Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams Book

I recently purchased this art book from Kerin Gale, I haven't been buying many art books. If you are like me you have shelves and shelves full of books! And I have to say that anymore I don't see anything that really sparks my interest or anything that I think I will learn anything new from. BUT when I saw this book Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams mixed-media projects in epoxy clay I was excited! I use Aves Apoxie Sculpt in my mixed media but I had never found anyone else who used it! I will say I was still wondering if I should spend my hard earned money on the book, but the photo on the cover really really drew me in. I loved it! So I ordered the book through Kerin on etsy, and she is delightful! I received my copy quickly in the mail and she even signed it with my name :o) I anxiously sat down and started skimming through the book and I have to say I LOVE the book :o) It has tons of eye candy, lots of good projects that gets your inspiration going, gallery photos from artists I admire (I was thrilled to see Liz McGrath in there! LOVE her!), step by step photos are clear, Kerin is a natural teacher and a fabulous artist. If you've been looking for a new art book and if you've never tried epoxy clay this is the book for you!! You can order it on Amazon or directly through Kerin Gale on etsy HERE . Let me know if any of you order the book I would love to hear what you think!

Also I need to give a couple of shout outs to some wonderful people on etsy that have included my dolls in their treasuries!

The first goes to FuzzHeadStudios who included not one of my dolls but two! Thank you!!

'HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!' by FuzzHeadStudio

Love is in the air! Share some wacky delight with the one you love!!FABULOUS art dolls!

READY TO SHIP Rose ... KatesStrangeli... $90.00	Miss. Grim Reaper zombieglamor $30.00
Arleen - Plush Mons... VagabondCafe $30.00	Steampunk Mechanica... GeahkBurchill $1200.00
Steampunk Mixed Med... michelelynchar... $75.00	The elephant Salomo... SandraArteagA $950.00
Warm and Fuzzy Wolf... coocoos $6.00	OOAK Collectible Em... RagalooRose $25.00
Steampunk Mixed Med... michelelynchar... $75.00	Handmade grungy mon... jennifoofoo $28.00
Miss Sidney the mon... ARTOFME $45.00	Drag Queen doll birdsfeltupdol... $350.00
OOAK Horror Gothic ... Panlora $70.00	Straight From Your ... mammamyst $20.00
Ghoul in a Cat Suit... joewhiteford $60.00	Grumpy (soft blue) Caracarmina $55.00

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The second shout out goes to Dollen! Thank you!!

'Dollen: Stunning Handmade Creatures' by KalliopeAmorphous

"Once upon a timeThrough a door just down the hallIn a dark, forgotten cornerOf the playroom was a doll.She was only made of cloth,A rather simple work of art,But you could see where someoneHad embroidered her a heart."-Unknown

Steampunk Souls Pap... michelelynchar... $75.00	Forlorn Dolls - Wan... forlorndolls $517.50
Porcelain doll from... shizzla $480.00	Twin doll CuriousBoudoir... $9500.00
Alice in Wonderland... ArchetypalThea... $225.00	The king. Bell doll... yalonetski $55.00
Ellen (Essie) Carpe... susiemcmahon $325.00	Serenity aliceswanndoll... $575.00
Afuowlakotalala - a... SandraArteagA $180.00	Gloria, a unique ar... tirelessartist $700.00
OOAK doll bjd Hujoo... heliantas $199.00	Apple Tree MahtabGrimshaw $325.00
ZOEE BUG--- Contemp... cartbeforetheh... $160.00	Granuaile's Dan... cmoyer $400.00
Justine-Art Doll Harem6 $150.00	Art Doll Bust PINK ... PearlMoonArts $50.00

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Times Up Skelly Grim Reaper

Time's Up Grim Reaper :o) He's 8 1/2" tall, sporting lots and lots of steampunk parts inside his robe. He scythe is made up of a vintage skeleton key and vintage watch part. He's available in my Etsy shop. 

I also finished those pendants. I have a h&%$ of a time with them! First off I sealed them with a gloss and now I'm not sure I like the gloss as much. Then I couldn't get the photographed to save my soul from the Grim Reaper up there! Here they are though:

I know they are kinda hard to see, the details are so tiny. But I'm over taking any more pics tonight LOL! I'm going to put them in my etsy shop also :o)

Oh and one more thing! I was checking my blog stats and noticed a large amount of traffic coming from this site, so I clicked it and imagine my surprise that there was a nice article about my dolls! Thank you Brian Rowe from The Steampunk Workshop! Here's the link if you would like to see it:
http://steampunkworkshop.com/michele-lynch-art-mixed-media
It made my day yesterday!! Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

What's On My Worktable

I'm waiting for the grim reaper doll to dry and in the meantime I painted some of the little faces on glass that I usually put on the jewelry. But then I thought, those don't look as much like the dolls anymore. So I whipped out the epoxy clay and sculpted some tiny faces to go on the jewelry :o) They have tiny little steampunk parts on them like the dolls do! I know they are hard to see here, and hopefully tomorrow I'll have them painted and the pendants painted, but I thought you might like a peek at what's on my worktable ;o) Also the Grim Reaper should be done by tomorrow!

Here's another lovely treasury that features Clair :o) Thank you margaretlillian

 

'Who's watching you?' by margaretlillian

Loopy Art Doll Fine... loopyboopy $28.00	The Procuress. art... MercuryRusting $125.00
Gabriella - 5x5 liv... Frankenkitty $14.00	fallen angel ooak a... whobyfire $40.00
Art Doll - Offer &#... GingerDead $75.00	Frozen LizzieD9S $15.00
OOAK Hand Stitched ... TatteredRags $125.00	Creepy Naked Doll W... franticmeerkat $4.00
jiLLian mealymonster $155.00	Steampunk Souls Pap... michelelynchar... $75.00
Creepy Little Girl ... ghostfire $40.00	One Set of Instant ... reginasstudio $2.95
Art Doll collectabl... LuLusApple $70.00	Leopard sky Bunny ,... sandymastroni $45.00
Creepy Altered Zomb... VisioniAlterat... $25.00	Crazy June - Rag Do... thecircusmaste... $32.00

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