Dolls Have Feelings Too

Valeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Valeria, always daydreaming.

She will be traveling to her new permanent home very soon :)

 I will miss your dreamy eyes Valeria!

 
 
 

Antoinette

 

 

 

 

You will be missed sweet Antoinette.

(Right now she's on her way to a permanent home :)

Wishing Antoinette and her Mom Heather a happy life together!

Elsita :)
 
 
 

Mira

 

 

 

 

 

Here is Mira for you :)

She's soooo cute in person!

Mira reminds me of a good friend of mine from Kindergarten named Sandra.

I called her Sandrita. Sandrita was also my neighbor when I was growing up. Her brother was like Diego. I don't know if he was exactly Autistic but he had some developmental problems as well. One day he (Vikito was his nickname) saved my life. Some crazy boy from the neighborhood liked me, he liked me so much that he decided to throw rocks at me with his friend. So, Vikito scared them away by screaming as loud as he could and throwing rocks back at them. From that day on, the rock-boy didn't like me anymore and that made me really happy :).

Sandrita is now an adult as you can imagine and has 2 beautiful girls herself. Her brother Vikito is an adult as well, he carries passangers from one place to the other in his bicycle, that's his job. 

When I visited Cuba in 2006 I asked for Vikito's bicycle services. He didn't remember me at all, but I will always keep him and Sandrita in my heart :) Sandrita and I correspond via e-mail now and then.

Memories from childhood are the best.

Making dolls is like being a child again, when I make my dolls I feel closer to the child in me :)

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(Mia has already been reserved for purchase. The price is $185. She was made out of paperclay. The hair is mohair)

 

Alina.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is another  sweet dolly and her name is: Alina. 

Alina is 4 1/4" tall from shoes to hat. 

Her arms and legs can move, they are jointed with silicone elastic.

I made her tiny dress out of cotton fabric with pink ribbon accents.

Her hat was made out of paperclay as well as her body and they're both painted with acrylic paint.

Alina is adorable in person, her facial expression is soooo sweet.

She's available for purchase on my Etsy store.

 
 
 
 SOLD OUT  Thank you!
 

 

Isabella.

 

 

 

 

 

So sweet! Tiny Isabella works in the circus.

She's is about 4.1/2" tall. I made her out of paperclay.

She can move her legs and arms.

When nobody's looking she likes to sing :o

la la la la laaaaa! 
 
Isabella is available for purchase on my Etsy store.

SOLD OUT (Thank you!)
 

Pinolla :)

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

This precious little girl is Pinolla.

I love her so much! 

She is 4. 1/2" tall and full of character.

I made her out of paperclay.

Her crocheted dress is very fashionable.

I think that Pinolla will be a fashion designer when she grows up :)

 

She's available for purchase on my Etsy store
 

SOLD OUT (Thank you!)
 
 
 

Leah the Painter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is all the information about Leah:

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She is 13 1/2" tall from feet to hat.

******************************************************************** I applied glaze on her eyes and lips to achieve the lovely glossy look.

******************************************************************** Body: made out of paperclay painted with acrylic paint. Legs and arms jointed with strong silicone elastic and buttons.

******************************************************************** Real hair: Beautiful premium quality mohair.

******************************************************************** Non-removable Clothes: Off-white Silk shirt and bloomers. Beige cotton skirt with antique lace accent. Stretchy tights, felt boots and vintage ribbon belt.

******************************************************************** Non-removable hat: Brown wool felt applied on a hard mushroom-shaped shell made out of paperclay. Accents: vintage brass bird and antique lace.

******************************************************************** The portfolio: was made out of acid-free paper and a cotton string as a handle.

******************************************************************** The paintings: measure 2 3/4" x 2" each.

******************************************************************** Leah is really beautiful in person. She's a very special doll. 

And she's available for purchase on my Etsy shop.

SOLD OUT (thank you!)

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Have a great day!

Elsita :)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Doll Named Bird.

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(To play the music on the slideshow below just click on the speaker button and wait for 3 seconds)

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Dear friend:

I have been extremely excited about sharing this new adventure with you. I just had to dedicate a whole blog to another one of my passions: the handmade doll. I see this as the beginning of a wonderful journey and I can't wait for you to join me.

 There is something magic about creating a doll with your hands. I have been fascinated with dolls since I was a little girl and now, as a grownup, I have decided to dedicate a special space to that universe in my life. 

In the last years the doll world has grown in an amazing way. Dolls have become  an important art form because of their endless expressive possibilities. As an artist, I feel extremely excited to bring my own creative language into this universe.

And now I leave you with a doll named Bird that I finished recently. I wanted to put lots of feelings into Bird. She's like a  friend to me now, I can't see her as a doll anymore and that's part of the magic that I was talking about before. Once finished, dolls have a life on their own.

I hope that you enjoy this place!

Elsita :)

(Below you will see the same pictures from the slideshow above)

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made Bird and all her accessories from scratch. The tiny bird brooch on her hat is from my brooch collection. Bird's body was made out of paperclay and her tiny doll was made out of fabric painted with acrylic paint. The hair in both dolls is real (premium quality mohair)