Alice and Friends

Alice and Friends

I’m getting ready for my upcoming collaborative class, class EVER AFTER 2017, where I join 15 mixed media artists and together we will teach you about our art and techniques, how to develop your own style and we will have painting classes for you.   I wanted to make a few painting land lessons about them, […]

Fluffy bunny: An art doll self portrait

Fluffy bunny: An art doll self portrait

I like to read old doll making books because they have techniques for doing everything by hand (I’m old school like that) and I came across this quote. It really hit a string for me, because it encompasses everything I believe about making my own dolls. Mass produced items have a perfect quality about them, but […]

An art doll making mini tutorial by Danita

An art doll making mini tutorial by Danita

I am having a great time and work creating an art doll collection. I have been working non stop on the dolls and I thought it would be fun to stop for a moment to tell you the story of the doll creation using images from the doll making process and turning the tale into a mini tutorial. […]

The importance of playing with your art materials

The importance of playing with your art materials

This week I started playing with my watercolors after reviewing some of the videos for my online watercolor painting class, “In love with Frida: A Watercolor affair”. It was one of these days when I did not feel particularly creative, but I felt the need to create something, and just staring at art books and […]

The road to perfection is full of bumps

The road to perfection is full of bumps

Lady Clementine is one of my latest paper clay, handmade art dolls. She has a very interesting story on how she evolved and changed as I was bringing her into our world, and I thought it will be fun to show you. Well, you already know that everything starts with an idea, and sometimes this idea […]

New art dolls come to lfe

New art dolls come to lfe

It had been some time since I made dolls, my art exhibition had me very busy painting and then summer vacation and looking after my kids came along, so I go on a pause during the summer months. But then the urge to create is very strong, and I really can’t stay too long without […]

Among wolves and princesses: An art exhibition

Among wolves and princesses: An art exhibition

On June 8th, 2016, I had the honor to have my second solo exhibit at Gameros Manor, in my hometown, Chihuahua, Mexico. The museum I showed is a beautiful Art Noveau mansion built in 1910 that now serves as the regional art museum of Chihuahua. I was lucky enough to show my art on one […]

Watercolor paintings for my class

Watercolor paintings for my class

I have been very busy lately getting the last details of my online watercolor class ready to start on June 6th. I created a lot of paintings to teach you different watercolor techniques and styles and now I am ready to show you the paintings I used on the class. This time, everything is centered […]