Sunday in the art room

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SITAR is about ANYTHING art. Your art, someone else's art, writing, photography, the art of cooking, the art of sewing and textiles. Sharing historical art, street art, a story about art. Do you have a question or need help with art? Write a blog post and link it up here. We will all try to help with it. My only rule is that if someone asks for critique it must be done with generosity and consideration. 

This is a place of learning, encouragement and inspiration.

 

I love art dolls. Some of you may remember my spirit dolls.

 

 

Over my years I have made other types of dolls and always am impressed with dolls I see at shops or on line. 

 

Artist Francine Haskins 

Art Dolls by AKVARELA

Ankie: the dollmaker

 

The doll world is massive and the creations are never ending. 

You know I had to show you some creepy dolls. 

These are from Pintrest.

 

Did you know, The first recorded dolls date back more than 4,000 years ago to ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The oldest known examples are wooden "paddle dolls" found in ancient Egyptian tombs from around 2000 BC, made with clay or bead hair.

 

The oldest known complete dolls in history are  Egyptian Paddle dolls, carved from wood and dating back to around 2000 BCE (the Middle Kingdom period). Found buried in ancient tombs, these flat, paddle-shaped figures feature bead or clay-thread hair and geometric body patterns.  

Dolls exist in every human culture. They serve as sacred ritual objects, beloved toys, and powerful historical records that reveal how people lived and what they valued across time.

  

 If you are interested in dolls just google it.

 

 Nicole

 

I'm joining Gillena for 

 

 

FFO

 

 Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your faces or your face. Post any type of face from any medium. You can create it, or find it in nature, or even that face in the design of the

woodwork in your house. 

Human, animal, alien, or monster. 

ANY KIND OF FACE!

 

Here is the dead skull I have been working on. I didn't' feel the brain idea so that will go on another skull. I have to find the right eyes for her, rot the teeth and put some patches of hair.

I love the bits of latex showing through. It's like fat just under the skin.

 

I did fine some dolls made by a Russian couple that will amaze you. 

 Here is Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko

 

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Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko, a couple of talented artists from the Russian City of Krasnoyarsk, are famous among doll collectors all around the globe as two of the world’s most meticulous doll makers. They can spend several months on a single piece, but it is this attention to details that makes the final product so impressive. 

 

I don't know if you will remember this. Several years ago after harvesting string beans the dried branches were too beautiful to throw out. I pulled on them and the roots came up as well. All these years it has been hanging in my art room. I found an old clay face I made and I think its time to make something special with these.

I'm hoping that when I finish with her she will be a magical spirit doll.

Now for what I would like to have. I could fill all of these with herbs and spices.

Up date on our car. Mr. M. put the OBD scanner on the car. It read bad bad and more bad.

We called the mechanic and the car goes in today at 8AM. 

Now for some features.

Iris

 

Violetta

 

Carola

Don't forget to link up with Gillena

That's it for today, now it's time to show me your face.

Nicole