Inspired by the amazing exhibiton of maquettes on Clive Hicks-Jenkins blog and Chloe Redfern's horses on her blog I found a pattern on the internet for a jointed paper doll. (The pattern I used was from here. I printed it onto some sturdy watercolour paper.) On the weekend the granddaughters and I had a lovely time colouring the dolls and giving them some hair. They did the colouring, I did the cutting out and they managed the little brass split pins after I made the holes with a big needle. We had a lot of fun! I think we'll try these again, perhaps with paints next time to get darker colours, and some paper clothes.
I have added more letters to my alphabet over on ALaW blog. There are some amazing artworks being made. Do go and have a look. I have really enjoyed making these little stitched pieces. Now I have to work out how to put them all together!
So glad that you were inspired to have a go at making some maquettes! :) And thank you for your kind comment on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteHow splendid. I wish I'd had these for the original five-post online exhibition. Nevertheless I shall grab them and set them aside in my Maquetteers Folder, and if another post orin-the-future exhibition manifests itself, then I shall ask your permission to show them. In the meantime, if you develop these ideas, then do stay in touch and share them with me.
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ReplyDeleteYour jointed dolls are so cute -- I love the pony tail! Thank you for sharing them with me. It's always so incredibly heartwarming to know I have, in some small way, inspired creativity!