dolls inspired by art

Today Easter Sunday and still feeling a little under the weather with my darn allergies.... instead of enjoying a nice spring day I was stuck inside...well I shouldn't say stuck inside...I love being inside cause I have so much in my studio to keep me busy...So I love mixed media....... and thought why not take my drawings and ideas and sew them into dolls...I know that these type of dolls have been done, and there is so many books out there...but dolls are really big now, and thought why not start making some in my style.......

I taught my art students how to make Ugly dolls that's all the rage....

they  really enjoyed making them so I thought it is my turn.....

 

  

here's one of my drawings from Magaly Ohika's online class...

 I so love with her style...
 Free form, Free Flow and free style...                              http://www.theitsybitsyspill.blogspot.com/p/etsy-shop_26.html

so now its my turn to play and have fun making dolls....

I always find inspiration and last night did not disappoint....Love seeing the dolls and drawings of dolls so I tried my hand at making one for me....I took out some of my vintage fabric stash, buttons, trims and all things I love and started to make my little  rag doll....

 

 

 

I have so many vintage trims and fabrics.... what better place to start....

it took some time, but I really enjoyed free motion stitching...the details just like the details when you draw....

 

so here she is....

just love her and that she is totally recycled....

 

here she rests on a folder also made from recycled paper scraps....can you tell I love pattern....

                              what would your doll look like?

Art in Asbury Park NJ

Love getting away to see some art in the galleries in Asbury Park NJ.  It's a  quick ride for us and we always find some interesting art to chat about.  We love going together my hubby and I or we love meeting up with some of our friends....we thought we were going alone and was surprised by our art friend Michelle Renee Bernard.....who wanted to come with us....it was a nice surprise,  we always have fun, good laughs and are always inspired by other talented artists.  Here's a peek at what we saw......

Soon as we stepped into The Parlor Gallery and were greeted by this cutie we knew we were in heaven....

these adorable stuff creatures were made by Jenny Harada  a New Jersey Artist....

each one was so special, colorful and loaded with personality.....

the gallery theme was "fun is the law"

and these certainly are fun, the soft pastel colors, and items overlapping each other was a treat for the eye...

even skateboards were included and they too were bright and colorful..

interesting and even more so with the subdued colors....

loved this one, with all the patterns, fabric, and yes even seed beads glued down to form an outline around the shapes...LOVE!

color was so important........

so were the graphics.....

loved her...she seemed to be watching us as we moved around the gallery....

see isn't she following us....

love the view....color pattern......

we were in heaven....

these were design sketches for dolls that they made....

Loved the colors so soft with punches of black...gorgeous....

loved seeing her as we arrived and then when we  left....make some time to enjoy the art.....You have to check out this show before it changes

Spring Break in my Garden

So happy to have some time off for spring break.....spent some time enjoying my garden that has started blooming before I even had time to do some gardening....but with this  nice long break I will have plenty of time to tend to her.......heres a few pictures of the colors of my garden.....

my beautiful red bud.....

grape hyathins

bleeding hearts

flowering pear

Lilac

unknown given ??? by a friend....

hosta

 

 

what a re you planning to do on your spring break?????

Blog lovin.........

soooooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY to be a sponsor on Jenny Holiday's Blog........she and Arron are so adorable and so is their blog and website.......its a perfect match for me ....I love creating art using vintage goodies whenever possible...... and you can see their love for vintage in all that they do....I am so excited to be part of this and to be among so many talented people......
 

http://www.everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.com

 

 

 

                                             thanks,
                                         Jenny and Aaron.
                                            xoxox
                                             laura

Happy April 1st....

Can't believe that spring is here......I have been waiting for you...(but a little to chilly here in New Jersey the past few days...) We enjoyed some really warm weather I guess as a tease and now it is cold, raw and nasty out....but I know it the warmer weather is coming......

this is one of my favorite trees the red bud.....

took this just the other day when it was so nice and warm out....right in town at our local library.

here she is again....in all her colorful glory....

here is my spring vintage flower necklace.....

this is my bleeding heart...how I love them too! each year she keep getting bigger and better....

sun peaking thru the daffodils.... 

What a nice day I had teaching... to adults for a change....

Saturday I taught one of my favorite jewelry creations to a lovely group of ladies in Historical Ocean Grove at an art retreat called Creativity by the Sea......we had so much fun.....and I was so proud of my students....they created awesome flowers.....which they incorporated into beautiful necklaces....  It was my pleasure to teach them something that I love to make.  

each student created their own colored flower

an added beaded centers.....

and each one was beautiful and unique.....

 

Audrey and Joanne

Jean and Jude

Joanne's finished piece

Jean's finished piece...(this picture doesn't do it justice it was stunning!)

Audrey's finished  piece

Jude's necklace  was more neutral and soft....so pretty.....

3 of us showing of our creations....