Travelling Doll Project

I am involved in the TDP this year through ADO, I have sent off my blank girl to Susie McMahon with her journal. She shall be returning to me some months down the track completely finished after also visiting Grace at Little Black Crow Studio. It's so exciting we all get to work on each others dolls and play in their journals before they go home.
The idea for the character came about on a camping trip in the South West of WA when I was indeed collecting little bones.  

Little Bones

Slips quietly through the bush

Footfalls quick as a wren

Hair flying

Dilly bag flung over shoulder

Moonlit skin

Gossamer threads

Stopped now hunched over a find

Collecting little bones.

Shaun Tan WINS Academy Award

Yay, Shaun Tan - absolute dead set legend won the Academy Award (are they oscars??) in the animated short category with The Lost Thing.

ADO Featured Artist

I have had the honour of being a featured artist on the ADO blog - yay!!

Click to follow the link.

OWOH Winner - oops very late sorry!!

So sorry, it's very late to announce my winner, our demolished farm got in the way a bit. 
Congratulations to Judy from A New York Magpie's Eye, Penelope shall be on her way when she knows where to go.
Thankyou so much to all of the wonderful visitors and all the lovely comments you left.  It came at a very good time as our farm was devastated by a storm on the 31st Jan. Whenever I got the generator going and hopped online I was greeted by such encouraging comments.  Unfortunately I was unable to visit many blogs but once we get the power on properly I shall peruse back through the comments and come visiting!!

Made it to Etsy!!!

I have finally managed to put something in my Etsy shop.  I have had to overcome quite a lot of fear - strangely, but they're out there now.  I sold the 3 sculpted dolls I put in the exhibition in December so I think that greatly helped my "will people like them, are they ok etc"  confidence.  Being involved in OWOH is great for the ego too, lots of wonderful comments!!  It's a beautiful thing to be able to read them as they come in.  So Indigo ll and Celine enter the Etsy arena!!  My OWOH post is still below this one - don't know how to get it to stay on top.

Celine

Indigo ll

One World One Heart

ONE WORLD ONE HEART

An international event for bloggers!

Hello welcome to Sophia-LaLa the home of art dolls made by me - Kailee!

This is Penelope, my door prize who is just itching to fly away. 

 

I met a farmer fell in love and now live on a small sheep farm in country Western Australia. I am a primary school teacher and have found it difficult to find a job in the country; consequently I have a lot of extra time. Earlier in 2010 I found Etsy quite by accident and was blown away by the whole online Art Doll world. I have had a yearning to make dolls for a long time and found my answer. I completed a visual arts degree majoring in textiles before I became a teacher so I have had some experience in making things which has held me in good stead for doll making. Needless to say I have spent vast amounts of time trawling the internet and blogs, ordering books and materials on my lonesome doll quest. I am drawn to the dark and melancholic aesthetic. 

Thankyou so much for stopping by I hope to see lots of your blogs and make many blog friends, be sure to check out the rest of the participants OWOH!
Simply leave one comment on this post to go into the draw to win Penelope. Winner announced on Feb 17!