Inspiration

Here is some images and people who inspire my work and who i admire.

 Here are some photos taken at a christmas market in Canterbury, Kent, 2011.
These stunning mask are sooo detailed and use the more beautiful colours and fabrics.
I love the white painted faces of the mask with the red lips.
I hope to use this in some new heads.










Photos by Nathan Roberts 2011.

Here is my mannequin head which it inspired.

 Tattoos give me lots of inspiration for my heads as they are usually bold and simple in detail but capture the vintage charm in there colours.

This is of a gypsy lady, love the curls and waves of her hair. I have used this style when paints my own heads.














Here is my mannequin head which i painted in this style.

 Day of the dead gypsy lady tattoos are very popular and i wouldnt mind one of these too.

I have used this image when making one of my halloween  mannequin heads, which day of the dead styling of candy skulls are very inn at the moment. Plus i like the idea of mixing skulls with gypsys....
:)

 Here is my version of day of the dead mannequin.

 LOVE THESE!!  skull earrings i found while looking for tattoos and cameos.
like the mix of victorian styling and gothic skull.

 This photos has always inspired me in many designs, love the pose of her and
the gothic sepia styling.

 She is one of my favourite images....

 Some tarot cards in a gothic theme, love the darkness and play on red.

 Love love.... dollie style of this photos....
super long eyelashes and the looking down pose.

 Art deco image with fur hat and wrap.
really love the art deco look at moment.

Here is my version of the fur Art Deco mannequin.

 Here is the dark gothic Blythe doll i loved, so i tried a mannequin with the same eyes.

 Wanted to try some celb icons in mannequins so Dita was one of my choices.

Marylin monroe, is another icon of mine i wanted to try.