Category Wildflowerdoll Jacqueline – “Camellia”
As we catch up with Camellia, we find her scanning the horizon. I had lots of grand, and even mundane plans for this episode, but they were not to be. One involved the source of the dog – I’d imagined… Continue Reading →
Here’s a quick tour around Camellia’s topical beach diorama. And that’s it. Camellia will be adding to her set by the time you next meet up with her. Save Save
I’m slowly learning to add motion to Camellia’s adventures through cinemagraphs, so I’ll share what I’ve learned so far. Basically, a cinemagraph is a fancy animated GIF. You create a stack of photos where just one element changes, and then… Continue Reading →
Dolls in danger as Camellia’s story continues, after her storm at sea. So, Camellia has landed safely on shore and continues to draw things towards her – a raven and a panther so far have entered her orbit. I’ll talk… Continue Reading →
Camellia’s story is adventurous enough that it demanded movement – not of Camellia, who is animated even when still, but of her surroundings. She needs a world where the sea churns, and the trees sway. My first foray into video… Continue Reading →
When I first told Camellia I was giving her a bluebird as a companion, she laughed. Warmly and sweetly, of course, with her air of sadness, but still, a laugh. I’m not sure what I was thinking. Maybe of Snow… Continue Reading →
Camellia’s journey continues, with an unexpected guest. One of the difficult things about posting drafts of in-progress work is that I’m forever realizing that I did something wrong the first time. In this case, that I didn’t make Camellia’s early… Continue Reading →
I started searching for a boat for Camellia as soon as I realized she was going to reach the island under her own steam, and not simply wash up on shore. It turns out, there aren’t a lot of boats… Continue Reading →
It turns out, from my cursory research, that the Isla la Tortuga is one of the few uninhabited tropical islands where my Camellia character can have her adventure. Tropical? Check (unlike just about any land mass off the US or… Continue Reading →