I'm Melting!

Please don't hate me, but the truth is, I'm not a lover of summer.  Or rather, I do love summer when I'm somewhere rural and on the ocean, like my father's house in Cape Breton; there I can walk in the woods and jump in the ocean when it gets to hot, and the heat is a nice, dry heat that makes everything brighter, more intense.  But in Montreal we get humid, melty, smoggy heat that makes me feel tired  and perpetually dirty.  We've had a pretty mild summer so far and I have been so very happy, but we are having our first real heat wave, with temperatures in the 30's (or 90's, depending on your location).  I. am. hot.  But at least I got the go ahead to take my brace off at night for the next two weeks; sleeping in that foamy, fleecy, velcro-y, metal roddy contraption might send me into a homicidal rage...

Speaking of the ocean, I will escape to it soon.  We are leaving for two weeks to visit my family on the 21st and I can't wait to breath in all that salty blue and fresh green, to see wide open space and walk on dirt roads. Realistically I will not have time to finish the dolls I'm working on currently before we go, so the next shop update will have to wait until mid-September.  I now that's quite a long time between updates, and in the future it won't be nearly so long, but I think I underestimated just how tiring it has been to recover fro my accident; I can really only work in a seated position for 1 - 2 hours at a time.  

I did manage to finish one little lady recently, another of the custom orders I've been finishing up over the past month or so.  I asked her her name and she told me Pierette...

She is a figurine with poseable arms but static legs, a form I will continue to work on.  It's a bit trickier than making a doll at the moment as it's new, and I'm figuring out how to make a static armature.  But I like the fact that they can be displayed, so I'm determined to keep trying until I get the hang of it.  But I'll still keep making 'real' dolls as well (ie. the kind with bendy legs that start dancing the second you leave the room). 

Comments

[Sonia Rodriguez]

I love it...mid september...oh ok..suck it all up and come back fresh and happy...Love the doll as always...

Smiles xoxo

[Martha]

Wish I could send you ocean breezes from my home. Love your amazing dolls.
Take care,
Martha

[Sarah]

She's lovely! Glad you are getting better and I hope you enjoy your holiday! I am finding the one a day post a bit challenging but I started so I'll finish! Back to normal after that though!

[Kaerie Faerie]

Hey, I feel for you, being in a cast or brace in the summer is not fun! So have a lovely trip to the ocean. Getting ready for hurricane season here in Florida, never fun, lots of power problems no AC HOt, HOt, HOt, Oh, well just a tiny rant!! I still love Florida, even when my wings get wet
Kaerie Faerie

[ashleydaugherty]

I know what you mean about hot weather. It's just now getting very humid and gross here in Kentucky. Pierette looks beautiful. I love how her red hair stands out against her blue dress and eyes. Have fun on your two week vacation!

[Yoli]

I live in a tropical climate, it is like a sauna here. Humid, unbearably hot and filled with mosquitos. My only respite is that I live by the sea.

[merle]

oh, she is lovely! what gorgeous colours you have used on her.

i like summer less and less the older i get-i stay in the shade more and more and need to swim! i hope you have a great time away and i hope that you are recovering well too(i still think you need a self portrait doll with a fancy cane and cool scar! ooh la la!)
take care,
merle

[Christine]

Pierette is gorgeous~the blue eyes and red hair are beautiful:) I'd like to get my dolls to stand too but I think it's a bit more work than I recall from sculpture class. I'll stick to hanging dolls for now:)
Enjoy your vacation on the Cape~I'm sure you'll come back refreshed~

[Marlya]

Pierette is beautiful-- love her!

I'm jealous, I wish I was going to the beach for 2 weeks---- I still have to wait another season for our summer, but to be honest, I'm with you-- heat and I are not friends. Last summer I nearly boiled with no AC-- and then we nearly lost our house in the bushfires. Spring, winter and Autumn are my favourites- I like so many things about each season that I can't decide which I like best.
xx

[Samantha - Jettas Nest]

Hi. I just stumbled upon your blog and couldn't leave without saying that your dolls are AMAZING! So much expression....I love them.

Samantha

[Carling]

Yay theres another person out there that isen't in love with summer! I thought I was the only one. I enjoy the milder/colder months that way I get more sewing, reading, and movie time in. Keep up the amazing work.