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Lily is the first of the dolls to have two permanent diorama spaces – one outdoor diorama space (in her secret garden) and one indoor diorama space (in her room). The indoor space was simple to put together – it… Continue Reading →
[For the full episode, go to MDA 12: Lily and the case of the lost doll, part 2] So, the opposite of Rosie (who has dreams and brings back objects). Lily can hold an object and paint a dream. And… Continue Reading →
I spend a lot of time staring into the eyes of dolls, looking for someone to stare back. For a doll to star in these stories, you have to be able to imagine what she what’s going on her head…. Continue Reading →
I’ve ripped out and completely redone the central mystery at least 20 times. Maybe more. Here’s the problem. Daisy is a young woman who knows that there is some mystery in her background. The premise of the story is that… Continue Reading →
Go here to read this episode: MDA 11: Daisy and the mysterious stranger . . . second shoe dropped. You can probably tell that this is the other half of the torn photo we saw in Daisy’s previous episode. We’ll… Continue Reading →
Rosie has a secret. And even she doesn’t know it. Her dreams are so substantial that they leave bits of themselves behind. This week’s dream dropped one of Van Gogh’s flowers in her room, which Buddy (the small, felted dog)… Continue Reading →
Rosie’s adventures are the stuff of dreams – they creep in while she’s sleeping and leave bits of pieces of that dream world behind. But, how to create a world of dreams that a doll can move around in? For… Continue Reading →
Go here to read this episode: MDA 10: Rosie’s doll adventure, part 2 And so ends Rosie’s doll adventure. On Wednesday I’ll talk a little about what it was like to place Rosie in another type of world altogether, and… Continue Reading →
Camellia’s story is adventurous enough that it demanded movement – not of Camellia, who is animated even when still, but of her surroundings. She needs a world where the sea churns, and the trees sway. My first foray into video… Continue Reading →