tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042366478910767712024-02-19T11:04:54.930-08:00Sylvia Mobley at Pine Rose StudioSylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-65352913832134689692020-07-06T06:36:00.004-07:002022-09-12T11:39:51.566-07:00New Website<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My old website at sylviamobley.com has been disabled at my request. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will be using this Blog to share my new work along with tips and materials.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoy my creations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-74124107952721281082014-07-12T09:51:00.001-07:002014-07-12T09:51:21.741-07:00Ballerina: Ruby part 5 - Completed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-42369564356504564802014-07-05T08:14:00.002-07:002014-07-05T08:17:51.213-07:00Ballerina: Ruby part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I use very fine hand dyed mohair for the wig. </div>
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The costume is china silk. The raw cut edge of the skirt is sealed with a fine line of Aleene's Fabric Fusion.</div>
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<br />Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-45787892816763331072014-07-03T21:27:00.003-07:002022-09-11T10:51:38.205-07:00Ballerina: Ruby part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The ballerina parts are attached with double strands of twisted 20 guage beading wire. The two legs are glued together with 5 minute epoxy.</div>
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After the epoxy has set I fill the space with Milliput epoxy putty, available from Micro Mark.<br />
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Hands and toe shoes are protected until wigging and dressing are completed.Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-27934166464692098092014-06-25T21:57:00.002-07:002014-06-25T21:57:51.206-07:00Ballerina: Ruby - part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After the parts are bisque fire two things happen before the doll is put together. <br />
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First the face and fingernails are china painted in layers to create detail.<br />
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Second the silk toe shoes are constructed on the feet.<br />
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<br />Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-36354303860430704342014-05-30T21:16:00.001-07:002014-05-30T21:16:21.159-07:00Ballerina: Ruby in progress 1<br />
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The first step is to cast all the needed parts for the ballerina. All of these parts are my original sculptures. I make my own molds, not my favorite part of the process.</div>
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Next the parts have to be reshaped to create the desired pose. I've discovered it's much easier and safer to shape each leg separately and attach them after firing. The arms, head and torso must be one piece for this pose and the style of costume I have in mind.</div>
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<br />Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-44314045689807990162014-05-29T10:46:00.000-07:002014-05-29T10:46:03.711-07:00Ballerina: Jeannette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jeannette is my latest ballerina. Her pose and costume were custom designed for a customer and friend. The chair in the photo is by Nik Nichols.Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-88032072472829406482013-12-29T08:23:00.002-08:002013-12-29T08:23:30.001-08:00Autumn Harvest<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is the latest figure in a series of seasonal women. I think of her as Mrs. Santa in her everyday working clothes but she really is any peasant woman. The inspiration for her costume has Scandinavian origins though I haven't adhered to any particular national costume. I simply enjoy this style and in particular the freedom of color choices. The trug, her garden basket, was purchased from Jane Graber and the vegetables are from Twin Heart.</div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-49248322641875918092013-10-29T18:55:00.000-07:002013-10-29T18:55:17.267-07:00Dragon Ship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Dragon Ship is a new creation by Williamson, Walton-Marble and myself. We first displayed it at the Good Sam Miniature Show in San Jose, CA, this October, 2013.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">This beautiful Dragon was hand carved by Nicole Marble out of Bottlebrush wood. The finish is shellac and wax and the color is the natural wood. The teeth are made of bamboo. The design is based on a real hammock.</span></div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-88402019605028829522013-10-26T21:09:00.001-07:002013-10-26T21:09:46.253-07:00Romeo and Juliet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every once in a while I get a commission that is a real challenge and at the same time wonderful to work on. I loved doing the research for this pair of dancers.<br />
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-68504928607469290902013-10-08T21:46:00.003-07:002013-10-08T21:49:44.637-07:00Dragon's Dream Part 4: Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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The finished dragon and rocks were painted with a couple of thin washes of acrylic paint. I added some landscaping touches, moss made of model railroad grass and ferns made from laser cut paper.</div>
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The back view shows the tree made of twisted wire, solder and Sculpy clay inserted in the tube sculpted into the form of the dragon.</div>
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The old hag is my creation. She's holding a wonderful dragon book made by Ericka VanHorn.</div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-49884102764253219962013-09-15T15:16:00.000-07:002013-09-15T15:18:19.457-07:00Dragon's Dream Part 3: Creating the Dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Creating the form of the Dragon over the shape of the interior cave was really just a matter of cutting and carving pieces of Styrofoam and attaching them to the inverted bowl shape with tacky glue and toothpicks. </div>
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Then I started adding Paperclay to the surface to cover the Styrofoam, just about six square inches at a time. I rolled the clay out on waxed paper, painted Tacky glue on the area to be covered and applied the clay to it. As the Paperclay began to firm up I applied texture with stiff brushes and any other tool that would create the effect I wanted.</div>
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As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks. There was a fair amount of crack filling to be done each morning before moving ahead with the sculpture. I wet the crack and the area around it before filling it with more Paperclay.</div>
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A small tube was fitted into the back of the piece between the dragon's body and wing. This was to hold up a wire tree. The area at the lower left that appears to be missing a rock is where the battery for the candle's light goes. </div>
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I'm still not sure if I liked the dragon unpainted or painted best.Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-7186601213955300502013-08-29T21:57:00.002-07:002013-09-15T14:45:24.922-07:00Dragon's Dream Part 2: constructing the cave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To construct the cave interior I used inch thick Styrofoam to make a bowl shape. Pieces of Styrofoam were attached with Tacky glue and held together with tooth picks. The interior was covered in a thin layer of paper clay .</div>
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In the center of the cave is a stone table dressed by Todd Krueger with a scull, a candle and other useful items. It was attached to the base and surrounded by a floor of paper clay before the the cave was set in place.</div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-35830445673020242772013-08-22T22:14:00.000-07:002013-09-15T14:42:54.764-07:00Dragon's Dream Part 1: clay mock-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For several years now I've had an inspiration to make a cave with a dragon sleeping on top. This past winter I started working on it and this and the next few postings will show the steps to the finished piece.</div>
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My first problem was how to design a sculpture with a hollow center. So I turned a plastic bowl upside down and sculpted a mock-up of the piece around it using smooth water base clay. </div>
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This sculpture is the actual size of the finished piece. I used a ruler and calipers to measure the figure and creat the shape in Styrofoam and paper clay. </div>
Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-71280073238633364832013-07-16T11:57:00.000-07:002013-07-16T11:57:41.943-07:00Santa in over-allsHello. I've been very busy over the winter and spring. I'd like to start sharing some of what I've been making. <br />
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This Santa was commissioned by a woman who wanted a mountain Santa in his work clothes. I loved her ideas and created this Santa for her. </div>
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Making a pattern for the over-alls was a real challenge but the toughest part of all was the top stitching. He is only 6 inches high and it all had to be done by hand. It took a week to finish. </div>
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The boots are leather glued to his feet with Tacky glue. I painted them with a wash of acrylic paint to make them look worn.</div>
Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-44508169616508974292013-02-02T19:50:00.002-08:002013-02-02T19:50:24.890-08:00Miniature Christmas Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the past I have used tiny twigs for trees. This time I wanted trees that wouldn't break. These birch trees are made of twisted wire. After twisting the wire was soldered and painted. They are about 1 1/2 inches high.</div>
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I had an opportunity to design and construct a miniature Christmas village with 34 lighted buildings. It was to be visible from both sides. How to design it? I took ten pounds of clay I'd set aside for sculpting, made a big lump out of it and started working out the landscape.</div>
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The finished landscape is carved from Styrofoam, covered in spackling compound (used for filling small holes in walls) and painted with acrylic paints. I'll re-use the clay for the next design project.</div>
Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-60059646597426136752012-12-31T21:20:00.001-08:002012-12-31T21:22:08.890-08:00Vermeer: Lady trying on pearls<div style="text-align: right;">
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Vermeer is one of my favorite artists. I had an opportunity to make a doll after a woman in one of his paintings . It was great fun and quite a challenge to get the color of her coat right. I had to dye the fabric several times to get the exact shade and brilliance of color. </div>
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The "fur" is silk velvet dampened and ironed flat. The "ermine tails" were created using a Sharpie permanent marker to mark the silk fibers.</div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-85141962360254498532012-11-20T18:02:00.002-08:002012-11-20T18:03:45.112-08:00Red and the Wolf finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This beautiful bed carved by Nicole Marble and dressed by Judee Williamson was made for Red and the Wolf. It was shown and sold at Tom Bishop's Chicago International Miniature Show. If you haven't been to this show try to get there. It's the best show in the US.</div>
Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-18700393926217938822012-11-16T20:17:00.000-08:002012-11-16T20:17:14.111-08:00Red and the Wolf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Red and the Wolf were made to go with a bed made by Judee Williamson and Nicole Marble. I made the Wolf like a doll with shoulder plate head, paw arms and paw legs on a wire armature with cloth body. The tail was a piece of stiff wire with squirrel fur folded over it. They were great fun to make.</div>
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Reds shoes are red leather and her cape is wool. The wolf's nightie and cap were made from an old hanky.</div>
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Jean and her canaries are going visiting, perhaps to see her daughter or son. The carpet bag is by Sylvia Rountree, The Dolls Cobbler. The birdcage is from Bespack.</div>
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Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-79029922647176578362012-09-03T19:54:00.002-07:002012-09-03T19:54:57.108-07:00New Haunted Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm off to the Denver Show this week with my new fun creation, a Haunted Village. I've spent most of the summer designing and making the houses. They are one inch high or less and can be lit up like the Christmas Village. I guess making the witches got me to thinking about Halloween. </div>
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I thought you might like to see a close-up of some of the details in the Castle Room. The dwarf and the table design are by Todd Krueger. The table is by David Krupick and the books and metal sculpture are by Erika Van Horn.Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204236647891076771.post-30529046782800450672012-07-01T10:36:00.002-07:002012-07-01T10:37:59.988-07:00Castle Room : Details<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9ZIHIv0N0Ez-aSeNC_XdmPUSZbM4R8si6VNijScawF3L82KKYKz6JMP3vV_U8DZYFvGSnFWZkIMER_x8Y6S-3RD5x5eKpfNbXG9_DuHPBy_g-jTga2-pz9mleh7phX28e12KFZddlBZs/s1600/Castle+Witch+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9ZIHIv0N0Ez-aSeNC_XdmPUSZbM4R8si6VNijScawF3L82KKYKz6JMP3vV_U8DZYFvGSnFWZkIMER_x8Y6S-3RD5x5eKpfNbXG9_DuHPBy_g-jTga2-pz9mleh7phX28e12KFZddlBZs/s320/Castle+Witch+053.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
Todd Kreuger at his sales table at the Chicago International Show this past April. Check out the great sleeping Dragon on top of our Castle Room.<br />
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Todd made the wonderful candles in the Tree of Life niche. <br />
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What does this ancient crone want from her minion? I wouldn't want to be him.<br />
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Todd Krueger made the dwarf and the other wonderful items surrounding my witch. In the next few days I'll be posting close-ups of the details in this scene.<br />
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By the way, it's great to be back. My garden and yard look terrific but it's time to get back to miniatures.Sylvia Mobleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717136068242789556noreply@blogger.com3