STJ Update!! Valentine's Day!

Shae doesn't like the Soul Suckers game of cupid...

11 1/2" tall available on Spooky Time Jingles for their January update, or shoot me an email michelel@michelelynchart.com and I can send you a paypal invoice.

xo Michele

Witch Ornie

Sneak Peek at the Witch ornie that will be available on Spooky Time Jingles update :o) The oil paint on the others aren't quite dry yet, so I'll just tease you with the one lol. www.spookytimejingles.com available the 12th at the stroke of midnight. xo Michele

Meet Sister Agnes New work!

Meet Steampunk Soul Sister Agnes. She doesn't understand why the inky black stuff keeps spilling out of her mouth, then again, nothing has been the same since the Evil Soul Sucker came to Creativity.

Sister Agnes is 9 1/2" tall x 4" x 3" deep. She has vintage watch parts for her right eye, and another vintage piece under her left. There is also a vintage watch part on her chest, with a vintage rosary piece and watch gear. At her waist hangs vintage rosary beads and a beautiful vintage cross. She is hand sculpted over an armature (no molds ever) out of polymer clay. Her left arm is some kind of metal found object with a piece of a wooden ruler. I hand painted her in layers with oil paints.

Hope everyone is doing well. I know I promised to be a better blogger, but I've been super busy. STJ Soiree went very well for me, even though I couldn't be there in person. Five of my pieces will be in Art Doll Quarterly in the Winter issue, which hits the stands on November 1 :o) I've seen the sneak peek and it looks fabulous! The dolls are on a red background, now why didn't I ever think of that? I'm also working on some pieces for a gallery :o) So lots going on, I promise I haven't been slacking! The nun however is available in my etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/82730823/steampunk-souls-mixed-media-art-doll
Back to work I go...more later on the magazine and gallery...xo Michele

Edgar and Sam

Here's the last piece going to Spooky Time Jingles Soiree! I'm not able to go this year, but I'll be there in spirit ;o) Edgar is 12" tall, his robe is black velvet and he has a clock as the clasp for his robe. Sam's seeds are shaking, thinking Edgar might eat him! He has a vintage pin for his stem and leaf.

Hope everyone is having a good week! I'm off to get my hands back in the clay, finishing up another secret project ;o) lol. It's only secret cuz it's a birthday surprise! xo Michele

New Work-Zoey half bunny half steampunk soul

Meet Zoey, half bunny, half steampunk soul. Zoey never wanted to be a pirate, but it's what her family did. That is until the Evil Soul Sucker invaded. Her brother snuck her off the ship late one night, firmly planting the helmet on her head and the gun in her waistband. Zoey hasn't seen her family since. She's joining the rebellion in hopes to see the pirate ship again, she hates to admit it but she misses it.

Zoey is 14" tall x 4" wide x 2 1/2" deep. She is hand sculpted from paper clay over an armature. Her arms and legs are slightly poseable. The parts of her that are bunny are white flocking. She is hand painted in layers, then sealed with a matte finish. She has a watch part for her right eye, and a vintage enameled watch face on her chest. Her clothes are hand stitched and not removable. Her helmet is made of a vintage watch tin, wind up part of a watch, a found chain, and is not removable. The steampunk gun is removable. She is titled, signed and dated.

and yup you guessed it, she's available in my etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/79904333/gothic-art-doll-steampunk-souls-bunny 

I started off trying to make a smaller doll that would be more affordable in our current times, but even though she's a wee bit smaller she took me every bit of 3 full days to complete. I did lower her price a bit from the other dolls to help buyers out for now. I think she's one of my favorites so far ;o) I don't know if I got the obsession from the Alice doll I did, or I saw these cute bunny paintings on etsy by

brienna

remove or if it was the dolls on the cover of Art Doll Quarterly last month by Sheri DeBow, whatever it was I was obsessed with making a bunny girl and she wouldn't rest until she was made! 

Of course originally I had her sketched out in more of an armor type of outfit, and she just wasn't having it, she's a victorian lady...er...bunny pirate all the way ;o) Hope everyone is having a great week! (someone asked me about the ornaments, in the other post, if you see one you like just email me at michelel@michelelynchart.com and I can send you a paypal invoice or answer any questions you have. The two grim reapers are sold.) xo Michele

Spooky Time Jingles Update Tonight!

No more peeks, here's the full montey! We have Liz a steampunk soul ornament with fake lashes, painted on hair and of course vintage watch parts! Poor Dan has been silenced with metal threads on his mouth, and vintage watch parts.

2 Grim reaper ornaments and what Halloween tree would be complete without a Pumpkin King, or....

Krampus! I personally think he looks better in person than in this photo. But I couldn't seem to get a good pic of him! All the ornaments are available tonight at midnight on Spooky Time Jingles or you can email me at michelel@michelelynchart.com

More fun things in the works! Have a great weekend everyone and I hope to see you tonight at Spooky Time Jingles! xo Michele

Sneak Peek At My Spooky Time Jingles Update!

I'll give you a hit... they are ornaments and that's only 2 of the 6! Woo Hooo it's almost time!!
Hope everyone is having a good week! xo Michele

Alice or Malice?

Some one suggested to me that I should do an Alice in Wonderland (which everyone who reads this blog knows I LOVE) and so I happily obliged! Here she is! She's 19" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 3" deep.

Her legs are jointed, and posable. Her right arm is made from a vintage skeleton key. Her left arm is made from a small glass vile that has a slip of paper in it that says Drink Me, a metal found object and a blue teacup I made from apoxy. The base of her hat is a vintage watch piece, a silver colored faux watch face, along with the vintage parts on the hat, a tiny key on the back, and a lock. Her chest has a vintage pocket watch piece that says AWW.CO in beautiful script. You can still see the tiny rubies. I added a small gold rabbit (what would Alice be without her rabbit?) and there is a tiny monocle over his eye! Her right eye is an enameled Victorian looking vintage watch face. Her clothes are hand stitched and not removable. I hand painted (her corset is also painted on) her in layers and sealed her with a matte finish. Her red lips and the red heart are not as bright red as they appear in the photos.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!! I'm off to play in more clay...xoxo

Celebrate and Make A Wish With Us!

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of Spooky Time Jingles. What began as a dream, by Dani from Ambitious Designs, has become a place where collectors can find top notch art, where artists have a wonderful place to connect with those collectors and with each other. Spooky Time Jingles has a family feel, filled with respect, support and encouragement. I'm very proud to be a part of Dani's dream.

In honor of Spooky Time Jingles anniversary, you will find pieces of artwork that are marked with a donation amount. By purchasing the piece of art you are also making a donation to the Make A Wish Foundation. You can also place a donation here:
http://friends.wish.org/100-000/page/Dani-Nelson/SpookyTime-Jingles-Donates!.htm

Here are the two pieces I'm offering on Spooky Time Jingles tonight at the stroke of midnight! Hope to see you there!

Flying Grim Reaper

9" tall x 3" x 3" $70 ($10 of the sale is donated to the Make A Wish Foundation in purchasers name). Email me if you are interested @ michelel@michelelynchart.com or go to http://spookytimejingles.net/userpages.php?usersearch=michelelynchart

Day Of The Dead

This is the first Day of The Dead piece I've done. I used a vintage doorknob for the bottom of her skirt along with part of a clock. Her one eye is a vintage typewriter key. She is 7" tall x 3" wide x 4" deep. She is available for $65 ($10 of the purchase goes to the Make A Wish Foundation in the purchasers name). If you are interested in her drop me an email at michelel@michelelynchart.com or go to http://spookytimejingles.net/userpages.php?usersearch=michelelynchart

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous art debuting tonight! See you at midnight! xo Michele

It's Coming....

Here's my sneak peek for Spooky Time Jingles update on the 13th! Also....

come make a wish with us!

Another New Piece Celest

Okay this is exactly how I've been feeling lately! Meet Celest...she used to fly over the creative kingdom warning the other steampunk souls of what the Evil Soul Sucker was really up to. That is until the Soul Sucker caught her. He made sure she couldn't tell another soul by surgically zipping her mouth closed, then he broke her halo. Edna and her band of rebels rescued Celest, but not before it was sadly too late. Celest cries tears of blood over not being able to sing her song of warning.

She's completely hand sculpted, out of paper clay, over an armature. She is 10 1/2" tall, by 3" wide, by 3" deep. She has a vintage watch part for her left eye and one on her chest. Her wings are made of a vintage belt buckle. Her neck was some kind of vintage wooden spool or bobbin? One top of her head is a small clear knob (I think it's acrylic but I'm not sure) and her broken halo is from a vintage clock. I painted her in layers, then sealed her with a matte finish.

I've just added her to my etsy shop :o) http://www.etsy.com/listing/66357121/steampunk-souls-paper-mache-art-doll I was able to work on a few more pieces, both skellies for STJ's update that's coming up soon too! Stay tuned for those pics! Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

Happy 4th of July & Charlotte

Happy 4th of July everyone!! I know I promised to be a better blogger, and failed. Mega fail. I've just been spread so thin lately :o( But I did want to pop in and say Happy 4th and show you all what I've been working on lately ;o) This is Charlotte, I believe Charlotte already has a new home. She's 19" tall, by 4" wide and 3" deep.

Have a great weekend everyone and be safe!! xo Michele

Spooky Time Jingles Etsy Shop Now Open!!

I'm sorry I've been so absent lately! I've been working my tail off I just haven't had time to blog, sadly. I took a full time job a while back so that's been keeping me busy on top of the National Halloween Show I participated in with Spooky Time Jingles and then the secret project that I've hinted at. I'll be able to tell you more closer to November ;o) I've made 5 pieces for that. Which I think I might have shown you all most of them anyway ;o) So there were only 3 pieces that I sent to the National Halloween Show that didn't sell there! Hooray! And they are now available in Spooky Time Jingles etsy shop! 

Click on the spooky time jingles picture to be taken to the shop! Lots of great art there! 

Here is the Biohazard Medic that I have in the shop:

He is one of my all time favorites!! There two more pieces that I've included in the shop!

I'm trying to get a piece made for the Spooky Time Jingles update tomorrow night at midnight but I'm not sure I'm going to make it! I'll let you all know if I do! Hope everyone has been having a great summer so far! xo Michele

Sneak Peek at Spooky Time Jingles Update!

Meet the Medic! Another one of the Evil Soul Suckers workers! He will be available on Spooky Time Jingles Update on the 13th!! I know it's only the 10th and I was going to wait until the 12th to post him, but I added him into my flicker account so I figured the cat was outta the bag anyway ;o) He will be available to purchase on the Spooky Time Jingles site at midnight on the 13th, look for my avatar at the bottom. But be sure to check out all of the wonderful artwork on the site :o) It's always so fun to see everyone's new things!

I have one more thing that will also be available on Spooky Time Jingles:

This sweet little black crow, steampunk style! He is 8 1/2" tall w/out his curly cue (9 1/2 with it) x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2".

If anyone is interested in purchasing these pieces just email me at michelel@michelelynchart.com

Little guy is feeling much much better thanks to amoxicillian! We went out last night for hubby's birthday and I have to say, his birthday ended for him much the same way my birthday ended for me, it will take him a few days to recover lol!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I'm still working feverishly on the pieces for the National Halloween Convention! I'll be sure to post some pictures! xo Michele

Oliver The Skelly Candy Container

Met the skelly named Oliver, he loves candy and he is perfect to store whatever stash you need to keep secret!

Oliver promises not to eat your candy, well maybe not all of it! He is 8" tall x 7" wide x 3 1/2" deep. He has a delicate crackle finish on him and inside his box. It's been a long time since I crackled something, but Amber and Moriah inspired me to do it again ;o) I really like how he came out! He will be available tonight, Wednesday at 8 pm central time on ebay id: michelelynchdesigns happy bidding! Also Cedric the skelly with his pumpkin pal shaker ends tonight at the same time :o)

I'm off to finish those poor veggie peeps that have been waiting so patiently for me!! xo Michele

Trick & Treat Conjoined Black Cat Twins

Meet Trick & Treat, conjoined black cat twins! They love Halloween and especially their little pumpkin pail! They are just shy of 9" tall and will be available tonight on ebay (monday) at: michelelynchdesigns at 8 pm central time. Also Skelly Bird ends tonight at the same time! Tons of thanks to everyone who has bid on ebay or bought from my etsy shop! You are helping me to avoid the Soul Sucker :o) and I appreciate that more than you can know! Things are getting lean in my etsy shop, but I promise once I get past the National Halloween Convention I'll get more things in there! Oh and I have some really cool new things for the Spooky Time Jingles update coming up the 13th!!

I gotta get busy again, tons to do still! Hope everyone is having a great start to their week! xo Michele