I actually did this piece 2 years ago. We had to choose any book to do a cover for, and I found this one tucked away at the book store, and knew it would lend itself to an interesting illustration. I also had a feeling it was going to become a very popular series, but I never imagined it would become as famous as it has with its own tv series and everything. Merci beacuoup to Virginia and Robyn to posing for this!!!

Here I created my own version of the room where Jane wrote masterpieces such as "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma." Most of the bedrooms I tried to stay historically accurate to what is known about these women's rooms, but sometimes I used artistic liscense to make them work for my magnet paper doll world. Jane Austen was the 4th and last woman I had time to do in time for the Senior Show. In the actual toy, herself, the dresses, bonnet, cat, umbrella, books, and writing utencils all are magnets that can be rearranged for play.

This is the final version of Cleopatra's Room I made for senior Thesis. The room itself was mounted on sheets of steel and designed to stand up on its own to be a backdrop for doll, outfits, and accesories which were printed on magnets. So you can actually move Cleopatra around the room and place the different outifts on her. (the cheetah moves around the room too).

"Cleopatra Paper Dolls"

This is a work in progress still, a few rough edges to polish up yet. But am really happy with where its going. I can't wait to get her bedroom finished and the cheetah that she will be leaning on. I thought it would be fun to look at the ancient character of Cleopatra in a graphic/digital style as a vintage paper doll! Hopefully my professors will agree.

Let Them Eat Cake!
"Paperdoll Book" media, Gouache
here's marie's bedroom!!!! The actual piece has all these accesories as removable with magnets so she can actually 'try them on'! This is part of my thesis; this one definately took the longest of all hte females I decided to focus on.

"Sacagawea Paperdoll" sample for thesis! This is Sacagawea during her journey as a guide to Lewis and Clark. Didn't feel like adding little Jean Baptiste (her son) to this peice, although his is in other I did for the project. The final has two outfits hanging in the background on the clothesline that she can wear. The project is watercolor with brown ink and a bit of white acrylic in the end for snow. I actually did a ton of research on her before beginning the project, and I must say she by far exceeded my expectations for what an incredible 16yr old girl she was! Believe it or not, I actually had my mom pose for her, since she was the only female handy to pose while i was back in kansas for the weekend. The weather was in my favor that weekend, and when it started to snow the most beautiful big snowflakes my mom and i ran over to our neighbor Dr. Fleske's backyard to snap reference pics.