Thursday 8 July 2010

ADO Alice in Wonderland Blog Event



Todays the Day for all doll artists to join in the Art Dolls Only big blog event celebrating Alice in Wonderland. Check them all out from 8th July and have a great weekend looking at all the dolls on other artists blogs.




I made two Wonderland Dolls - well three really , but one is a secret !!!!
Let me first introduce Alice to you.


She is made from paperclay over a foil armature and then dressed in hand dyed silks.
I gave her blue lambswool hair because Alice is certainly a bit of a strange little girl !
And nothing comes stranger than having a pink flamingo under your skirts. That is Alice's secret ! She is a topsy turvey doll. Turn her upside down and what do you have but another doll, and of course what better than the famous flamingo ! With pink hair !!!


That is Alice and the flamingo - now see them both at once .

Told you it was STRANGE ! Now could the Queen of Hearts be a little weird too?


This haughty Queen is dressed in her best antique trimmed finery. She has a hand turned base under her skirts- as the perfect Chess piece.
Have fun down the rabbit hole !

28 comments:

Linda said...

Just the ticket for Wonderland
Linda:)

kimkim said...

These dolls are such fun,I love their old world charm and outfits,you must have spent a lot of time on them.iness

Coach Z said...

Wow... indeed a lot of work. I like your take on the queen. Very orgininal.

FairiesNest said...

The topsy-turvy Alice/flamingo is fabulous!! And the queen is marvelous too!

Anonymous said...

Amazing! I love the pic of Alice and the flamingo they look like they are in a dream boat, the flamingo traveling upside down in the imaginary sea.
The queen, properly imperious.

Papillon Bleu said...

What an excellent idea! 2 in 1. Excellent!

Unknown said...

hahaha, I love the Alice/Flamingo, so clever

Yovanka Black said...

OMG so many dolls to enjoy :)))))))))

Your Alice is SUPER... very creative and original!!!.. while the flamingo is to die for!!!!!!!!! LOL So very creative and fun and just FABULOUS!

...your queen is quite a stunner too ;) so much character!!!


Absolutely stunning work (and quite a lot of it too)!



Yovanka

Sally Hutson said...

thank you to all for visiting and the lovely comments you have made. This is blog event is such fun.

SpiritMama said...

What wonderful and whimsical creations, Sally! The pink flamingo with Alice is a great idea!

Kelly said...

Great characters! I especially love Alice's blue hair and the way that you gave the flamingo such a beautiful emsemble.

Nancy Perennec Maker said...

a topsy-turvey upside down world! What an adventure! Great job Sally!

Anonymous said...

I love your dolls. How unique that they are one doll. I love alice and the flamingo is so cool.

The Lazy Gastronome said...

I love the topsy turvy doll! What an amazing idea.

Ayala Art said...

What a cool doll! I love the flamingo! The queen is nice too, but the flamingo is the best!

paula nerhus said...

that Flamingo is simply the best idea ever! I love them sally! your a crack up!

Jodi Cain said...

I like how you made your Alice a topsy turvy doll! She's cool! And your Queen oozes sophistication! They are both lovely :)

Unknown said...

I think these dolls have such a wonderful design and such personality. Love them!

Anthropomorphica said...

What a great idea to have a topsy turvey doll, I love it and your queen looks very commanding!

Aimee Jeffries said...

Oh I love the Topsy Turvy! Great idea :)

Kailee said...

Hey, nice work, haven't seen a topsy turvy doll for years!!

Jessica Loughrey said...

i love this idea of the topsy-turvy doll!! i may have to try this out...and love your queen too!

Unknown said...

I love the topsy turvy Alice/flamingo. Very cute. And I think your chess piece queen just rocks!

Debbie said...

such a unique pair!

Evelyn's Wonderland said...

The topsy-turvy is FANTASTIC! Great idea, love it.

Alicia said...

Alice and the flamingo are just great!!
Your dolls are very unique!

Yarrow said...

How wonderfully original,thanks for sharing :)

Abi said...

Love the topsy turvy idea :O)