As always, it's things I see in my every day life that often inspire me, like my Guiseppe Armani figurines. Perhaps you may have seen them at some time or other. Although many of his figurines were fully painted and glazed, I have always preferred the simple white matt finished girls with the delicately hand painted faces, like the one on the right.
Giuseppe Armani was an Italian sculptor and artist who was born in 1935, and died in 2006. He was recognized as a gifted artist at an early age and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. He soon became well known from his artwork at the Art Gallery in Pisa and in 1973 he became associated with the Florence Sculpture d'Arte in Tuscany.
The pieces I own are elegant, with sculptured clothes that drape beautifully over the body. So when I look at them, I cannot help being inspired to design similar clothes for my slender fashion dolls, though perhaps they may not drape as well.
Those figures are amazing. They are very elegant and detailed. I do remember seeing those around years ago. Sadly, those types of figures are really hard to find these days except at private garage sales. I love the lacing. I have a purple one that was part of a dress that sort of fell apart. I keep meaning to use mine to make a new dress but I don't really have any MSDs these days that I have to wear any style of clothes (most of mine are part of the fantasy storyline so get around in fantasy outfits!)
ReplyDeleteI have eight of them Alasse, two of them have dogs, one with a Poodle, the other with either a Whippet or Italian Greyhound, I'm not sure which. The coloured ones are easier to find, but I'm not as fond of them.
DeleteI'm sure you'll find a use for the fabric, lace is easy to incorporate into fantasy gowns. :)