing just as they are, I can't wait to see more progress!
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Post by Dina on Aug 27, 2016 5:02:41 GMT -8
These look terrific congratulations on the working through the challenges of the lace appliqué. Can't wait to see the finished product!
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Post by bibarina on Sept 8, 2016 1:29:39 GMT -8
Another thread I missed, due to being busy and not active on the forums for a while!! Looking absolutely fantastic Fawkes! I can't wait to see more! I think you are so brave, the lace looks so delicate I know I wouldn't dare touch it until the final firing lol!
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Post by fawkes on Sept 8, 2016 10:10:10 GMT -8
lol I must be crazy, I know...I sanded the fired pieces for two weeks - a lot of sweat went into the process - breakage is inevitable but you can fix it; the pieces are almost dry now and I hope to highfire them this week-end. I'm curious/impatient/afraid to see the result too. Did I mention I must be crazy....? Anyway, if something does not go as planned I tell myself the photos of the greenware are pretty cool. lol
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Post by caracal on Sept 9, 2016 9:35:25 GMT -8
Those lace-pieces are beyond words! Can not wait to see the outcome. Please could You also post photos of the pieces that get broken (fingers crossed they don't of course ), because that would be interesting too. I tried that lace thingie too some time ago, but it just looked awful. I think I need to try again later, because I love lace like crazy. Can I ask why using gold is not pleasant? I have to use gold in one doll I have decided to do and silver on another -and I haven't used them yet, so would like to know what I have to do or don't, if You could be so kind?
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Post by fawkes on Sept 9, 2016 23:48:20 GMT -8
To add gold on porcelain you have to use solvent because it dries very quickly and gets sticky; the solvent smells terrible and gets to your nose and throat.
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Post by fawkes on Sept 9, 2016 23:52:20 GMT -8
Porcelain is so unpredictable you never know how the pieces will come out of the kiln; these are my fist large pieces using lace so I'll keep my fingers crossed .... result tonight as I started firing yesterday. The problem is the fragility of the unfired pieces and also the weight of the porcelain and the warping - factors which are difficult to deal with. But I like experimenting, so... www.facebook.com/ForeverEtherealdollswww.flickr.com/photos/beautifuldreamers/
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Post by caracal on Sept 10, 2016 0:41:36 GMT -8
Thank You for the quick reply . So You are not using gold luster glaze in your pieces? I was thinking using that, it should be easy, right?
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Post by bibarina on Sept 10, 2016 4:45:01 GMT -8
lol I must be crazy, I know...I sanded the fired pieces for two weeks - a lot of sweat went into the process - breakage is inevitable but you can fix it; the pieces are almost dry now and I hope to highfire them this week-end. I'm curious/impatient/afraid to see the result too. Did I mention I must be crazy....? Anyway, if something does not go as planned I tell myself the photos of the greenware are pretty cool. lol Ha ha! No such thing as crazy with creativity! Just experimentally creative genius!! Lol! ;-)
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Post by fawkes on Sept 10, 2016 9:34:39 GMT -8
No, it isn't gold luster glaze; it's shiny 12k gold in liquid form. It's very easy to use but has that unpleasant pungent smell due to the solvent...
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Post by fawkes on Sept 11, 2016 8:10:09 GMT -8
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Post by ivdolls on Sept 11, 2016 8:38:20 GMT -8
fawkes, love your new dolls. The porcelain lace looks great. These dolls promise to be very beautiful. Can't wait to see them when you all done.
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