Hello!
I hope you are as excited about this
educational career seminar as I am, and looking forward to student contact, watching the learning process and teaching
correct Doll Restoration!
Below is a list of the things you will need to bring:
Be
SURE to bring at least two sets of old clothes--! Whatever you get this kind of paint on is permanently ruined, so bring/wear
clothes that you don’t mind ruining.Two sets so you can have one to wear and one to wash. You probably
won’t need much in the way of good clothes, most of your time will be spent in the studio.
In winter, the studio
is cool in the mornings so sweatshirts are ideal to start the day, shedding it later in the day. Summer
classes may be cool in the mornings or hot all day, so prepare for either.
You will need these
dolls to work on:
1.Composition and cloth 20” to 25” long with sleep eyes that needs
FULL restoration--on other words, all the paint removed and repainted, along with missing or damaged fingers,
toes, etc.
2. 1 ALL composition
doll at least 18” long that needs fully repainted,that is, all the old paint removed
and completely redone. 3.Composition
doll of either type with painted eyes, no smaller than 18”, that needs fully repainted If
you own several of one or more types, please bring two or three and let me help you decide
which one you will get the most learning experience from.
4. Antique bisque shoulder head with damaged shoulder
plate,with a kid body; and a kid body that needs work, either
belonging to the above shoulder head or separate.
5. Antique china doll head, with damaged shoulder
plate.
6. An ALL Hard plastic doll at least 14” tall (all hard plastic from the 50’s,
not later plastic or vinyl and plastic ) -- such as Sweet Sue,Nanette, Toni, etc.)
7. Old bisque head doll with compo/paper mache
ball jointed body , head can be okay but body must need work, or you can bring just the body to work on if
desired.
8. You will need a GOOD but messed up mohair wig--it can come on the above dolls
or be separate-- and a good but messed up human hair wig--it’s better if they come on the dolls.
9. If you have a compo
doll or doll head that has “crystallized” eyes--(looks like it has cataracts) bring it along, you will be learning
to do iris transplants. If not, I have old eyes you can learn on.
10. Any other doll you think you might want
to work on in class such as paper mache--we work in all we have time for.
11. One larger( 20” or more) vinyl doll with rooted
hair that needs cleaning and the wig washed and restyled, (this doll should be no later than the 60’s
if possible) 12. 1 large (long) and one small (short) pair of needle nose pliers--get REALLY
GOOD ONES, such as Sears, as cheap ones break.
13. Exacto knife with extra blades--just the small, slim, straight
type with pointed blade.
14. If you are interested in learing to repaint the faces on 15 1/2 “ fashion
dolls, please bring two or three along to work on . Please don’t bring Barbies, as you need to practice
on the larger dolls before you tackle the smaller ones, which are harder.
If you don’t have some of the above
dolls, let me know and I will help you find them. Do NOT bring NEW broken
bisque.
