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"Art, Like Cookies for the Soul" ~ Nancy Lee |
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Only for happiness, repainted dolls . . . a new kind of "canvas"
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Where to find Nancy Lee's dolls . . . 402.274.3040 phone or nancylee@nancyleemoran.com
The coast of England, almost spring 2009 . . . Three friends go to the shoreline.
March 2009
Don't get cold, Ashley!~ photo by Jennifer
Ashley's dress with yellow flowers is by Hankie Couture. |
March 2009
Our mom (mum) took us down to the beach this afternoon to play on the rocks. Though the sun was shining, it was chilly, so we wore winter clothes.~ photo by Jennifer |
Ulla Designs created Chloe's outfit.
Karensyarn designed Demelza's clothing for a Sasha doll. Happily it fit Kish Seasons, too.
~ photo by Jennifer
Chloe is holding a shell she found.
~ photo by Jennifer
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Commission
Fall (Autumn) as
"Demelza Louise" in autumn 2008
Her Cornish name means "the sweetness."
dress by Hankie Couture
Nancy Lee made a hair decoration of glass beads that compliment the stitch colors of her dress. It includes a crystal Millefiori Water-Drop Bead. In Italian, millefiori means a thousand flowers. This type of bead is made using slices of multicolored glass rods (canes).
~ photo by Nancy Lee
Demelza says, "I'm less jointed than my friend Chloe, but I have my own charms!" |
About these dolls . . .
EYES: Chloe's eyes are subtle lavender-grey, a delicate mix of transparent layers. She has many fine eyelashes (upper & lower) and feathered eyebrows using varied colors.
CHLOE: Helen Kish introduced in 2007 her Chrysalis Series of 14" ball-jointed vinyl dolls. The girls as of 2009 are Lark, Piper, Raven, Song, and Wren. Chloe is a Lark doll.
ASHLEY & DEMELZA: 16" Seasons vinyl dolls were designed by Helen Kish and produced by White Balloon International Doll Company of Valencia in Spain. They were distributed in the USA by Paradise Galleries. These Seasons dolls were produced in 2003 (date on certificate) and are RETIRED.
COLOR & PAINTING: Some computer screens may modify the color of the art. Some may make the image lighter or darker than it is. The doll has finer detail and more subtle coloring than a computer-jpeg-photo can show.
After removing all factory paint, I am using artist-grade alkyd-oil paints (in thin translucent glazes) with the addition of alkyd resin to make the paint surface become as flexible as the doll’s vinyl skin and to make it adhere well. I finely sand the surface before painting it for better adhesion.
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Nancy Lee Moran's POLICY TO SHOW RESPECT FOR HELEN KISH & other doll creators is as follows:
The dolls I use were factory painted. I would never repaint a doll that the artist (Helen Kish) had painted herself, such as some of those in the Kish Signature Line. I would not paint one in a limited edition of fewer than 300 (preferably 500 or more). I consult the beautiful book I own:
Helen Kish: The Artist and Her Dolls by Louise Fecher (hardcover published in 2006). I am NOT affiliated with any doll company, creator or manufacturer.
Please send your questions and requests to Nancy at nancylee@nancyleemoran.com
or by phone: 402-274-3040 Central Time
All rights reserved. All art and photos on the site are protected by copyright © law.
Each may only be reproduced with written permission of the artist. Site page design copyrighted © by Nancy Lee Moran.
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