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in my last post i talked about ordering the dollmaking video by akira blount. she makes her dolls with cloth. my adventures in sewing include a lot of words that could hurt people's ears, so when i made this doll i used polymer clay instead of cloth. there is a bird's nest with eggs in the bottom of the doll. don't ya just love her hairdo? please don't let my attempt at making a doll discourage you if you want to purchase one of akira blount's videos. it's really a good one.

akira blount

akira blount is a master dollmaker. i love that she uses twigs, pine cones, grapevine tendrils, and such on her dolls. look at all the detail that goes into these amazing dolls.
ms. blount sometimes teaches classes at john c. campbell folk school and penland school of crafts. every time i've tried to sign up for a class they are already full. i did order her video. she goes thru the steps of making the heads and hands, sewing and painting the faces.

check out more of her work here.