Di Arnold Dolls

1787

2012-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

A french 1787 fashion plate . She stands 16 " with her enormous hat ( I omitted the feathers).

Made of creative paper clay, a full wire armature and felted wool body.

Leader of the Band

2011-06-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

Ready For The Parade

An eleven inch mixed media bit of fun.The body from the waist and the legs to the knees I used a ready made papier mache and I don't think it was supposed to be mixed with glue (P.V.A). It took ages to dry and set like concrete.Almost needed an electric sander to smooth it.

the next project is an eighteenth century fashion plate.

Next request

2010-11-22T17:29:00.000-08:00

Latest creation, 11" seated, and works in progress.

A Christmas Pudding

2010-06-04T00:34:00.000-07:00

Making an early appearance with her pudding, this figure stands 11" tall, 13" with the stand.She has a paperclay head and limbs on a wire armatured body. The wire is covered with felted wool and a nylon stocking skin.Her costume is stitch pleated cotton and silks.

A Morning Stroll

2010-03-02T16:49:00.000-08:00

Inspiration for this piece was taken from a 19th century painting of a Japanese market square scene. Both figures have paperclay heads and limbs and wool bodies over wire armatures. Madam is dressed in charcoal silk and other fabrics. Her hair is strengthened paper clay over floral wire.The overall height is 15 1/2".

A Fishy Business

2009-09-16T01:53:00.000-07:00

This little miss is the last one to be finished for an exhibition on the 18th September.She is 13"seated, made of paperclay and a wool felted body. Her fish is paper mache and she is sitting on a small wrought iron chair.

Blue

2009-09-05T22:56:00.000-07:00

Meet Blue-Maybe you know why I am sitting in this basket?

This little figure is seated in a covered wire basket on a block of Tasmanian Sassafras timber.

She is 11" seated,made of paperclay with a wool felted wire armatured body. The costume fabrics are kimono silk scraps and chiffon.

COMEDIE

2009-08-16T02:01:00.000-07:00

Finished at last. Although events have conspired to slow me down I have been working on several pieces at the same time - 3/4 finished so will not be so long to the next one. Comedie is 16" high, pierrot 13 1/2", paperclay head and limbs and a wire armatured felted wool body.

AUTUMN CARNIVAL

2009-03-10T17:24:00.000-07:00

A 13" figure with a paperclay head and lower limbs. The body is firmly needle felted wool from one of my six sheep, pets only. She was fun and easy to dress. The costume is needle felted directly onto the wool body using dyed wool,alpaca and silk threads.The overall height is 16".

Wonder

2008-12-05T01:24:00.000-08:00

Finished Dec 2008. 11"seated.This figure has a paperclay head and lower limbs, a wire armature with a wool needle felted body and upper limbs. A bronze dragonfly has landed on the back of her hand.

untitled

2008-12-05T01:10:00.001-08:00

ooak 17" doll with a paperclay head and limbs and a padded body on a wire armature. The small figures are climbing out of "The French Revolution", the book on which she is seated.

WAITING

2008-11-14T02:23:00.000-08:00

This 17" figure has a padded body over a wire armature,paper clay head and limbs. Her hair is fine mohair and she is holding a posy of wired chiffon flowers.

The Messenger

2008-11-14T01:48:00.000-08:00

This is a 10' all paperclay over wire armature doll made in 2007. She has black horse tail for hair and is dressed in silk and kimono material.

Take Five

2008-11-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

One of a kind paper clay cloth doll 16".

Wire armature padded body. The clock face contains all five

minute segments.

Hoop-la-la

2008-11-12T16:58:00.000-08:00

This doll was made earlier this year. she is one-of-kind, paperclay and padded cloth on a wire armature. Her custom-made clothing is made from silk and other fabrics and she has a curled mohair wig.