Big adventures in a small world

Month January 2017

Underfoot: A visit to the dollhouse

The girls start their adventure in a world largely in their own scale – a visit to Lily and Rosie on the My Doll Adventure set. They start with a visit to Lily Then Jinjur stays behind for Lily to… Continue Reading →

I find it very hard to look at everyday objects and imagine what they might be in 1/6 scale. For my main doll adventures, that means I mostly either make everything in their world, or buy readymade playscale objects. But,… Continue Reading →

What I’ve learned about building a set (diorama)

Here’s the most valuable piece of information I’ve picked up so far from Part 2 on the Stan Winston stop-motion class: you’re building the set *for the camera* and not for normal view. I’m so used to dollhouses – where… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 17: Rosie’s fairy adventure, part 2

In our last episode, Rosie was grabbed by the fairies. Her adventure with the fairies continues

My other project: Underfoot

I’m just starting a second project called Underfoot. It has a simple premise – it follows the life of a few dolls who are trying to make their way in a normal scale world. Unlike my main My Doll Adventure… Continue Reading →

I really struggle to make decent photos of my plot complications. I can usually get one or two that please me, but the rest are just mundane pictorial representations in service of an overly-convoluted storyline. I’m far enough through My… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 16: A trip to the past

10 years ago . . . a letter from her son-in-law “. . . some devastating news to share with you . . . ” ” . . . she has been unfaithful to me . . .” “. …. Continue Reading →

Learning resources: Stan Winston School of Character Arts

Or what I did over the Christmas holidays 🙂 My husband got me a subscription to the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. It’s very affordable – $29 dollars a month for 4 on-demand web courses. I’ve finished the first… Continue Reading →

Hopelessly distracted

I managed to get hopelessly distracted over the winter holidays. Between being frozen out of my (unheated) garage workspace, starting a terrific online course about stop motion animation, and purchasing my first ball joint doll, I’m so busy that I… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 15: Putting the pieces together

And, with that, Daisy finally has enough information to begin her journey. She has a grandmother, likely in Italy, with what appears to be a flower shop called “The Secret Garden” Speaking of having enough information to make a connection,… Continue Reading →

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