In a brief departure from dollmaking I sculpted this dragon bust. I've always loved dragons so whenever I feel the need to create something purely for the fun it, it usually turns out to be a dragon. This one was inspired by a drawing done by my very talented friend, Tania "Axl" Ernst. It is fully sculpted in polymer clay on a wooden base and painted with acrylics. ... read more inside

This doll is mainly a product of my love of birds. I love birds of all kinds, but one day recently I found myself thinking specifically about falcons. ... read more inside

After finishing Fear, I decided I had to make another emotion doll. I realized that I had much more personal experience with Fear's little brother, Worry, so I set out to give Worry a face as well. This is the result. Worry has a cloth body over a wire armature with extremities sculpted in polymer clay and epoxy clay. He is painted with acrylics and dressed in cloth, leather, and feathers. He carries brass chains. He is 9" tall as a seated figure (would be 18" tall if standing). ... read more inside

The third ODACT challenge was a theme I came up with myself. I asked members to choose an emotion and a color, and then create a doll that somehow personified that emotion and was executed all in the chosen color. The emotion I chose was fear ... read more inside

The second ODACT challenge theme was simply "pumpkins." We were allowed to interpret this theme in any way we wished. The pumpkin theme immediately made me think of one of my favorite songs: ... read more inside

Finnoula is a character from Irish legend, one of the children of Lir. Lir's children were all turned into swans when their stepmother cursed them. ... read more inside

I created this sculpture for the first ODACT doll challenge, the theme of which was "altered dolls." The goal was to use found objects to create any sort of doll we liked. My found objects were a wire cage, which became the torso of the character, and a bunch of gnarled willow twigs, which I used for the arms and legs. The vines and head were sculpted in epoxy and polymer clay and painted with acrylics. ... read more inside

La Loba is a character from Mexican legend. Also known as La Huesera or La Trapera, she is described as an old, fat, hermit woman who lives in the desert. She wanders the desert alone in search of bones, especially wolf bones. When she has gathered a complete skeleton, she lays the bones out on the ground and begins to sing. As she sings, the bones begin to flesh out and become furred again. She sings life back into the bones, and the animal begins to breathe. It becomes strong and finally leaps up to run away into the desert, born again. ... read more inside

Hugin and Munin are two characters from Norse mythology. They are Odin's twin raven scouts and their names are commonly translated as "Thought" and "Memory". Odin sends them out each day to fly over the world and observe everything so that they may return to him with all of the information they have gathered. ... read more inside

This sculpture was inspired by an old Orkney folktale. Selchies are seal-people who swim in the ocean as seals but can shed their seal skins and take human form to walk on land. The skin is the magical part, so if the selchie loses it s/he is trapped in human form. One story tells of a man who came upon a group of selchie maids dancing on the beach. ... read more inside

The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of wisdom and patience. This led me to envision the crane as an elderly woman, perhaps a wise old crone. This sculpture is the result of that vision. The Crane Woman has a cloth body over a wire armature. The head, hands, and feet are sculpted in epoxy modeling compound and the clothing is made of leather and fabric. This piece is currently in a private collection in Texas. ... read more inside