~*Chicory Dell Arts*~

~Dragonflier~

A new little faerie available on ebay at the moment.... she is 3.5" tall, and has quite a mischievous, adventurous look about her

 

 

 

you can visit her auction here.....

dragonfly's ebay auction 
 
 
her auction ends next Sunday 11:30 am
 
 

~Meet Ms. Marie~

A miniature marie Antoinette in progress.  I am making her a tiny fan to fit into the crook of her arm.

She will be displayed on a petit four, also sculpted in polymer.  She is made from a blend of Kato clays.   1.5" tall.

I have included a greatly enlarged, as well as near to scale photo.

Isn't she saucy? :)

 

 

BJD adopted

Sorry folks!  my mini BJD has been spoken for, and is en route to her new home.  Here she is packed in her pretty sating book box

 

I've made several costumes and a pair of sparkly butterfly shoes for her.... here she is in a hand knit dress

with a wild fantasy wig....

 

 
 
 
  
 

Miniature BJD

Sooo... I've been working on this doll for the last month.  Needless to say, it could have been finished a lot quicker, but she is sculpted in cold porcelain, handmade on my stove, and is an air dry clay.  I was pleasantly surprised by the lovely finish and strength that it produces.  The fact that it is non toxic is another plus, however the drying time between layer was maddening!  Not to mention sculpting with clay that is a firm bubble gum texture.  I have her strung here, but think I will be playing around with a few other methods of attaching her parts.  Anyway, it has been an interesting learning process..... I think next time I will make a larger one.  I started out with plans to make a 12" doll, and voila, she has ended up 6" tall.  She has 2 removable wigs, although neither is fully finished.

okay, now some eye candy..

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Joy

Joy is available for purchase on my website.  Click her avatar in the sidebar to the right for details!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

~Joy~

Here is the work in progress I promised a while ago.... I never get around to posting the earlier stages of works for some reason... so here she is mostly finished... sans wings, not that every piece needs them, but she is "springing from the boulders like a mama lion" ....hah! and now I'm quoting Joni Mitchell lyrics apparently.  :)..

Bad.... bad, blurry, ahem.....photos; on my dingy windowsill.  you can click on them to see them full sized.  The profile shot is  enlarged, her actual size being 6" tall.

 

 
 

~New ornament and work in progress~

Ugh... I've been so busy not being busy these last few weeks!  Recovering from the end of the second round of the flu today,  and still a bit weak from fasting.. There is nothing better when you feel sick, to just put away the food and down lots of water and coconut water.  I've been making the most delicious and refreshing juice; it tastes similar to a grapefruit soda!  here's the recipe... (you'll need a blender)

2 cucumbers (peeled if they're not organic)

1 red grapefruit, minus the peel of course ;)

large handfull of cilantro or parsley

dash of vanilla if you feel up to it, although not necessary

blend together, and strain if you want a juice, or leave intact if you prefer a smoothie.  

I have managed to finish another miniature, Cleome, 1.25"... and she is on ebay now.

*here's a closeup*

 

I'm also working on a larger scale figure... which has been slowly progressing over the past few weeks.  The body is fully sculpted, only some final sanding and polishing to do, and then some pictures will follow shortly.
 

*Miniature "Twinkle"*

Another miniature, the first of the year!  She is 1" tall;  greatly enlarged, beside a quarter....Currently available on ebay...

 

 
 

Hi everyone!  Some new faerie ornaments and miniatures for sale this week... first a 1" fairy in blue, and a  teeny tiny baby,  Posey.  Just 1.5 cm tall, she fits on a dime with room to spare.  All of my other ornaments have been sold!

*Pictures are greatly enlarged*

 

 

 

and closer to real size...

here's a link to her auction page...

Posey's auction

Cerise, a 3/4" faerie on a 4" purple glass hand blown teardrop.   

SOLD

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I'm still trying to raise money for my adopted kitten Cuddles.... he's getting fixed tomorrow, but I haven't received many donations or money in the way of sales, so am hoping to be able to sell both of these to raise some money :).

On a side note, in addition to my sculptures, I sell Vintage Lucida pins, and first edition, rare, antique books, especially illustrated with a fantasy theme. I am working on building a second website dedicated to selling antiquarian works, for now you can find them on ebay under my sculpting ID.

 

   

~Available miniature faerie ornament~

This one goes on ebay, with another to follow here on my website... you  can find all of my available ornaments on the site by clicking on the available icon in the right toolbar.. click on the ebay icon to the right to see what I have up for auction :).  This little faerie is only 1.25" tall.  She hangs from a 4" green glass teardrop.  It is designed to be a year round piece, but you could hang it on a Christmas tree during the holidays, or give as a gift.  I will gift wrap on request 

*this images is closer to actual size*

 

 

 

*Please ignore my big ugly thumb... it's there for comparison's sake :)*

 
 
 

~Faerie ornaments ~

Hi everyone..... starting to get settled in to the newly chill weather here... Thank goodness for our woodstove! last winter was 3 sweater weather, and sitting on heating pads in the sculpting room :).   I just wanted to give everyone a quick update.....  from now until the holiday season is over  I will almost exclusively be sculpting faerie ornaments.  I've been making armatures all week, and have 2 that are finished.  They will be around 4" tall at the largest, and will be sold on ebay as well as my website.  Starting prices on ebay will range from $45.00 to $65.00, and will be priced $65 to $75  on my website.   If  I have time I may work on a larger or more detailed piece, but you'll have to wait and see :).  

These pieces have a good amount of detail for the size, but would not be as carefully detailed as most of my other pieces, hence the price.... I want to make these a bit more affordable to the masses to give as gifts, etc.   They will be available in a variety of colors, themes and poses.  Here is one that is going up on ebay tomorrow evening, Artemesia... 4" tall.

 

*An acorn gatherer*

Another tiny root faerie.  would be under 5"tall if standing. This will be my last root faerie until after the holidays folks...... all my efforts are to be going towards faerie ornaments... so check back soon because there will be many styles to choose from... micro minis on colored glass droplets,  and flying faeries of all colors.  They will be priced very affordably, from 45.00~ 75.00.  

My acorn gatherer is going up on ebay shortly :).

 

~Alder~

Alder is the king of trees, just as Rowan is the queen... A tree that is volatile, combustible, born of flames yet grows in water... it is said that a flute made of Alder bark will summon the four winds.

to see more pictures of  Alder. visit this link....

http://chicorydellarts.typepad.com/my_ooak_sculptures/iris-images.html

A new creature from the earth

A tiny faerie from the root world.... she is strange but gentle.

This one is already sold... working on another for ebay though

~Iris~

a 5'' figure up for auction on ebay now.... click on the ebay button on the right sidebar to visit the auction.

Check out this link to see all of her pictures...

Iris images 

~*miniature Cicely*~

A tiny thing... only 1'' tall.  

a close up of her face...

beside a quarter...

*website address update*

Hello friends!  

Just keeping you posted on a minor mishap with my web address.... It seems that my go daddy domain name www.chicorydellarts. com had by some error expired and been cancelled without my knowledge (I had it set up for automatic renewal)  And an international "entrepreneur" purchased the domain name moments later with the sole purpose of selling it back to me at an exorbitant price.... (I believe this person does this for a living)

I have no idea if this person intends to actually create a website with this address, and of what moral quality it may be.  Please forgive me if you happen to type in my old web address, to find unsavory material there~ I have no part in its creation.  

At the moment I am gathering information together in case of  legal proceedings.  Please know that the name Chicory Dell Arts is a registered incoporated business circa 2005, to which I own the full rights.  While this issue is being dealt with, please know that you can still reach me at my typepad address...

http://chicorydellarts.typepad.com 

   and also in a bit:

http://chicory-dell-arts.com

Thank you for your patience,  and sincere apologies for any inconvenience,

Candice

New auction, and news!

   Hello friends!

I have some exciting news to share~........

I am featured emerging artist in the Spring edition of Faerie magazine.  If you have a chance to look at it, I was lucky enough to get a two page spread.  At the moment I am having no luck getting my scanner to cooperate, it keeps quitting on me, but hopefully once it is working I can post it up here in the sidebar.  On another note.... I have a new auction up on ebay, a tiny 2'' delicate faerie with a sweet face and mohair pigtails.  She will be up until next Sunday, if you like you can take a peek!  Here are a couple of images for you to preview.

I am also working on a 1:12 scale figure based on a Waterhouse painting.. Ophelia. 

I'll be posting photos in a few days, so check back for details!

Saffron

A tiny redhead.... measures 1'' from elbow to knee.  The figure would be just under 1.75'' if standing up.

More pictures later!

   

Sparrow

A tiny spindly thing with colorings of sparrow and indian pipe... this is a pre~ dawn photo.

Owlet

A piece newly finished... I call her Owlet for her hair... a piece of  tail fluff from a rabbit which barely escaped a red winged hawk.  This one is tiny, 1.5 '' in her position.... she clings to a tree in her shadow box display.  The entire display is 6'' tall.  You can click on the images to see a larger image.

A new place, a new piece

Ahhhhh...... finally I have a place set up to work on my figures, at least for the next few months.  A small studio with a fabulous view of the woods... Lots of inspiration here!  A tiny faerie up for auction tonight.  To view the auction, click on the ebay link (right sidebar). 

Now that I have some working room, my next few pieces will be a bit more involved, and larger perhaps...

I love miniatures, but every once in a while I just itch to work on a larger scale.  Soon to follow....... Roots.....

For now this is Tansy, a 4'' figure on a sculpted morel.

* Miniature, Wisp*

A quick look at a 3/4'' miniature I have up for sale currently.

Happy New Year!

Hello to all..... new year and new beginnings!  I am in the process of moving back to my home state.... It has been a frustrating experience, and things so far haven't gone as planned.  It will be a joy to be in my own space once again, and have a secure area to sculpt and work on my art.  For now, pieces may be few and far between until I get everything sorted out..... literally!  i did manage to complete a miniature piece. It is up on ebay tonight for a 3 day auction.  It is a 1 1/4'' sculpture.    

                                                                          here is a real sized image.....

~Beulah~

This doll has been in the works for a while.  I had toyed back and forth with wanting to make a larger piece, then would change my mind and go back to sculpting tiny things.  Miniatures will always be my passion, but as shelf space permits, I felt she deserved to be completed...  I have a long history of  "doing things halfway" and need to get out of that mindset.  This is the doll I have created to date....16''.  She is very puppet like,.... another interest of mine to later be explored, puppetry.  These exaggerated figures always seem to end up with hemp locks, realistic hair on an unrealistic doll just don't work well together in my opinion.  More pictures will come later, she will be up for auction tonight or tomorrow.

                                     

~Anise~

Anise in folklore, is known to keep nightmares away.   it has a sweet, heady licorice scent.   A quick picture of its namesake.   She is lithe... white and cream and sepia, perched on an indian pipe. Much smaller  than the pictures tell.  She is sculpted from Kato polyclay.  Will be up for auction later this evening

~*Haiku*~

~*Dita*~

I haven't updated my weblog lately.... here's what I've been working on the last few weeks, a burlesque star; loosely modeled after Dita von Teese, although it doesn't really look like her.  She is available for auction. To place a bid, please click on the ebay link on the right sidebar.  * I also have put her images in the photo album to the right, but for some reason they look washed out/ compressed.  Please refer to the below images for the most accurate color.  You can also click on the images for a larger view.

                         

                     

                                     

                       

~*Celandine*~

A tiny new faerie that will be listed on ebay later tonight... 

*~nettle and others~*

                       To visit Nettle's auction, click on the ebay link to the right

                                    

                   Spirulina has been sold, and is on its way to Australia!

                                

Rackham's Reverie

Here are some  additional pictures of Rackham's Reverie.  I was lucky enough to accompany the incomparable OOAK Guild to the 2008 doll and teddy bear expo this past weekend, and this was one of the pieces on display.  I am now offering it up for sale at a lower price on ebay........ these photos compliment the ones already in my auction.  Each figure is only a tiny  3/4'' tall! You can click on the ebay link to the right to view the auction, and see other pictures.  In a couple of days I will be posting several  photos from the expo.   Faerie Blessings!, Candice

~*Sousillia*~

I have a new faerie up for a 7 day auction on ebay.  She is 4 1/2'' tall, and hangs from a clear fishing line.  You can view more pictures and info on the auction page, just click on the ebay button in the right toolbar to check it out.

Look back tomorrow for two more fairies, offered exclusively for sale on my website!

sneaky fairies

Just a quick example of two 4'' faeries that I have made.... the lavender "blueberry thief" was sold yesterday on ebay auction.  The darker blue faerie is a get well present for my sister.  If you like them, check back next week, when i will have a few up for sale here on my website, reasonably priced

     

    

 

 

~*The Tree house*~

Well, here is some more progress on Peter Pan's tree house.  Most of the details are in place, minus the figures which will be started tomorrow.  Tink's house is lighted with a very small golden  LED, although, not for this photo for lack of a battery on hand.

~*More expo WIP's*~

 Just quickly sharing a new expo piece that is in progress... For now she is simply, "Thorn"  she will be hiding under some brambles after the base is built.  Hair needs touching up as well, appears more red on camera   She has a thorny expression to match her name. She would be about 4 1/2'' tall if standing. 

~*Little Gnat*~

  

    I adore making miniatures... this is my best, although I wasn't able to get the "Perfect" photo... despite the fabulous lens, tripod, and perfect outdoor lighting.  I need to invest in some specialty equipment methinks.  This little one measures only 1/3'' long.  sculpted in polymer with a needle and tiny brush. She is going up for auction tonight on ebay.. so check back later and click on my ebay link to see more pictures.

 

~*New works*~.......

A few new items for this week...... My Satyr  is finished as of this evening, and up for a three day auction on ebay.  The old  rotting tree in the center of my yard provided the perfect craggy backdrop for a would be goat girl!  It is a different style from my usual work.. kind of "ugly cute".. but sometimes it is fun to take a break from the norm.  Another fun tidbit.... her horns are fossilized sharks teeth that were found on the banks of the Patapsco River.  In her position she sits 3'' tall.  Second project in progress is the Lost boys tree house, made of paper mache.  It is to be an elaborate depiction of the memorable scene from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, where hook drops the poison into Peter's medicine.  More to follow in the coming weeks.

 

Back view...... the tree roots cascading over a large boulder.

Works in Progress... May

Hi everyone! i don't know about anyone else, but May is such a magical time for me.......it is getting harder and harder to stay indoors and sculpt, when I have this wonderful view of the woods from my studio window.
Just a few works in progress this week...... Shrinking Alice will be an expo piece. She is only 4'' tall, and still needs a few various details, bottle stopper, drink me tag, base touch ups, and in the background will be a creeping cheshire cat~ furred.

Another just for fun project, a grumpy little satyr girl.. It started by playing around with a lump of clay, no idea in mind really, just wanted to make an ugly face! I never even planned on firing it, but she ended up being kind of cute, and I could see she would make a fun little piece. The horns are fossilized sharks teeth that I picked up while fossil hunting along the potomac river. They have so many fantastic uses! She will be getting posable furry satyr legs and tail. Arms also posable minus the fur. There is this little story running about in my head, but will share that upon completion.

I have two other WIP's in the works... I will share pictures in the next week or two.....

Thanks for looking, Faerie Blessings,

Candice

Hello All......

Hello everyone!

It is so good to finally have a website that I can keep updated! Almost all of my work is now posted in the gallery sections to the left. In the future look for works in progress, available sculptures, upcoming show dates, and most excitingly, tips and tutorials.

I am also pleased to announce that in August 2008, I will accompany the OOAK Guild along with several other talented OOAK artists to the Doll and Teddy Bear expo in Washington DC! Click on the OOAK Guild link on the right sidebar, and you can see some of the various works that are now being completed for the show.

If you would like more information on the expo, you can find it here:
2008 Doll and Teddy Bear Expo

That's all for now.....this site is still in the works, so check back soon for more updates!

Faerie Blessings,

Candice