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The Addams Family

31 Monday Oct 2011

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Can you believe I totally forgot about Halloween this year? No! It’s true! With the weather being so warm and getting a whole new stack of penny dreadful from the library, I forgot! But I did manage to crank out this set to commemorate this delightfully macabre holiday.

No one is more ghoulish than the Addams! I love ’em! It’s too bad there’s no extra doll lying around to make Cousin Itt!

“You rang?” — Lurch

“I’ve been yours since that first day you carved my initials in your leg,” — Morticia, to Gomez

“Cara mia,” — Gomez, to Morticia

“My name is Fester. It means ‘to rot.'” — Fester

“Oh, no time for riddles. I’m cookin’ gopher goulash for dinner.” — Grandmama

“This is the best storm since lightning put the short circuit in Uncle Fester.” — Pugsley

” I’m not perky.” — Wednesday

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

24 Monday Oct 2011

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Years ago, when I was in an autobiography reading phase, I came across “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers,” written by Maria Augusta Trapp. I was more enchanted by the book than I was by the movie (which was, in my opinion, top drawer. It’s got everything: Good music, singing nuns, children in lederhosen, political intrigue, and fleeing in the middle of the night as an effort to evade those pesky Nazis…even my brother didn’t mind sitting through multiple screenings I forced upon him). It didn’t make me want to get together a folk singing family together, since I’ve been told my musical styling was reminiscent of 40 seals holding a sing-along. But it did give me a brighter outlook on life. Reading that book marked the end of my goth-wannabe phase.

This set depicts all the Von Trapp children from the movie in their outrageous “play clothes,” made out of curtains. In actuality, there were 10 Von Trapp kids, not 7, but I got a little dizzy thinking about painting all that damask pattern on a 12″ doll and that was the end of that internal debate.

Liesl with a little doe, Fredrich with a sun…can you see where this is going?

Louisa pointing to herself, Kurt running, Brigitta with a needle pulling thread (click on the images for a closer look).

Marta’s notes are following one another and little Gretl with a cup of tea. And that will bring us back to…that’s right, Doe!

I could’ve cheated and painted them in their uniforms, but the curtain patterns were calling loud and clear and I’ve painted Sailor Moon type outfits several times in the past so it’s a no brainer.

The Von Trapp kids after falling out of the boat.

It’s a bit of a relief to get this project over and done with because I cannot get the entire score to The Sound of Music out of my head. The next project, unfortunately, is going to be based on another musical as well. How will I ever survive that?

Another Family Portrait

11 Tuesday Oct 2011

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I didn’t know it was possible, but I was able to get my hands on a set of 10 dolls for a reasonable price. Before I could paint the characters from “Arabian Nights” on it, a request came for a family portrait for those dolls. It’s fine by me, since it’ll probably be a whole year before I can get this most ambitious project finished…the biggest doll in that set measures a whole foot tall (and half as wide)!

I like doing the family portraits because it gives me a glimpse into someone else’s life for a little while. I get to know these people that I’ve never met and never will by bringing them to life in doll form.

Speaking of family sets…there’s one that’s been on the back burner for a while now that I am dying to paint. Here’s a little hint: Their outfits are made out of drapes.

Beer Break

03 Monday Oct 2011

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I might’ve missed Oktoberfest this year, but these guys are here all year ’round!

This Oompah band is taking a well-deserved beer break.

My Dad’s got a grand collection of beer steins. It’s fascinating, having your family crest and castles on something you drink out of, isn’t it?


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