Porcelain ballet dancer bjd made by request.
As usual, she is made
in 1245°C degrees highfired non translucent porcelain. It has 18 points
of articulation: neck, chest, hips, ankles and wrists are simple joints,
while the arms and legs have double joints. The doll is 29 cms. tall
and is strung with elastic cords. The joints are protected with
sinthetic leather. The ballet shoes are also made in porcelain and it
fit loosely to the feet.
The head is an unique head, sculpted
specially for this customer portraying a young girl. No molds was taken
from this head, so it will be not ever reproduced.
This picture shows some parts of the process of this particular doll.
This young ballerina was made by request as portrait doll, ressembling
the facial features of the customer's daughter. Here in Argentina there
is not Sweet sixteen birthday party as in other countries, here the most
special moment for a girl is her fifteenth birthday and is for that
very special and sweet ocasion that this doll was made.
The head was
made remodeling a 03 head from our catalog, working directly on the raw
porcelain, adding clay where was necesary, and meticulous carving in
other areas with needles and tiny brushes to soften the surface. Then,
as the rest of the pieces, was fired at 1245° C degrees in an electric
kiln. The doll is very tiny, measures 29 cms. tall only, so the head is
the size of a nutshell . It is a very demanding issue to work so
detailed at this scale but it can not be more satisfying.
It is painted with
aerographer and tiny brushes with acrylics and pastels and sealed with
an acrylic satin lacquer for a more natural look.
The hair is a fixed wig made in soft dark brown mohair and styled with curls.
The
doll includes an special custom stand which sustain the doll by one of
any of her legs, that way the stand does not interfere with the fit of
the dress and allows more freedom to posing the doll.
The tutú is made
in two parts, the skirt made in tulle and crystal gauze and a corset
made in satin with a lace applique enhanced with glass beads and
sequins. It is closed at the back with crossed satin ribbons.
The
panties are made in a stretch fabric. The hair accessory is a detachable
tiny clip embellished with guipure flowers, plastic pearls and crystal
wired beads.
More pictures of the doll and its process can be seen here:
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