Interveiw for All Dolls Are Art

Thank you Amy, for a lovely interview. If you are interested in reading the interview you can find it here  http://www.anlinadesigns.com/blog/?p=5071 I'll be teaching there in Texas in July 2013! Can't wait!!

Rose Red & Snow White

Rose Red & Snow White-from the brother's Grimm's Fairy Tales-
A poor widow once lived with her two children in a lonely little cottage. In the garden grew two rose-bushes, one red and the other white, and because the children resembled the roses they bore, she named one Snow-White, and the other Red-Rose.
The children loved each other dearly, and whenever they went out, would walk hand in hand. If one said: "We will never leave each other," the other would reply: "Never, so long as we live," and the mother always said that what one had was divided with the other.

They are 11 1/2" tall x 5" wide x 5" deep. They were hand sculpted from epoxy over an armature. The skirt base is metal. There is a vintage clock gear at the bottom of their skirt. Their hair is natural white & black mohair. I hand painted them in layers and sealed them with a matte finish.
They are available in my etsy shop for now: https://www.etsy.com/listing/118232238/steampunk-conjoined-twins-art-doll-rose
Thanks so much for dropping by and having a peek! xo Michele

Fairy Tales

Just finished Sleeping Beauty, she's an 8 x 10" part sculpted, part acrylic painting. She has black roses, pearls, skulls and vintage watch gears entwined in her hair. Her eye lashes are also vintage clock gears. The leaves on the ground are from a vintage Mother Goose book.

In the locket on her forehead, is a tiny canvas painting of her true love the prince.

She is available in my etsy shop!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart

I also finished Snow White, which is sold already.

If I don't get back this way- Happy Turkey Day everyone!! xo Michele

Red

Thought I'd share the first painting I did in a series of fairy tale paintings I'm doing. Meet, Red, 8 x 8" sculpted in epoxy, acrylic on wood. The trees are pages from a very old Mother Goose book. She's sold. I cant' believe how quickly the holidays are approaching! I always think I'll be ready and I never am! I'm still mourning the loss of summer! xo Michele

Busy week!

I've been busy painting this week for Swoon's upcoming show in Cali, Get The Lead out. This painting is titled "Don't Tell" and is 8 x 10" face, hat and arm are sculpted out of epoxy, acrylic on wood. Here is the second painting I'm sending:

"Wanted" 8 x 8" face, hat & antlers sculpted out of epoxy, acrylic on wood.

I've also been busy sculpting little ornament dolls for the Fifty Dollar Friday I do on my fb page every once in a while! Tomorrow is the day! I have 7 of them, it's first come first serve. No reserves or layway paments with this special pricing. I will be posting the finished picture of them at 7 pm central time on both my personal and my art page. Here is my facebook art page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michele-Lynch-Art/177238942307655  The first one to email me with which doll they want at that time, I will send you a paypal invoice :) My email is michelel@michelelynchart.com If you have any questions just let me know! xo Michele

Meet Emma & Sophie

Meet Emma & Sophie, conjoined twins and keepers of time for the Soul Sucker...

They are 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 2 1/4" deep. The clock still works and is electric. They were hand sculpted from epoxy over an armature. Lots of vintage brass clock gears on their chest and sides. I also added lace to the top of their bodice and their wrists. Their hands hang from antiqued flattened brass chain. Brass pieces are in both of their eyes. Their hair is natural white mohair. I hand painted them in layers and sealed them with a matte finish. Emma and Sophie are a one of a kind collectible. They are titled, signed and dated.

Available in my etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart

Tree Toppers

It's getting to be that time of the year and I've added a few tree toppers to my etsy shop! You could easily set them out all year then just put them on your tree, either Halloween or Christmas (maybe both!)

They are available in my etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart

Etsy Shop update

Just added this 5 x 7" painting of Roxanne to my etsy shop, there's one more masked girl that I will be adding today. http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart

This little deer was in there too, but she only lasted about 5 minutes! Yay!! Hope everyone is having a good week! xo Michele

ADAA doll convention registration open!!

All Dolls Are Art doll convention in Texas is now open for registration!! Yours truly will be teaching 2 classes there that weekend. Come out and have some fun with us!! http://www.alldollart.com/index.html

Swoon Gallery Show Open

The Swoon Gallery Show is now open! Here's a link to the show if anyone wants to take a peek! http://www.swoongallery.com/michele-lynch/
Have a great weekend everyone! xo Michele

Solo Swoon Gallery Show!

My solo show at Swoon Gallery opens this Friday, Sept 21! If you want to be on the preview list, email Ally at swoon923@gmail.com

Journey or Destination?

I was wondering, when you start a painting, doll, whatever your project is, do you plan it out, sketch it out? Or do you work on the fly? I've done both and it seems to depend on the project for me. Some things come to me in my mind completely whole and don't go away until I sculpt/paint them exactly as I see them in my mind. Others come to me in bits and pieces. I see part of it. Like the above painting I just finished, I saw the girl with the alligator on her head, with her umbrella, but I wasn't sure on the background. So how do you work? Do you then wait and let it peculate in your brain until it becomes clear? Do you sketch until you figure it out? I'm curious on how others work. I sketched her out, and still wasn't clear on the background, I thought I wanted vintage pages of text on the background, so I laid that down and sculpted her face and the alligator and sketched out the rest. Nope, that still wasn't it. So I played and along the way, the journey became clear. So by knowing the adventure from start to finish would I have missed the journey? What are your thoughts on how you work? Do you enjoy going straight to the destination or enjoy the journey to your finished artwork? xo Michele

Registration is open!

Registration for classes at Artistic Figures in Cloth and Clay is now open! I'm teaching a one day class on a doll similar to Maddie in the picture, but of course it's all up to you! You bring everything you want to incorporate and together we'll build the doll! You can register for the class here: http://www.cyndysdolls.com/AFIC%202013CntrlInfo.htm
Also I'm teaching a 2 day workshop on building a larger doll, like this one:

You you also register at http://www.cyndysdolls.com/AFIC%202013CntrlInfo.htm The convention looks to be a ton of fun, with a lot of events planned for a fun, doll filled weekend!
Also I'm the artist of the month on their blog, if you would like to read more, you can find that here:
http://www.artisticfiguresincloth.blogspot.com/  I hope to see some of you there in April!! xo Michele

Etsy Shop Update & Coupon!

Nevermore found her way home from Art Doll Quarterly! I was so excited to see her again! I've added her to my etsy shop, she comes with a complimentary copy of the magazine she appears in.

I've also added some more pendants

My etsy shop is here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart
For this weekend, if you use the coupon code LABORDAY at check out you will get free priority mail shipping, within the US! Have a great weekend, stay safe & dry! xo Michele

Sommerset Sept/Oct Issue!

I got my copy of the Sommerset Sept/Oct issue yesterday, that has Lenore in it! She made the table of contents! Woo Hoo!

and here is a peek at her page:

I did notice they spelled my name wrong, lol. Happens all the time. Hopefully this means that Nevermore and Lenore will be on their way home soon and available! xo Michele (with one L lol)

5 x 7 paintings

I started doing some 5 x 7" paintings, I thought it would be a great way for everyone to be able to afford my artwork and they look great grouped together! The bottom two sold before I go them in the etsy shop, but the little bee and the Jaclyn in the box are still available. The little bee in is my etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelyncharthttp://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart Jaclyn will be in there probably tomorrow. I also added this little Jaclyn in the box:

She's sculpted out of epoxy on a vintage children's block and hand painted.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It's finally cooled down here a bit and it's beautiful to sit out on the deck in the evening with a glass of wine! xo Michele

Jaclyn In The Box Sculpture

I have to say those dang ruffles about drove me insane, both sculpting and painting them! She's pretty large 24" tall and heavy! She will be on her way to the Auguste Clown Gallery in Australia. I was also finally able to take some time and make some prints of the paintings I've been doing lately

Available in my etsy shop, here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I am hoping a little cooler weather finds it's way here soon or rain! Rain would be wonderful, although I think it will have to rain for a solid week to start to make a dent in the drought we have at this point. Back to work for me...xo Michele
 

Etsy Shop Update!

I have been a bit crazy lately (okay crazier than normal) I was finally able to leave my full time job, and get back to arting full time. Since I left 3 weeks ago, I have been accepted into 3 new galleries and was working like a mad women to get everything done. I decided to take a little break from the gallery work and create some jewelry pieces for my etsy shop. I hope to have some prints of the bigger paintings up in the shop soon too. IF I got good enough photos of them. I am by no means a good photographer. It's not the camera, it's the operator! Anyway, if you see a piece you like in the above photo, you can find them here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart Hope everyone had a good weekend! xo Michele

My Doll, Nevermore in ADQ

I finally got my fall issue of ADQ yesterday! I so love this issue there are tons of people I know and love in there! Here's a peek at my doll Nevermore and her article. Congrats to all the wonderful doll artist in the issue! XO Michele

Jaclyn N Box 2

I finished the 2nd one yesterday! 36 x 12" oil on canvas.

Here's a pic of them together. Heading to POP Gallery in Santa Fe when they dry, unless someone wants to purchase them before then! xo Michele

One down, one to go...

12 x 36" oil on canvas, mixed media. I'm working on the other canvas that is another Jack in the box facing this one. Happy Friday!
xo Michele

The Travler

"The Travler" 11 x 14" oil on canvas board, epoxy sculpted face

17b x 19 1/2" framed. On her way to Auguste Clown Gallery shortly!

Dollirium Opens tonight!

If you're in Canada you should plan a visit! Amazing work there!

Fortune Teller & The Alarm

16 x 20" have to wait for her to dry before I can frame her. Oil & epoxy on canvas board.

"The Alarm" 36 x 12" Oil and epoxy on canvas. On her way to Auguste Clown Gallery in Australia
Sorry I've been a bad blogger! I really have no excuse, except maybe I'm addicted to facebook? Here's my face book fan page if you're like me and are addicted lol,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michele-Lynch-Art/177238942307655

The Lookout

36 x 12" oil painting. Her face and hat are sculpted, on her way to Pop Gallery in Santa Fe!

Adel, on her way to Dollirium in Canada!

Also on her way to Dollirium! Happy Monday everyone! xo Michele

Drowning...Overwhelmed...

11 x 14, mixed media, oil on canvas board. She looks great framed. I'll take a pic of her framed later. She also still needs a title. I had this dream twice in the same week. So she came out in a painting.
Happy Monday!

The Theif

Sculpted face, painting is 11 x 11 oil on wood. Mixed Media.
Have a great weekend!
Michele

Chimney Sweep Painting

Chimney Sweep painting is finished! The raccoon girl and the other big painting are in oils and still drying. Chimney sweep is in acrylics, 16 x 20. He's going into an ornate frame, which I still need to paint. Happy Memorial Day!

New Paintings!

 New paintings! The first one "Lost" is 16 x 20 , the second "Betty" is 11 x 14. Lost is oil on wood, sculpted face and party hat. Betty is acrylic on wood, sculpted face and hat. Both on their way to Pop Gallery in Santa Fe as soon as the oil dries! xo Michele