British Miniature Doll Makers Guild
Mary
Williams Doll House Dolls
Guild level:
Guild Officer
Guild Officer
My name is Mary Williams and I’d like to tell you
something about my dolls. Ladies are 5½ inches tall, men 6 inches, I
occasionally make 1/24th scale dolls too! All of my dolls are
made from porcelain, I’ve been making dolls for about 6 years and sell via
my website
www.dollshousedolls.co.uk
and at Spring and Autumn Miniatura and Alexandra Palace Dolls House show.
My dolls are made from commercial moulds which I buy from
the US. The moulds are poured with porcelain slip, then de-moulded the parts
are then allowed to part dry, the seams from the moulds are then cleaned
with a brush and distilled water, this process can take a week to do alone
depending on how many parts I pour. They are then allowed to dry completely.
They are then fired in the kiln and the task of china painting begins, the
dolls can have at least four sessions back in the kiln during painting. It’s
a very time consuming process.
My favourite
period is the Edwardian Era the evening dresses were so feminine, closely
followed by the Art Deco period. I often think I would have loved to get
dressed up like this to go out for the evening, with the help of a maid of
course!
You can see my work and contact me using the following:
Website:
http://www.dollshousedolls.co.uk
Email:
mary.williams23@btopenworld.com
Fair
News:
can be found
at:
Autumn Miniatura 2008, 4th of October at the NEC Birmingham Please
visit the Miniatura Website
for details on purchasing tickets!
Awards Won:
If you have any
queries about how to become a member of the guild and the levels we offer,
or any queries about how to make porcelain dolls (members) please
contact Mary here:
marywilliams@bmdg.co.uk
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