Susie McMahon has been making dolls of one kind or another for as long as she can remember, and in the course of pursuing dollmaking as an almost full-time career for the last ten years, she has achieved International recognition for her work, which has been shown in Gallery shows in the USA and Britain.

Having come from an art training background (Tasmanian School of Art, 1969-1971) her methods are somewhat "unconventional" in the dollmaking world, but numerous Australian and International awards attest to her standing amongst her peers. Susie is well versed in a number of different techniques and is much in demand as a tutor all over Australia. She is currently negotiating to undertake a teaching tour of the USA in 2001. She is also working on a dollmaking book which is due for publication in late 2001 - early 2002.

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About Face
Or how not to loose your head
Two Day Class
Tuesday/Wednesday
213

This is a two day technique workshop with award winning doll maker and artist, Susie McMahon. It would be of most advantage to doll makers with some experience, and will concentrate on extending your knowledge of head/face making techniques.

Susie, who has been making dolls for about thirty years will share her expertise and knowledge with you, and help you to achieve your doll making goals. You will learn by hands on experience, several different sculpting techniques for making heads/faces:

Moulded fabric
Using air drying clays
Using polymer clay
You will then go on to learn how to finish the sculpted heads - smoothing gessoing, and then with paints, pencils etc. and how to attach them to bodies.

Level: Experienced
Kit: $10.00 includes notes, appropriate body patterns

Tricks of the Trade
CLASS FULL
Painting Faces
One Day Class
Friday
133

Learn how to overcome the challenges inherent in painting faces onto fabric from an expert! When confronted with the task of painting a face onto fabric, some doll makers are put off by what they perceive as a great challenge. In this workshop you will meet the challenge head-on and learn all the techniques and tricks to successfully and professionally painting faces onto fabric. Beginning with flat pieces of treated fabric, students will learn how to achieve depth and realism just using paint. Students will be shown the importance of using tone to achieve depth and form. Students will experiment with watercolours, acrylics and oils, and will be shown how to adapt what they learn for use on three-dimensional heads.

Level: All
Kit: $5.00

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