Primville - Kathie Ruffner: November 2018

Welcome

Thank you for dropping by - I so appreciate your taking the time to look at my blog,

I create one of a kind unique characters . I am passionate about my art and love to incorporate whimsy and usual elements or themes into my pieces. Although I create dolls for all seasons and holidays, I must admit that I adore Halloween and love to make witches and pumpkins and things that go bump in the night.

My work has been published in Art Doll Quarterly and Prims .....Cordelia and Niles, my witch and cat combination were honored to be on the cover of the 2012 Autumn issue of Art Doll Quarterly

I have an Etsy Shop Primville where you will find items for sale and I take limited commissions

email me to be put on list to receive advance notification of listings or to discuss a commission piece.

Kathie

kathie@campbellisi.com email

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Peeking Santa

I adore these kind of creepy peeking Santa's. He sees you! Two available in my Etsy Shop Primville

Saturday, November 24, 2018

A Prim Santa Art Doll with Jingle Bells

This Santa is Sold

Paper Christmas Trees

I just love these paper Christmas Trees the possibilities are endless, these two available in my Etsy Shop and I am wanting to make more.

Another Sweet Angel, this one says Know in your heart you are loved.

Sweet Angel

This is one of my new angels, they all will have an inspirational saying on them. We all need a little angel these days. This sweet angel says Encourage your hopes not your fears. She is available in my Etsy shop Primville.

Friday, November 16, 2018

Weird Christmas Girl

I adore Tim Burton, I love how he is able to take eccentric, outcast characters and make them endearing his special weird sort of way. One of my favorite characters was Weird Girl from Frankenweenie, so I decided to create Weird Christmas Girl.

Weird Christmas Girl loves Christmas and is especially mesmerized by Christmas lights, she can spend hours just staring at them, sometimes she crosses her eyes when she looks at them so all the colors mix together like a magical kaleidoscope.

Weird Christmas Girl is paperclay sculpted over a wood and wire armature. She is about 13” tall and 10” wide and is fashioned to sit, her arms and legs are wired and can be repositioned. If you have ever seen a Tim Burton production you know that his characters speak to you before they ever open their mouths, this is done through his magic of design, makeup and costuming. I tried to weave a little of that magic with Weird Christmas Girl’s expression and costuming. She is painted with artist acrylics and festively dressed in a variety of fabrics and trims. I made her a little wooden block covered in Christmas colored paper on which to perch and she holds a colorful string of her enchanting Christmas lights. She is available in my Etsy Shop Primville