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All images copyright Joanna Thomas 2003-2008.
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"Master technique and then forget about it and be natural"~Anna Pavlova
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Look for an upcoming article on me and my dolls in MINIATURAS IN SPAIN a publication from Spain coming out in January 2008.
(The Magnum Opus 2008 show in New York City that I was going to do has been canceled this year.)
Look in the DOLLS July 2007 issue to read an article about the Magnum Opus show.
Look in the 2004 November issue of the Dolls' House Magazine(a British publication) for an article on me and my dolls. My dolls have also been featured in the Contemporary Doll Collector magazine (the May 2005 issue and the January 2006 issue.)
I am a proud member of IGMA and CDHM.
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I have always loved beautiful things. When I look at a doll I want it to evoke what I love, and that is all things that are good and beautiful.
I began making dolls from Polymer in 1997. I made dollhouse size dolls and sold most of them to the members in the doll club I was in at that time. With life changes I had to give up my sculpting. I soon found my art moving in other directions where for many years I enjoyed painting portraits in oil. I had painted since I was a very young girl.
I picked up the Polymer clay again a few years ago, I knew when I handled that clay that it was what I wanted to do and where my heart was.
When I create a doll I have to love it, they have to ‘speak’ to me. Finding the ending is very difficult. It usually carries on into the next. I never work on more than one at a time as I want my full attention on that one figure until I am ready to let it go.
All of my dolls are handsculpted from a special blend of polymer and all are one of a kind. I only use the finest fabrics, trims and laces and much of the fabric I hand dye myself. Many hours go into creating a figure from sculpting the doll to hand sewing much of the costumes. I hope you enjoy my dolls as much as I enjoy making them.
I want my work to evoke when all things within us, were good…. jt
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