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ABP – Always Be Photoshopping

You know your miniature world building has gone wrong when most of it is done in front of a computer. I don’t know about other miniature world builders, but for me much of the delight is peering into their tiny… Continue Reading →

Underfoot 04: Mathilde and Cosette make a friend

Betwixt, the backstory

I have to confess, I don’t actually know what’s going on with Betwixt. I had some idea of a parent/child or master/apprentice type thing with the two main characters, with some magic and moving between worlds thrown in. And then,… Continue Reading →

Betwixt 01: The Trunk

Among the Flowers Episode 02: Daisy’s Adventure Begins

The story continues with Daisy riding into town and suddenly being swept into a past she can barely recall.

Adding a ball-joint doll to a fashion doll world

I’ve spent more time than I like to admit searching for a new “young Daisy” doll for the second draft of that story. While I love the face of the Rapunzel 5″ toddler doll, she’s very hard to pose, and… Continue Reading →

Among the Flowers 01: Camellia – The Story Begins

Our story starts with Camellia, dressed in a ballgown, floating in a small rowboat in the middle of the ocean. This is the first episode of the story “Among the Flowers” which follows the interwoven stories between four characters: Camellia,… Continue Reading →

Moving into the dollhouse

I’ve spent the last few weeks redesigning my doll room (what used to be the dining room in my house), and the living room next to it (which is still, at the moment, just a living room.) I had a… Continue Reading →

(Re)Begin the Beguine

Here’s the thing – there’s a rhythm to a graphic novel panel that just isn’t there where you post all of the photos in a blog. So, take the first panel from On Our Own (which I didn’t change) I… Continue Reading →

On Our Own 01 (redo)

In lieu of a premise song (“here’s a story, of three girls named after plants . . .”), I’ve created a premise episode for On Our Own (used to be called Overhead). Done, naturally, in just hands. Well, actually, in… Continue Reading →

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