EvelynMeyerDolls.com
Title
Antique Reproduction Porcelain Dolls by Evelyn Meyer
Description
I research to find the best pictures to work from. I do all the work myself. Much to my husbands dismay I’ve taken over much of the basement. I have about 110 different reproduction head molds, and 20 or so body molds that go with the head molds. Pouring the porcelain into authentic reproduction molds is the first step, then cleaning and firing the greenware into porcelain. It takes up to 4 firings to finish painting the faces.
The bodies are a bit more involved. There are many more parts to pour. I use a papier-mâché slip that gives the bodies a real old fashion look and feel. Once they are dry and painted the bodies are strung together. Some of the bodies can be leather. I have many patterns that are copied from antiques bodies that fell apart. Then there are cloth bodies too. The leather and cloth bodies are stuffed with very fine sawdust. I have a great lumberyard that saves only the finest sawdust.
So, now we have a body with a head. The eyes come next. I use only glass eyes. It’s always a joy to set the eyes, and they seem to come alive.
Languages
English
Contact
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- Charlotte NC
- United States 28204
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- +1 (704) 488-9757
