The China Dollies Have Arrived!They are finally here, the China Dollies, now available in my stores. I currently am offering to versions: The Rosie China Doll Style, which has carnation pink hair and The Maude China Doll Style which has the standard black licorice hair. These doll heads are also available un-finished.Each is handmade/molded, doll heads, made from my original vintage China Head Doll, now available for you to use in your works,already painted and glazed.

Each is made from a lightweight foam clay which won't peel, flake or break when dropped.

These are flat backed and lightweight perfect to use on atc's, in paper projects, as paper doll heads, scrapbooks, assemblage, as charms, and more!

They can be extra painted, inked, aged, glittered, easily use a scewer to pierce a hold through, works well with tacky glue, hot glue, caulk, etc.

Measures length is 2 1/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches wide, one of the largest doll pieces I have available. I also have them available un-finished for you to paint or alter to your liking!I also have other new styles:
Un-Finished Baby Doll Head, Winston Style! Measures length is 3 1/4 inches by 2 2/3 inches wide another larger doll part piece.Kewpie Style Doll Part Measures length is 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/4 inches wide.Here is the Harley Doll Style from my original vintage Harlequin Doll, now available for you to use in your works, 2 un-finished doll heads ready to paint and alter. Measures length is 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches wide.Big Top Charlottes Style, Measures 2 inches wide!Made from my original vintage Marie Antoinette Style Doll, I call this one: Marie Le Rouge, Measures 1.25 (1 1/4) inches wide.

There are many more doll parts in various styles, painted, un-finished, doll part packages and discounts, all in my Etsy Store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220
http://moonfaires.etsy.com/
Visit my Mom's Etsy Store at:
http://auroratique.etsy.com/
For amazing romantic jewelry and artful wares!

Sunday April 5, 2009, Artful Adventure at Visual Arts Center!
On Sunday from 10am-5pm, The Summit Visual Arts Center http://www.artcenternj.org/ was holding The East Coast Art Expo, hosted by Jerry's Artist Supply, with many of the industries top art suppliers such as Pebeo, Colorfin, Daler-Rowney, Art Molds, and More.
I arrived with my mom Joan, around 11:30am to meet up with friends Suze, Bonnie, Linda and Lennis, together we explored the Expo, buying things from many of the booths as we came upon them. What was even better was many of my fave art suppliers were on hand selling their fabulous products at expo prices.!Here is Suze and I shopping and smiling.

To start I found the girls at the Colorfin Booth, which is beyond amazing, more of their produts in a minute.
Then we came upon Art Molds Booth, and lets just say I was there for a bit, they have every kind of molding product and solution I could think of from latex, plaster to resin supplies. Whats even better is they are located on Bank Street in Summit, NJ, Ed McCormick was on hand to show me some techniques using their products, I can't wait to drop by their location for a visit(I might not leave). You can visit Art Molds/Environ Molds at http://www.artmolds.com/ plus they also teach workshops, classes and have a wonderful lesson book out called: Lesson Plans That WOW, Vol.1, I love it! I mean after all, my studio looks like a secret doll factory with my own doll molds everywhere.

Afterwards I found Pebeo and it was like entering the Emerald City, or land of Art Candy, their products make my heart sing, literally, look at these new paints from the High Viscosity Acrylic line: Now look at these paints upclose on canvas: I have been experimenting with Pebeo's products for years and love the results from their glass/ceramic Paints to acrylics, now with these new High Viscosity Acrylics, I can't wait to start mixing them into my mixed media projects and canvas illustrations, plus I want to pick up some of their textured paints which have sand in them, they could really add some nice dimension. Couldn't you see a mermaid fin with sand texture? You can visit Pebeo Products at www.pebeo.com

Above is a picture of Me, Heather (SVAC) and Johanne(Pebeo), we had so much fun. Johanne was beyond nice, and I'm so glad we met

Now I found my way upstairs and said I need to sit, because I entered the room of another fave supplier: Daler and Rowney, they are one of England's Premier Art Suppliers who have been in business since 1783, I have been using their products since I started experimenting with fine art in High School, and loved them ever since. I use their FW Artists Inks in many of my illustrations, they consistancy and richness in my opinion can not be beat, their drawing supplies are wonderful and now I can't wait to try their watercolour paper, its so sturdy, perfect for extreme painting, please visit their site at http://www.daler-rowney.com/ I promise to share my new illustrations soon using their products.
Here is Mom and Suze at the Center before we headed to lunch.
Here is Mom and Me at the Diner.
Now we all broke for lunch, art shopping can be exhausting, the 6 of us headed for the vintage and authentic Summit Diner, which serves breakfast only on Sunday's til 1:00pm, I opted for the French Toast, it was delicious. If you are in town, its a must do.

Now we all headed back to the Arts Center to pick up our purchases and see some more things. This was when I actually had the time to explore the Colorfin Booth and I am so glad I did, to start let me say one thing when I met Berni, it was instant wonderful, she has to be one of the nicest people I have met and so passionate about the products, both Ladd and Berni were showing me how their products work and techniques, I can see why Bonnie, Suze, Linda and Lennis were there forever, I was too. Their Pan Pastels are Artists Pastels that are in a class of their own, I have never seen such rich velvety colors and vibrate chalks before, they hold to the paper wonderfully. I highly recommend these chalks to everyone, they are so versatile, easy to control and can work with other art materials as well, plus they are fully erasable as well. Can you see the possibilities, try using them to fill in a stamped image or blended with other paints on watercolor paper, use with pastel sticks or with paint. Their soft tools are equally as wonderful to learn more about their products visit http://www.colorfin.com/ to learn about sofft tools visit www.sofftart.com

Visit Suze Blog for more photos and story from the day at:
http://suzeweinberg.typepad.com/suzeblogz/
Bonnie's Blog at:
http://bonnieegenton.blogspot.com/
My Mom's blog is almost done, I'm sure she'll have some posts about the day as well.
http://auroratique.blogspot.com/
Visit Jerry's Artists Outlet for AMAZING prices and supplies:
http://www.jerrysartistoutlet.com/
There's nothing like spending a day with good friends, sharing stories, laughter and well ART! If you can dream it, you can create it and when you have great supplies the possibilities are endless.
Xo! Lisa!
P.S. Visit me at one of my workshops at the Summit Visual Arts Center as well at:
http://www.artcenternj.org/ I'll also have some of these supplies on hand for my next workshop The Illustrative Assemblage, which you can experiment and play with on your projects!

Projects made with my new Charlotte Dolls and Parts!
As many of you know, I have been working with different forms of clay and dolls over the past 8 months, experimenting with all kinds of clays, texture mediums and molds. I usually make molds of various old dolls I have, in full mold and half molds.

Then the process begins with filling and base washing. My painted doll pieces are sold with pre-painted faces and coated with a porcelain paint glaze for durability and a bisque look. Depending on the project will depend on which mold I use.
Here is a sample of a captured fairy assemblage called: The Doll Soiree Carriagewhere the fairy inside was created with a layered image and one of my doll heads using the bisque formula, and the wheels of this assemblage were adorned with the doll heads.In this next project I have done something similar only in a Christmas wire ornament which I call: The Queen of Candyland! Here is Candy Tinkersby, The Queen of Cupcakes, whose fave color is pink! For instructions on making these orbs such as an orb wand, visit the project in my new book: Altered Art Circus!Now meet the Fiji Mermaid made in pretty much the same way as the above pieces, but this time as a mermaid inside a coconut shell half.The above is a picture of The Tinsel Queen Parade using left over project items and one of my doll heads, flat back!Queen Pomegrana!Meet Elle Pixiestone!Valentine Queen!These photos above are of my full length Charlotte Dolls using the bisque formula and embellished with a variety of vintage and new materials, the next photo is of Queen Butterwicke made with my full length doll, attached to paper mache box and coated in beeswax!In these photos are examples of the doll parts in altered books using the charlotte dollies and the foam clay, which is perfect for scrapbooking and the paper arts. Visit my website at: http://www.moonfairesworld.com/ or my Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220 to purchase these supplies for your own artful needs!