Sacrificial Rabbits

Gypsy Hands Brooch

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:28:00 +0000

I know I've been staying quiet on the updates but I've been working on a couple of long term special projects, as well as some gifts for friends. More on the gifts later, but here's the first addition to the shop for 2015, my Gypsy Hands Brooch:

Recent Felt Dolls

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:50:00 +0000

Among my recent shop updates were these guys :)

And there are going to be more felt dolls that can be used as ornaments to come.

Oh, and I never got to post Invader Zim & Gir, but these were for a friend a few months ago,

Pretty cute bunch, aren't they?

Updates: wearables and etc

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:39:00 +0000

So, a few matters of business,

1. My lax (some might say, "lazy"- eep) posting was also a product of technical difficulties that were solved by finding the perfect browser, so hopefully more frequent posts.

2. I've updated my Etsy shop with a mix of silk, felt and wearable items.

3. Yes, wearable items. Items like these garters:

and soon, other wearables and dolls too :)

4. I have a new art doll I'll be releasing soon, she's been a big project for me, my first trial in mixing fabric and clay pieces. I'm pretty excited for her... (Hint: trying to finish her in time for Halloween & Dia de los Muertos.)

Exquisite Garden Peacock

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:48:00 +0000

This is my latest doll, part of my Exquisite Garden collection, a kind of magical group I've been thinking about. This one is now available in my Etsy shop. I imagine him on his own, or a bjd companion.

The Lady: Completed

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:26:00 +0000

I finally finished my Lady doll, one started ages ago and inspired to Maid Marian.

The Frog Terrarium

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:30:00 +0000

Much like the Diamonds & Bones terrarium I made a couple months ago, I found another set of interlocking glassware, this time: a candle holder, and a vase. Once I realized they fit, I had to make this frog a home:

A Taste of Things to Come... "The Exquisite Garden"

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:04:00 +0000

I've been lying low on Etsy for a while now, partly from "real job" working, but also because I've slowly been progressing different projects. The things I've been working on are not necessarily related in function, but the aesthetic and idea are the same...

Objects plucked from "The Exquisite Garden."

While there isn't a set date yet, I think this is a good representation of the things to come.

Window Dressing: Honey NY April 2014

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 04:07:00 +0000

Here are some pictures of a window dressing gig I had for Honey (110 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn NY.) Though I rarely have jobs that are related to my doll making, they needed a Spring Wedding season window and I knew just what it should be: "Garden Party Bridal Shower."

To make things more "accurate", I made an assortment of "panty pastries." Here are a few pictures:

The full window the night I finished it.

Pantycake, panty parfait, panty cupcakes and a panty(cream)puff in the light of day.


Science has proven that even cute things can be made 1000% cuter with filters. Photo courtesy of Honey NY

Spring Time Projects

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Tue, 13 May 2014 07:22:00 +0000

With Springtime here, my succulents head outside and the outside comes in my latest terrariums

A two tiered terrarium with live moss layer and a bottom "diamonds & bones" layer.

Eyes on the prize

Things got weird

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:49:00 +0000

When the snowstorm hit, I already had a little time off, as well as sewing projects to complete, so let's see...

Multiple dolls in various finished states + cabin fever + a dark and sometimes morbid sense of humor =

Pretty sure I made the cutest zombies ever.

Lion taming? Kuchi looks nervous.

Oh, you mean it isn't one of those dolls whose heads comes off an it's a knife?

Felt Commissions

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:27:00 +0000

My Louise & Kuchi Kopi doll caused quite a stir, so I decided to take custom orders (as well as make a few for fun.) I got a great response and have been enjoying fulfilling orders for these guys.
Two more customs to go but they all have a home. :) More pictures to come, and some I can't release until after they are gifted ;)

Work in Progress: The Lady

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:32:00 +0000

Here are some sneak peeks at the finished portions of my latest doll, The Lady.

Once her gloves, shoes and dress hem are complete, she will be up for sale in my Etsy shop. I'm expecting that to be in abboouuttt a week. :)

The Opulent Swan

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:39:00 +0000

Here is one of the pieces I've recently reworked. She was much simpler before, with just a rose in her hair but I decided to give her a decidedly more Elizabethan/ Renaissance look with an ornate neck collar and beaded hairnet.
My inspiration? I blame my recent devouring of the BBC's, "Robin Hood" as well as my summer trip to London for this :)

That bend in the beak lends itself perfectly to a regal profile, don't you think?

The body and collar are composed of 3 different types of silk.

"Charmed, I'm sure." Haha, jk.

She is available at: https://www.etsy.com/listing/168370929/the-opulent-swan

What I've Been Up To...

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:02:00 +0000

Okay, so it's been a long while since my last post but it's been a crazy year+ , with moves (x2), job changes, renovations (that second apt is a real fixer-upper), family trips, events for friends, and lots of etc.

I took a significant hiatus from sewing, dolls, and posting. While I did make a few things here and there, they were mostly for personal gifts.

Personalized paper dolls for my friend, Kat's wedding (complete with pets.)

Here are some sneak peeks at the finished portions of my latest doll, The Lady. Her styling, as well as the Opulent Swan's were inspired by my trip to London's Victoria & Albert museum, as well as several evenings watching BBC's "Robin Hood."

Once her gloves, shoes and dress hem are complete, she will be up for sale in my Etsy shop. I'm expecting that to be in abboouuttt a week. :)

Among the "etc." (and gifts.) Inspired by an obsession with, "Bob's Burgers" that my bf was very happy to inflict upon me.

Buuut that doesn't mean I haven't been coming up with ideas to execute, I think this break has given me the chance to flesh out some of things I've wanted to make for quite some time now.

I'm starting off by relisting a few unsold items from my shop at sale prices, (a couple of which are already snatched up,) and completing a few unfinished pieces. Keep an eye out, because updates are coming.

(Yes, actually :))

The House Plants

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:53:00 +0000

I really love houseplants but my cat, Byron has proven to me that I can't keep most of the plants I'd love to have. Violets, ferns, moss terrariums, they've all fallen victim to the wrath of Byron whose greatest joy is nibbling, pawing and toppling my plants.

I'm not nearly as interested in this organic, rooted cat grass as I am eating the violets your boyfriend gave you.

The best example I have of this sort of tyranny against plants is a visit he took to my family's house where my sister has a few indoor herbs. I left Byron there for a month while work was being done on my apt. During this visit, my sister called me twice.
The first call went like this,
                             "Hello?"
                             "DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CAT DID?"
                             "What?"
                             "HE POOPED IN MY BASIL PLANT! HE KNOCKED IT OVER AND POOPED IN IT, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR, ALL DUG UP! HE POOPED IN IT!"
That was the point in the conversation I couldn't respond because I was too busy laughing.

The second phone call went like this,
                             "Hey"
                             "HE DID IT AGAIN! HE POOPED IN MY OTHER BASIL PLANT!"
Needless to say, I found the whole thing hilarious, but I also knew I wouldn't be getting any basil plants for my own apt.

Sneaky cat, probably pooping in there.

Luckily for me, succulents are hearty enough to withstand him while being easy to proliferate and absent of floral odor. Which of course means that until I can find a home with enough sunny window sills or ceiling planters for both my cat and my plants, I'm restricted to some tiny spots where I place as many tiny plants as I can.

The greatest love story ever told?

It's also an outlet for my plastic figurine collection that I also can't leave out because of Byron.

"I might be safe here..."

But I can hope too, right? Here's a temporary little set up that lasted about 4 minutes,


Thought I'd try a little scene with the moss & trees my sisters got me but it lasted about 4 minutes

Oh Well.

As an aside, I am in the process of making Etsy store updates so there is a bit of activity going on over there- and more to come.

Come to the Greenpointers Love Birds Valentine's Market

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:04:00 +0000

Perhaps some of you have noticed the inactivity in my Etsy shop these days, this is mainly due to my preparation for The Greenpointers "Love Birds Valentine's Market". It's going to be my first public appearance as a shop so spread the word and come on by!

I'll be spliting a table with my Bf & his sister's company, Shooting Stars Weddings, the wedding offshoot of his photo and video agency which I work with occasionally. Here is an example of a Super 8mm movie in case you're in the Tri-state area and are looking for a videographer ;).

I'll be making an Etsy update after the fair. I know that cuts me out of the Valentine's Etsy hype but my pieces take so much time and effort I wasn't about to attempt to double up quantities or risk a double sale, (plus, I thought I'd offer first dibs to the market). Besides stitched work, I will also have some trinkets and the postcard packs I had printed up a few weeks ago,

And of course I reserved some of the stickers for decorative use for my materials,

Besides the other recent pieces I blogged, I figured I had to make at least one red-rose adorned rococo swan,

And a black lace, lingerie inspired bird too,

The lace motif in the tail is extended onto the body with embroidery

My Work Featured On "Meanderings In Thread"

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Laura, photographer, needlepoint artist and art blogger (of Meanderings In Thread, http://notyourgrandmasneedlepoint.com/blog/)

Her blog is chock full of interesting art from all over the world so I was honored to have some of my pieces featured there, click the screenshot to see the feature,

And here is a new piece, a pretty little silk bird just perfect for spring:

an embroidered key

More to come soon...

Embroidery Hoop Wall Art

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:13:00 +0000

Besides dolls, I've been trying my hand at embroidery (with varying degrees of stitch work), both as part of a grander quilt and also as singular pieces for wall art.
On a side note, I can't believe I went so long sewing without using embroidery hoops! I probably could have saved myself a lot of hand cramps, the last 3 months alone have been much aided by using these primitive wooden circles.

In any case, here are the pieces:

This is really about as Valentinesy as I get,

The butterfly is a salvaged scarf remnant that was then re-sewn onto off white silk and beaded,

Some of you would recognize the bunny under the tree, it was the first work example and is a little cleaned up now,

This one is two love birds in a tree, "Tying the Knot",

I got such a positive reception from my spider placed on my other branch piece, I decided to make a dedicated hoop-framed spider- branch piece. This one is a nice oval shape,

This is actually the cotton spider I had up in my Etsy store, I took down the listing and decided to put it in a permanent home. The silk spider I am still reserving for my own uses.
It almost looks happier,

The Sisters

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000

The past month has been speeding by and though I've seemed pretty quiet, I've been getting a lot of things done on the "business-end" of things.

I'm anxiously awaiting my shipment of printed materials to arrive so I can start offering prints/post cards and stickers (yay stickers!). Included in there will be my first-ever artist business cards. It's very official of me, I know ;), even if they are miniMoos haha.

And, I've also been sewing/crafting almost every day in preparation for a spring Etsy store update and possible vendor sales. One of my major goals last year was to take part in more real-life events as an artist/vendor and I was determined to make that happen this year, updates on that later as they come.

For now, I want to show you the (finally) finished Siamese Sisters:

I wish I had a miniature widow's walk to display them. If I choose to keep them, at least for a while, it might be an appropriate excuse to splurge on an old doll house and make renovations.

Going through my work the past year, I realized I really love rococo era wigs and beaded headdresses.

This was one of my first attempts at embroidery, which I can literally call, "a shipwreck".

The petticoat and bloomers make her dress deliciously poofy.

Slightly Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:58:00 +0000

I haven't been feeling any of this "Christmas spirit", so I got this little tree.

Unfortunately, I have to keep it in an elevated corner so my cat won't eat it and die. (<--clearly I worry about him going, doing and eating all sorts of things.) I'm also hoping to keep the tree alive till spring so I can take it to my family's house and plant it in the yard.

Woodland creatures, gnomes and a random Pinnochio I got in Florence.

Here's an in-progress shot of another project I'm working on. It's also a long term project that'll probably take a while but I've got a lot of hope for this one being really interesting in the end. I'm not 100% settled on things so I won't give much away but this is just the beginning.

My silk spider visiting the photo shoot and getting comfortable made me think I should include some animals in this too, maybe bugs, maybe birds (they are sorta my thing). We shall see, but a fuzzy caterpillar sounds fun.

Updates All Round

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:58:00 +0000

I finally broke down and did it, I made a Facebook page:

Sacrificial Rabbits - Crystal A. Suh Facebook artist page

If you're on FB (and like my work), please "like" it and spread the word to your friends! ;)

I also have a new addition to my shop, a cotton spider (not to be confused with the silk spider). The cotton spider is bigger and a little more brutish but plenty nice and would be a funny tree ornament too.

You can view the listing/ purchase here: Cotton Spider on Etsy

I also have two recent "works in progress" shots to share, here is one:

I haven't decided if I want to just work on a series of singular hoop-frame pieces or if I want to go ahead and reserve these for a grand, decorative quilt. I've been wanting to do both but of course a quilt will be a super long term project should I decide to continue with it (eep!)

Of course if this ends up being a singular scene, it's pretty much done.

Annnd here is my clay doll,

I was working feverishly on her for a few weeks and have taken a hiatus. There is a long ways to go, including making more pieces, painting, working on the jointing, hair and dressing but I've decided not to rush it. I want it to be as successful a first try as possible.

And as an item of note, my succulent was featured in this treasury by Chastity Hubbard

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/ODg3NDg2MHwxNDc4OTc1NDYy/all-the-plants

I was pretty sure making a realistic succulent and putting it in a jar would be a fun idea but I'm blown away by how popular it is- Thanks !

Holiday Ornaments

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:34:00 +0000

I made a few ornaments for the holiday season and put them up in my shop as a "choose one" listing, what do you think, tree worthy?

Vintage rhinestones

Hand burned flower

I thought the last one would make a good little "French Hen" (as in "3 French hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree",) but Will said it looked like a shrimp x_x .

If you'd like to get one, they're available here, (if you don't mind shrimp on your tree *rolls eyes*):

http://www.etsy.com/listing/88072191/one-silk-bird-ornament-of-your-choice

I've also been busy gift searching for the holiday and found so many adorable/ pretty things, I was inspired to make a couple treasuries to share my findings, click them and look around!:

Treasury: "Super Sweet Cookie Jars" by me

Treasury: "Snow Princess, Dreaming" by me

The Spring Maiden

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:35:00 +0000

I promised a bunch of doll posts this month but after some thought (and an extra busy schedule), I found it might be best to reserve posts a bit.
I'd love to get a bunch of dolls together for a showing but that takes keeping them in bunches as opposed to selling them as soon as they come out.

That being said, I will however, be posting a few new items in my shop in time for the holidays, as well as some of peeks at the items I recently finished and am reserving.

As promised, here's my Spring Maiden, inspired by the 1920's and the sheer gowns of Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti- Spring 2012.
I just listed her for sale on Etsy, Etsy listing for Spring Maiden:

embroidered face

silk accents include a hand constructed flower

lace booties

open back dress is made of an antique handkerchief and lace bits

She can be purchased via my Etsy shop: Crystalistic

Halloweeny

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:52:00 +0000

Happy Halloween!

Made a tiny pumpkin girl as a paint test

Besides this pumpkin girl, I haven't really been in the Halloween spirit, but I did get together some of my recent in-progress shots and I've been told, it's kind of creepy...

Messing with newly filed hands

Hands holding bones and moss

painting eyeballs- wooooo

Bulging eyeballs from my unfinished head

Not in-progress, my cat:

Almost winky, Byron with a "tangereen", I ambushed him while sleepy

Come November, I'll have a few new dolls to debut. I finished the siamese sisters, a couple of birds (from basic to fanciful) and will also have a couple of lovely little maidens to show for my time away.

Till then, have a fun Halloween everyone! (I myself am just glad it stopped snowing!)

Absences

noreply@blogger.com (C.A.S.) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Hi Everyone,
I know it's been a while since my last post. I took an informal hiatus from making things to accommodate additional freelancing earlier this summer and then at the onset of September, someone very close to me passed away.
It's been a surreal experience overall and nothing could have prepared me for this loss. Needless to say, my work and communication were put on the back burner but after about a month I was able to find pockets of time with which I was able to pick up a few of my older started pieces and feverishly finish them off one by one. I still have a lot of old work to finish (and of course, new projects to start) but you can expect to see many new pieces here and in my Etsy shop within the next couple of weeks.

To those who noticed my absence and reached out, I thank you very much. It was fuel for my work when I was finally able to get back to it.

I still have photos to take and things to organize so I'm going to leave you with one of my favorite nature/art videos that feels very appropriate for what I'm feeling and who I lost. It's one of the most spectacular accounts of nature I have seen and I highly encourage watching this and his other videos if you haven't already.

"The Mountain" by Terje Sorgjerd aka TSO Photography at El Teide:

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.