DragonCon Art Show 2007

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This year I decided to bring in some different stuff than I had last year. Last year it was all about the Doctor Who puppets with a few others thrown in for good measure. This year it was more about the dolls even though the centerpiece was the Boy Wizard and Friends.

The dolls were made by the same method that Wendy Froud uses to make dolls. Which should make sense since Wendy was my first doll teacher outside of books and Runo's lovely site Runo Dollmaking. They are armature wire bodies with polymer clay head, hands, feet, and partial bodies. The rest of the body is cotton batting covered in cloth.

The Pixie Elementals were made during my time at Cape Cod. These were created while I looked out onto the salt marsh and bird sanctuary. Each was an experiment in what I could and couldn't do with the clay. The hair is clay as well. These were mostly a success but I did learn the limits to using clay as hair. I am quite pleased with the results.

The Fairy Grandmothers turned out well too. I wish I had more time to work on their clothing before the convention but alas there are only so many hours in the day. During DragonCon they were seated at the Doll table along with a lot of other cool dolls.

The goblins were an experiment as well. Again I would have liked to do more with the costumes before displaying them for the first time but the time factor came into play. These were fun to make but the Red Goblin has grown on me faster than the Blue one. Something about his face just makes me smile.

The Boy Wizard and friends have been kicking around in my head for years now. They have been a back burner project but I figured with James, Oliver, and Matthew showing up for DragonCon there would be a market for them. And I was right since these were 4 of the 6 pieces I sold this year. These were simple glove puppets and the challenge was to see how little I had to do to make it obvious what these were based on without screaming certain copyright and trademark names. It was pointed out to me by a friend that simple puppet for me is rather complicated for the general population. I pointed out to them that their absent-minded doodles were better than most works of art so we were even on that score.

So even though I didn't sell any of the dolls, I was glad that I showed them at DragonCon. I now have time to reform and revise the clothing before I show them at their next venue which will probably be either LunaCon or Farpoint.

I am grateful for all I got done for the Art Show.