As promised, a few photos of two dolls I just finished (with more to come very soon!) These are not their 'official' pictures because I'm going to make a lightbox tonight to try to get better photos for my Etsy shop (oh-so-barren at the moment.) I've always struggled with lighting, and am hoping a lightbox will give me more control.
They look French to me. Delphine? Cosette? Haven't decided yet...
Well, it's another beautiful day here in Point St. Charles - how about a trip to the surprisingly well-stocked local library? (I feel a bit like creepy Mr. Rogers here with the virtual neighbourhood tour, but will push through my self-consciousness.) Let's go out the front door this time...
These are the houses across the street. I love the colour and the little gabled roofs over the windows. The rest of the street looks like this:
If you look to your left, you'll notice some more of the Point's unusual graffiti, certainly part of its charm...
'Velo' is French slang for bike, hence the 'velorution'. According the city stats, Montreal has the most extensive bike paths of any city in North America. There is one right outside our door that leads to the Lachine canal, a beautiful canal that runs through the entire city and has bike paths long its entire length. I love biking in Montreal and not having to worry that I'm going to get flattened by some aggro driver (and there are certainly plenty of those here, too.)
This lady drinks her soup just up the street - isn't she lovely? But we can't stop long! We have to get to...
This is where I recently took out the most stunning book on Kyoto's fashion collection (aptly titled Fashion.) The mannequins are all white with white ribbons for hair - tres belle! Here are few photos from the book:
I'm working on some larger dolls in paperclay and plan to use this book as a reference for quasi-authentic historical costumes (that is, the ones in the book are thoroughly authentic, but mine will be quasi as I lik e to combine rough edges with all the bows and frills to temper the froufiness factor of period costume.)Thanks for the walk everyone. Happy Spring!
