My dolls are in the movie “Now You See Me”

Several of my voodoo dolls and eye teeth wall relief were purchased for a scene in the movie “Now You See Me” that is coming out at the end of May. I don’t know yet if the scenes that my dolls are in were cut or not but I am crossing my fingers, knocking on wood, that they made it in!

Here is the trailer, if you happen to see the movie, keep an eye on any scenes that happen in a voodoo shop in New orleans!

New studio addition

We have a lot of cows in Vermont!

My awesome intern found this while wandering around in the woods and lugged it back.

Win a voodoo doll

Reminder: Doll raffle is this Wednesday!

I want to know what YOU think! I hope you will take a few minutes to tell me your thoughts about Strange Dolls and a bit about your personal interests.

To show my appreciation, I am going to raffle off one of my voodoo dolls by randomly drawing a name from the pool of folks who responded to the survey. If you would like your name to go in the hat, please make sure to include your name and email address. The drawing will be held May 15th.

Take the survey!

New Dolls and an up-coming mini documentary

Is there anything sweeter than honey?

Darva loves honey. In a moment of unbridled craving she believes that there is only one thing that could be sweeter than honey… it must be the thing that created it.

Darva’s name means “honey”. I have 2 new sculptures available in this theme just in time for Spring. I have a blonde version and a brunette version. Darva is a one of a kind handmade doll. She is in a sitting position, attached to a wood base. She is 12.5 inches tall and 10 inches wide. She has an overturned honey bear in her lap with resin honey pouring out. She is holding a real honey bee (which happens to be from Tanzania). Her hair is mohair and her clothing has been hand sewn onto her, they contain vintage lace and buttons. The making of these one of a kind sculptures was filmed for a project with Cabin 46.

See All Available Dolls>>

Mini Documentary

Over the last month I have been working with Bruce Gibbs from Cabin 46 on a mini documentary about my work. It has been quite an adventure! He filmed the making of the Darva dolls and was ingenious when it came down to retro fitting his cameras to capture my work space and process. This was the first time in my life I had to ride my motorcycle with a camera attached to my back! The editing process is underway, I will send out the link once it is finished.

Looking for Feedback

I want to know what YOU think! I hope you will take a few minutes to tell me your thoughts about Strange Dolls and a bit about your personal interests.

To show my appreciation, I am going to raffle off one of my voodoo dolls by randomly drawing a name from the pool of folks who responded to the survey. If you would like your name to go in the hat, please make sure to include your name and email address. The drawing will be held May 15th. Take the survey!

Mother’s Day is May 12th

Mother’s Day is May 12th. I have Mother’s Day cards and prints available thru my zazzle shop. Be different and send your mom an alternative to the usual Hallmark fair. The Strange Dolls pictured are mothers with their favorite little monsters. Check out Mother’s Day Cards>>

Girl Scout Invasion

Last Saturday the Girl Scouts were traveling around the South End, visiting artists’ studios and gallery spaces. Last year they did this as well and that was the first time I encountered the throng. So I knew what I was in for this year. They are like a swarming mass of bees that descend upon the place. I think I was more afraid of them than they were of me. I was afraid of being swept up in the hum.

One of the girls showed me the photos she took on her phone last year and another one of the girls was so into what was going on in my studio that she and her mom came back a few days later to visit. However, there was one cute little asian girl (in the photo below) that was terribly non-plussed about the whole thing. And at the end one little girl straggled in by herself and her mom came running in behind to pick her up and say “Oh no, she is not spending time in this room. It took us forever to help this one recover from the movie Coraline.”

Anyway, it was a neat experience and I hope that there were a few evil creative seeds planted that day.

Cover girl for Puerto del Sol

My day of the dead dolls nabbed the front and back covers of the winter 2013 literary journal, Puerto del Sol.

“Puerto del Sol, now in its 47th year of publication, is the journal of the English Department at New Mexico State University dedicated to providing a forum for innovative poetry, prose, drama, criticism and artwork from emerging and established writers and artists.”

Read more and order a copy online>>

(I think this is as close to academia I have ever gotten )