Kokeshi 76 Genelle

Kokeshi #76 is Genelle, who is inspired by Russian nesting dolls, or matryoshka if you prefer. She is the second nesting doll kokeshi I’ve made, but I ended up keeping the first for myself. Generally I put most of the embellishments on the head of the kokeshi, but for the nesting dolls I really wanted there to be a lot of detail on the body. The glitter teardrop piece is resin that I cast and its been covered with faux pearls and tiny flowers that wrap all the way around. I also painted the hair to look like it was sticking out the sides of the hood, which I think looks cute. If you would like to adopt her she is available on Storenvy where you can see lots more photos.

~ Brigitte

Kokeshi 75 Dame Lolly

Kokeshi #75 is Dame Lolly, part of the circus series, and girlie as all get out. She was kind of a bear to paint, I had no idea those swirls were going to be so difficult! but in the end I’m really pleased with her. I handmade the swirl candy out of Sculpey, they were really the reason I ended up making her. I also decided to give her a more “realistic” or “lipstick” mouth (which ever you prefer), like the one on Vertigo, because I felt like it suited her personality much better. Expect to see more lipstick mouths on kokeshi and Doll Face pins moving forward too! Dame Lolly can be adopted on Storenvy.

Happy Wednesday all!

~ Brigitte

Kokeshi Dolls Seafoam and Taffy

Kokeshi #73 Seafoam on Storenvy
Kokeshi #74 Taffy on Storenvy

During the last studio post the pair were basically finished, but I think their eye embellishments make all the difference. Both have heart cabochons that match their hair surrounded by 3mm peach AB rhinestones and 2mm white faux pearl rhinestones – like the peach splatter paint I think the eye embellishments help unite them as a pair (though I did decide to sell them separately). I bought the little heart cabs but I repainted them both so their color matches exactly, it was a little tricky, but I think it was worth it in the end. So what do you think of this pastel pair?

Happy Friday all!

~ Brigitte

Kokeshi 72 Stitches

Kokeshi 72 is Stitches! Named, perhaps obviously, after the little stitches I made around some of its design elements. Brown and sky blue is a color combination I’ve come back to a few times making the kokeshi and I never get tired of how the colors look together! You may have noticed that there are a bunch of kokeshi MIA between Yoko and Stitches; that’s because I’m not sure I can part with the “missing” kokeshi! I ended up getting too attached to them. On the upside I have a bunch more in the works and have tons of studio photos to share this week! You can adopt Stitches on Storenvy!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

~ Brigitte