Altered dolls

I search for porcelain and baby dolls in resale shops, online, garage/yard/rummage sales, etc. On the average, I’d say I pay about $5 for a doll depending on the condition. I prefer to use dolls that are in sad condition. I have purchased broken (porcelain) dolls and have a collection of parts so the table in my studio sometimes looks like Frankenstein’s laboratory! I’ve paid as low as $1 (RARELY!) all the way to $28 (shopgoodwill.com and ebay.com) for a doll (including shipping). But when…

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"I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music." ...William Shakespeare Waterhouse I love mermaids, and thought I would share a couple today. This next one is by Howard Pyle, a fantastic painter. Here's a vintage ad: For the past couple of days you have been treasure hunting, and gathered supplies to make a…

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Those Doll Heads that you Diggers & Pickers Keep Finding 06 March 2014 Walking around the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show this past weekend and looking at the kazillion antique bottles and old go...

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I saw this Barbie chandelier in a design book at Lowe's. I was horrified and strangely intrigued. There are several versions of this idea ...

I don't like Barbies and I pre-apologize to those who do, but I took an inordinate amount of pleasure in hacking up, hot gluing, and morphing Barbies into something that causes horror: the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who! Here's how you can hack your Barbies into Weeping Angels...

Happy Election Day everyone. Hope you all get a chance to go out there and do your civic duty. I've been busy the past few days putting the finishing touches on some assemblage dolls. I finally got a group finished,...

Jeanette Crooks on Instagram: "Almost ready for Oddmall @csoddmall coming this weekend! April 20th & 21st. Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe. Come and see my new Crooksy Creations fresh from the studio! I’ve created over 100 pieces for this show and still going! You can also find my work at Grand Leader Mercantile in Everett @grandleadermercantile and Red Sky Gallery @redskygallery1 in Lake Forest Park. #assemblageart #assemblageartist #assemblagesculpture #assemblage #foundobjects…