Barbara Schoenoff South America Artist Statement - Barbara has a Master of Fine Arts - read PhD - in Costume Design. She was always
a "doll girl" and she has a deep and abiding love for fabric. What more
natural than to turn to cloth doll making. She brings her design training
to each of her dolls creating a round, full character with each. Nanahuatzin is a change of pace in that he doesn't have 10 to 20 print fabrics incorporated in his costume. However, his fabrics still tell his story. A strong story of Pre-Columbian greatness. Homework will entail Nanahuatzin's clothing, arms, legs and head. In class we will sculpt and color his face, put him together, create his headdress and the mask and breastplate. There is a $20.00 kit fee, which will include the pattern and the mask/breast plate material. Supply List ½ yd tightly woven cotton for skin. I recommend the hand-dyed cottons from Doll Makers' Journey. 1/8 Yd fabric for skirt. I used a very textured woven silk 1/8 yd fabric for shirt lining. I used silk dupione. ¾ yd fabric for cape 2 trim fabrics for the cape, 1/8 yd each 1 bag of small feathers for headdress. 20 gauge floral wire for headdress Black, textured yarn for hair 6 feet armature wire. I recommend that sold by Doll Maker's Journey. Stuffing. I like Airtex Matching threads:polyester or cotton wrapped polyester thread for body and sculpting, silk finish cotton for silk clothing. Hot air gun if you have one Gold paint Gold embroidery floss to tie mask and breast plate to doll Beads and jewelry for trim. Air soluble marking pen Micron Pigma Pens - brown, black, pink and blue, purple or green Berol Prisma pencils - pink, shade slightly darker than skin color, blue, blue/gray, purple and brown White gel roller pen or white acrylic paint and very small paint brush Scissors - fabric, pinking, clipping, and paper Hemostats Stuffing Tools 3" and 5" Doll Sculpting Needle 13 Chenille Stems Regular Sewing Supplies - Sewing machine, seam ripper |
