Jun 9, 2019 | Art & Craft Tutorials, Tutorials - sculpture, Work-in-progress
Taking photos of OOAK dolls needs lighting and generally results in boring backgrounds. So for some time wasting creative activity I like to playing with backgrounds occasionally.I have never been a graphic designer and follow step-by-step tutorials on how to add...
Apr 27, 2019 | Art & Craft Tutorials, Tutorials - sculpture, Work-in-progress
The process of design When planning a sculpt, I start with an inspirational flash of something intriguing, challenging and in context to my current series of works. After finishing Madame S. Caterpillar I wanted a create a friend who was modern and eclectic to match...
Apr 27, 2019 | Art & Craft Tutorials, Tutorials - sculpture, Work-in-progress
Making air dry clay figurinesOver the past year I have been creating my first foray into air dry clay figurines. It was been a fun andfabulous creative adventure as I experiment with my progression from dressing other artists dolls to building my own.Much thanks needs...
Jan 16, 2017 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
My home decor passions include chairs and lighting, so I decided to try creating lights for my ball joint doll collection. What I discovered was that I could create unique, miniature Victorian lampshades suitable for 1:4 scale dolls and used many of the craftsman...
Jan 16, 2017 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
My latest creative pleasure has been printing my own fabric to create ball joint doll clothing and furniture. I discovered silk of various types which can work on my inkjet printer as it has the right type of ‘dye’ to create beautiful water-proof patterns....
Sep 25, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
The Chair of Roses represents a bygone era from the 1920s. Voluptuous thick Genoa sofas and chairs were ornate, comfortable and full of nostalgic texture. I wanted to make my girls comfortable, feminine and beautiful. What more could a girl ask for than her own Chair...
Jun 11, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
After many years hiatus from creating art, I have returned to an original passion of mine .. creating fantasy furniture. However in this time of my life it is now fantasy doll chairs, costumes, accessories and furniture. Recently I stumbled across ball joint dolls...
May 17, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
I decide to make my own 1/6 size doll mannequins which are brand agnostic and should suit many similar sized dolls. These resin mannequins (1/6 scale) are hand-made to help designers and dress makers to create their beautiful BJD doll clothes, wigs and jewelry....
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
Having some fun while starting Surrea’s next costume – ‘Wattle’ which is our state floral emblem here in Victoria Australia. You you can read more about Wattle on these posts: Today’s inspiration is winter wattle Making an ArtLinks Wattle...
Apr 7, 2013 | Creative inspiration, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
So here we were at our beach house holiday. Our plan was to do nothing except draw, beach walk and photograph for relaxation. I have not drawn for at least 6-8 years and I simply wanted to get my hands back in action. So I kept it simple, my materials this trip were:...
Mar 27, 2013 | Creative inspiration, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
Thinking about my blog last night merged into thinking about our holidays next week. It’s Easter and we have a lovely isolated week at a beach house on the Great Ocean Road. I was thinking about what to write and all of sudden I remember how inspired I used to be by...
Mar 16, 2013 | Art & Craft Tutorials, That Creative blog, Tutorials - jewellery, Work-in-progress
At times I get inspired to pull a cluster of beads together, a ramble of colors which just speak to me usually when I have no time but to gaze absent-mindedly at colors and not think. Times like this I fiddle with the beads, relaxing, and then bag them to be made up...