I was born in New Zealand in 1959 and have lived in Australia since 1986. I made my first cloth doll in late 1995 and not a day has passed since that I haven't been thinking about or making a cloth doll. Dolls are not a sentimental trip back to childhood for me but an opportunity to explore a fascinating art form.

My goals for the future are to make dolls both one-of-a-kind and patterns which cater to the intermediate + level of doll making skills, teach doll making in workshop and online format and hopefully complete my degree over the next few years.

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Realistic Women's Body
One Day Class
Tuesday
137

Cloth doll body with press moulded paperclay face. Students will be given a demonstration of the simple technique for making a plaster mould for press moulded faces. For this class they will be supplied a ready made face and extra paperclay for forming the back of the dolls head, so it is a good introduction for new user's of paperclay. The female body is in proportion to reality and has many detailed features such as breasts, buttocks, wired fingers with separate thumb, sculpted toes and a belly button technique which does not indent the back of the body. The doll is wired through the legs and can be balanced to be freestanding. Special knee joint technique.

Level: Intermediate
Sewing Machine
Sewing Kit
Kit: $7.00 includes pattern, instructions with colour photo, pre-made paperclay face, 100gr "La Doll" paperclay, knee joint beads, armature wire

The Byzantium Oracle
CLASS FULL
One Day Class
Wednesday
138

Cloth doll with a press moulded paperclay face. Students will be given a demonstration of the simple technique for making a plaster mould for press moulded faces. For this class they will be supplied with a ready made face. Techniques covered in this class: Face painting and embellishing with beads, glitter and sequins, embellishment techniques with seed beads, bugle beads and wire, constructing a textile from multi-layered and cut away fabrics, gesso over cloth method for the arms/hands. The hands are wire armatured to allow for posing, separate thumb technique. Instructions will be given for constructing the display pillar she sits on. Shoe making.

Level: Intermediate
Sewing Machine
Sewing Kit
Kit: $12.00 includes pre-made paperclay face, beading wire, gesso and paints supplied for use.
Preparation prior to class: Pattern to be sent out in advance for students to make body and legs

Wearables
Brooches, Amulet Pouches and Pindolls
CLASS FULL
Half Day Class
Friday
139

Level: Beginner Plus
Sewing Machine
Sewing Kit
Kit: $8.00 includes patterns and pre-made faces, photos and instructions for two styles of brooches, two amulet pouches and two pindolls

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