Notes on the Making
Process, decisions, behind the scenes — how the stories get made.
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Betwixt, the backstory
I have to confess, I don’t actually know what’s going on with Betwixt. I had some idea of a parent/child or master/apprentice type thing with the two main characters, with some magic and moving between worlds thrown in. And then, suddenly, my little Maskcat doll, who was meant to be a side character, suddenly made…
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Among the Flowers Episode 02: Daisy’s Adventure Begins
The story continues with Daisy riding into town and suddenly being swept into a past she can barely recall.
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Adding a ball-joint doll to a fashion doll world
I’ve spent more time than I like to admit searching for a new “young Daisy” doll for the second draft of that story. While I love the face of the Rapunzel 5″ toddler doll, she’s very hard to pose, and her scale is totally off (especially when she’s wearing her enormous curly wig. Here she…
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Among the Flowers 01: Camellia – The Story Begins
Our story starts with Camellia, dressed in a ballgown, floating in a small rowboat in the middle of the ocean. This is the first episode of the story “Among the Flowers” which follows the interwoven stories between four characters: Camellia, Daisy, Rosy, and Lily.
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Moving into the dollhouse
I’ve spent the last few weeks redesigning my doll room (what used to be the dining room in my house), and the living room next to it (which is still, at the moment, just a living room.) I had a very clear picture in my head what I wanted for the doll room and, once…
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(Re)Begin the Beguine
Here’s the thing – there’s a rhythm to a graphic novel panel that just isn’t there where you post all of the photos in a blog. So, take the first panel from On Our Own (which I didn’t change) I very deliberately set it up so it was 3 good things to one bad, all…
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On Our Own 01 (redo)
In lieu of a premise song (“here’s a story, of three girls named after plants . . .”), I’ve created a premise episode for On Our Own (used to be called Overhead). Done, naturally, in just hands. Well, actually, in hands plus some clothes, because I realized you couldn’t tell them apart with just their…
