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...
Jun 16, 2018 | Art & Craft Tutorials, That Creative blog, Tutorials - sculpture
I have gradually been building the stamina to restart my sculpting. It has been nearly a 7 year sabbatical away from the studio with some minor dalliances in making mini furniture for my blossoming ball-joint-doll collection. However this miniature bug has appealed to...
May 20, 2018 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
I want to begin telling you the story of Olono. Olono was formed from the land and is of the land, her name means hill here in Australia. Her mother is Nerida, the waterlily, who had fallen in love with Birwain. Nerida’s has her own tragic story, suffice to say...
Mar 25, 2018 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
As an artist I have collected art and followed artists all my life. Nearly 8 years ago I stumbled across a lovely doll artist Marina Bychkova and her wonderful Enchanted dolls, the quality of workmanship was exquisite. After following her engaging blog for a few years...
Mar 3, 2018 | Our Mid-century modern home, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
Why do we shy away from bright colors in our homes? Not me! I love striking colors, rich textures, bold patterns and something to look at everywhere I turn with art and sculpture. A mouthful of a sentence and an eyeful fro those that prefer the less mundane and home...
Mar 3, 2018 | Our Mid-century modern home, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
After renovating for 7 years, we have restored, expanded, polished, refurbished and modernised our little MCM. I trust we were able to keep some of its authentic charm while expanding this home to be more livable in today times. The original home was built in 1959 and...
Mar 3, 2018 | Our Mid-century modern home, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
We have had the lucky opportunity to stumble across a lovely tiny mid-century home in 2009 and commenced our journey of discovering its history, renovating and turning this into a wonderful place for ourselves. Below is the history of the home and some of our...
Apr 14, 2017 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
Your dolls are breeding was a term a friend used, obsessive collecting is probably a more realistic statement! Since accidentally acquiring my first ball joint doll 18 months ago I remain incredibly enamored and passionately engaged with dolls as my creative outlet....
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....