Cynthia Thornton of Green Girl Studios

Hello! Here are a few tiny mandrake babies I made for a dollhouse show that was held in Chicago. They are way too labor intensive to make fo...

Art Fest 2012 has come and gone and I was really happy to be a part of it. The days past in a blur of teaching, laughing and making new frie...

Last year I stumbled on a photograph of an astonishingly lovely porcelain ball jointed doll and my first reaction was that of delight. I was...

I think I might be a little obsessed with paper dolls lately. Here's another one! This is a fairy I painted with watercolors and egg tem...

Paper dolls are really fun to make, especially cutting and assembling them. The activity brings to mind long afternoons spent with my sister...

Last night, we had a girls night out and went to see The Secret World of Arrietty, a Hayao Miyazaki film. Its based on 'The Borrowers...

So the shows are coming to an end (only one day left of The Best Bead Show) and its time to wrap it up and take stock of the whole experienc...

Here are a few pictures of some of the new pieces cast in metal, including the horse clasp in shibuichi. The lucky cat and wolf will be avai...

We have been working hard, so now its time to take a short break before getting ready for Art Fest! I have the classes hammered out, but I w...

Bronze and shibuichi fairy pendant. Bronze and rose cut sapphire owl face pendants. My new little articulated turtle! Finally molded and cas...