Glass Eyes From West Germany?

Having repaired two dolls recently, I went back to continue making one of the dolls I was making last year.
I've chosen these beautiful green eyes for this doll. Last autumn I found this pair of eyes at a doll fair in Kensington High Street, London.
I don't know who made them but it says W. Germany on the case.

eye size : 16mm

Doll's Make-up

Even though there is often a plenty of time to prepare for an exhibition, I always change the colour of the doll's lips, and the thickness and angle of the eyebrows on the doll's face a few times at very last minute. As expected it happened again for the Wandsworth Fringe. I changed the lip colour to coral pink from fusia pink originally this time. I still need to make the dress for this doll, but she has been discharged from my dolls' hospital.

Thank you very much for everyone who came to see my work at Makers Uncovered event as a part of Wandsworth Fringe. It was a great aopportunity for me to introduce how to make ball jointed dolls.

Wandsworth Fringe 2015

As a member of Makerhood Battersea, I will be taking part in the Wandsworth Fringe this month.
I am going to demonstrate doll making from 10am to 5pm at The Old School Club on the 9th of May. I will also be displaying a couple of my dolls, including the one I am currently repairing.
Please come and see doll making in action!

Venue :  The Old School Club
141 Battersea Business Centre,
99-109 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5QL
O2O 7924 2931

The Second Doll To Be Fixed

I have started fixing the next doll, which I tried to finish for the Wandsworth artists' open studio last October.
The hands, ankle joints and the wire running through the head have to be replaced. It should be a smaller job than the last one, unless I start tweaking the doll's face...

The doll's face

This is the new face as a result of the fixing and make-up. Quite different from the original face but I prefer it. (To see the original doll please have a look at my blog page on September 2013). 

The wig hasn't been attached properly.

Flesh Colour

After I finished fixing the rust-affected parts of the doll and coated them with modelling paste, I began the colouring process.
It took me three attemps to recreate my ideal, less pinky version of the original colour.
The fluctuation in the English weather was the cause.

Ready for the Outer Layer

I finished modeling the parts I was repairing and started coating the surface with modeling paste.
Each coat must dry before applying the next coat and I need to do at least six coats. Normally during this process, by the time I've finished applying the first coat to every body part, there will be parts that have already dried for me to carry on with.
As I am doing a limited number of body parts, the process feels longer as I have to wait for drying before I proceed.