Antique Lilac
  • Home
  • for Sale
  • Galleries
  • Favourite Photos
  • Tutorials
  • Blog
  • Links
  • Books

Every Child Matters

6/30/2021

7 Comments

 
Today, something far more serious...

​Today, the day before we celebrate Canada Day tomorrow, radio stations across the country are coming together to give a voice to our indigenous people, after the horrific discovery earlier this month, of the hundreds of unmarked graves at the sites of former Indian Residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan....
Picture
Over a period of a century, one hundred and fifty thousand Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to Residential schools. There they lost their culture, their language, their traditions, and teachings, and many were subjected to unspeakable abuse. Thousands lost their lives.
Picture
It's a shameful, horrific, dark part of our country's history, as the truth comes out. And as I'm typing this post there's a news flash at the top of my screen announcing another 182 graves have just been discovered at yet another former residential school in British Columbia. 
Picture
How many more will they find??
7 Comments

Mud

6/29/2021

8 Comments

 
Today, June 29th, is also 'International Mud Day', and what could be more fun for little boys than jumping in puddles and getting covered up to the ears in mud?
Picture
Like at a construction site after a rain storm....
Picture
Picture
Picture
8 Comments

the Photographer

6/29/2021

1 Comment

 
Today, June 29th, is National 'Camera Day', featuring Baron as a temporary photographer.... 
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Forced Perspective

6/28/2021

5 Comments

 
So, how did I take those Crossing Guard photos?  

Well, it took some pre-planning at home.  I posed the dolls on my kitchen table in such a way that their stands would be hidden behind their legs, then took the bristolboard 'crosswalk' I'd saved from the Beatles Abbey Road photo shoot a few years ago, and positioned the dolls all on it. I marked where the vertical supports for their stands needed to come through the bristolboard, marked them, and cut out little curves, then inserted the stand bases up through the slots.

The bristolboard crosswalk was taped to a piece of wood roughly the same size, with all the stand bases protruding. I needed a three-way intersection in order to place the dolls so they looked like they were actually crossing in the middle of the intersection.  That would not be possible in a regular four-way intersection. So we headed over to the foot of ValleyFarm Road, which has a small utilities building with driveway on the fourth side of the intersection.

Jan put together our slide projector stand, so Benny's eyes would be at my eye level, and then placed the stand in the grass opposite the oncoming road....
Picture
Then I started putting all the dolls on their bases which were all protruding from the bristolboard 'crossing',  being careful to make sure their stands weren't showing.....
Picture
In order for the 'forced perspective' to work, the dolls need to have their eyes at the level a real person's eyes would be.
Picture
 Jan went across the road to take a 'behind the scene' photo....
Picture
 I started taking photos, ignoring all the traffic passing by....
Picture
..including a city bus, which was a bit too close, so somewhat out of scale....
Picture
My favourite photo....
Picture
5 Comments

the Crossing Guard

6/28/2021

1 Comment

 
Benny was a single Mom who worked from home, and every morning and afternoon she took time out to go to her second job as a school crossing guard....
Picture
It was the last day of school.....
Picture
...and the children were excited, with many bringing gifts for their teachers....
Picture
Picture
Byuri had a rose for her teacher....
Picture
Picture
Coco had an apple for his teacher....
Picture
"I got my teacher a mug. It says 'World's best Teacher'"
Picture
Picture
Holly was also carrying a gift.....
Picture
...but it wasn't for her teacher...
Picture
"This is for you Miss Benny...."
Picture
Picture
"...to thank you for helping us cross the street safely every day...."
Picture
1 Comment

Three More Fairies

6/27/2021

1 Comment

 
Only five of my small Kaye Wiggs girls have fairy costumes, and even though I've tried letting the others share KID and BID size fairy costumes, they are just too big.  KW dolls are just too skinny. So, not having anything else planned at the moment, I decided to make three more fairy outfits for the three girls who don't have one.....so, one in each of the three sizes.  

​First thing was to make them each some undies yesterday....
Picture
The three bodices with shoulder ruffles sewn in, and the skirts cut, and flowers chosen....
Picture
Today each girl has a basic, unadorned bodice....
Picture
1 Comment

Sandcastles

6/27/2021

6 Comments

 
June 27th is National Sunglasses Day, and where would they come in more useful than on a bright sunny day at the beach, with the glare off the sand and water?
Picture
Lonnie and Bonnie were making sandcastles, and Bonnie had on her sunglasses...
Picture
 It was just too bright and sunny, with glare off the sand, water, and even her pail....
Picture
Picture
But Lonnie just had hers perched up on her hat....
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
6 Comments

the Puzzle

6/26/2021

1 Comment

 
When my sister had a book made of the Gnome Christmas story I had shot for her back in 2019, she also had a puzzle made of one of her favourite photos from the story...
Picture
Then because I still had her gnomes here for a birthday photo shoot, I thought it might be fun to have the gnomes make the puzzle they were featured on...
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

New Friends

6/25/2021

1 Comment

 
Miho introduced Winston to several of the younger fairies....
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

the Fairy Queen

6/24/2021

11 Comments

 
Today, June 24th, is International Fairy Day,
​and what better day to reveal Miho's new look as Fairy Queen...
Picture
Picture
...and with Winston....
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
11 Comments
<<Previous

    Author

    Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.
    Read More... 

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.