CandiChat February 2002

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style/swaps
by Mroczko 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

Hi Pat and all, It is pretty funny that you should mention this now, as just yesterday I took a pic of a whole group of my work that I have right now. I very seldom have this many of my things at once, so it was kinda fun to put them together. I have never felt that I had much of a "signature" style, but I must, because there are several people on Customdolls that can pick out my work any where! http://www.frii.com/~mroczko/temp/group.jpg The dolls are as follows: ( left to right ) "Suess"ette, OOAK doll for my table host at convention Doris Daisy. Meant to be a table doll, but I have heard they are making their own, so I suppose she will be for sale in my room. Silk N Brocade. I just finished this one to send to the Custom dolls convention. She will be available at the charity auction. I have heard rumors that some of this will be online, so available to the puplic. Copper Midge. Randall, this one is your fault, as I did a quick repaint on a doll to send to you to cheer you up. When you graciously declined, she got this outfit. Lunch in the City. This one is a swap doll for Anita Healey, when we ever get around to it. I used a human pattern on this one, and scaled it down. It was fun making that little sweater. Rebecca, Another table doll. Spendour Again, Auction doll for Grants a Wish. I too can only swap for custom dolls. I have actually bought a couple, but only because they were very good deals from second owners ( I have a Mary Ferretti, and a James Bogue I got that way ) Pat, I actually still have that Poison Ivy doll, but I wouldn't send it to you for anything, as I have improved so much since I did that! I am open to swapping OOAKs for new dolls though, and could be persuaded to make you a Poison Ivy for the right swap! I missed out on the Munsters set, and would do that in a minute. This goes for other people as well. If you would like one of my dolls, let me know, and I bet we can work something out. As far as time to work. Grayson does still take a nap once in a while! I have gotten more confident, and therefor quicker. I was able to complete Silk N Brocade in just a week. ( about 12 hours or so working time ) I try to work before he gets up, after hubby has gone to work, and during his nap, and if nessecary, in the evenings a little before I go to bed. I spend time laying awake in bed designing things in my head! so that is working time too. Sorry for the novel! It is Sunday, and I had time to write. LOL Kathy M. >Yep. And it's these signature styles that also make collecting >one-of-a-kind artist dolls a fun hobby. That's assuming I had the money to >collect the ones I've seen in the past I'd like. I won't even go to ebay to >look at that section of the dolls for auction because I just get envious of >the work for sale and those who get to buy it. If I could get the time, I'd >still like to develop my own style. How does Kathy M.on our List pull off >making so many unique designs and have a toddler, too? I still remember her >Poison Ivy doll...(lickin' my chops for that doll). > Frivolities Antiques Ft. Collins, CO

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Re: Ken Bartram Candis
by SuzW397026＠aol.com 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

What? Our Pat smokin', LOL! Seriously, though, I think MiKelman's style is more distinct and this is probably due in part to what he has learned has to be done for commercial purposes. This was something that Jason learned, too. IMO, Jason's style is softer than MiKelman's is, though. This goes back to MiKelman's heavier hand on eyes, also just my opinion. It doesn't make one style right and another wrong, just a signature style of the artist. Different styles of artist's screenings give us collectors variety to collect and that is a good thing! Suzanne In a message dated 2/7/2002 5:13:05 PM Central Standard Time, nqsqurtz(a)staffnet.com writes: << But I agree with you, Suzanne, yes, his face painting on his "mannequins" do look much more like women rather than an ideal of a woman. MiKelman's screenings look to use more distinct color bands and less of a feathered or shaded bands. (Does anyone really notice or does it sound like I'm smokin'?) pat >>

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by Tricia Bunal 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

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ON the Hunt for Material!!
by doll4man＠webtv.net 09 Feb '02

09 Feb '02

Hi All, Sorry for cross posting but I am on the hunt for material, I am in need of about 1 yd of PINSTRIPE Material in either DARK NAVY Blue or Black, VERY SMALL scale for a suit for a doll I am working on!! ANYONE have any they would be willing to sell or know where I could get any?? TTYS Kevin

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Re: Ken Bartram Candis
by SuzW397026＠aol.com 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Tough question to answer, Pat. Personal opinion plays a major factor in comparing the screenings, LOL. In my opinion, MiKelman's screenings were more dramatic. He has always gone in for a fairly heavy "made up"(like in make up, not fantasy) look in the eyes of his creations. Ken, on the other hand, paints dolls more like they are real women. Ken's approach actually was a slight problem for mass production. To create a mask for the dolls the lines have to be clean and strong from what I have been told and blending of colors for eyes can't be done. Consequently, the Christmas dolls that were produced were not identical to his prototypes. Suzanne In a message dated 2/7/2002 2:36:58 PM Central Standard Time, nqsqurtz(a)staffnet.com writes: << Okay, I am behind in my CAndi history. Then how would most of you compare the style of screening used by MiKelman vs. Bartram? As I've never seen the 1998 Christmas Candis (didn't even remember there were any, that's how behind I am), I can't definitely comment on the distinction in their styles, but would it be safe to say that Ken's style of screening is a bit more conservative in colorization? I'm recollecting that MiKelman's style was to use a larger area of eye shadow on the brow bone. What do the rest of you think? Pat >>

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Re: Ken Bartram Candis (was Lunar's Page (Was:Toy Fair Predictions?)
by SuzW397026＠aol.com 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Hi All, I'm behind on list mail again but happened to open this message this morning. The only Candis that Ken did the facial screening for that were actually produced were the 1998 Christmas Candis. There are pics of them, as well as the 1997 Mikelman brunette and red haired Christmas Candis on the in stock page of my site. Here is the direct link for your convenience: http://members.aol.com/SuzW397026/stock.htm Suzanne In a message dated 2/6/2002 7:30:42 PM Central Standard Time, nqsqurtz(a)staffnet.com writes: << Must've been the '99, then. I'd love to see the comparison in the screening styles used by MiKelman and Bartram. Look forward to the pictures, Kevin. Regards, pat Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: doll4man(a)webtv.net To: Pat Brown Cc: candichat(a)dolls.de Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:22 PM Subject: Re: Lunar's Page (Was:Toy Fair Predictions?) Ken Bartrams Facial screenings were used on the 98 or was it 99 Christmas Candi dolls, The Hispanic, Swedish, Danish, I am not sure he ever did any of the AA Candi dolls though. I have several of the Candi dolls that have his facial screenings on them! I'l try and find some pics of his designs for the facial screenings and post them!! TTYS Kevin >>

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Re: Ken Bartram Candis - reply to 1998 Christmas Pinup q
by Matthew + Kim Burie 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

> The 1998 Christmas Pinups were painted by MiKelman. This was the last > collection done by him that was produced by Hamilton Design Systeme. It > is my personal opinion that the Pinups were an example of MiKelman at > his best. They were different from his usual Candi screenings and I > thought they were outstanding. They made me wish that he and the > company had not parted ways. Thank you, Suzanne! They are definitely different. I guess that's why I thought this was Ken Bartram's work! Thank you for clearing this up.:) Kim ***************************************** Kim Burie - mkburie(a)netnet.net ***************************************** http://www.kimburie.com

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DOLL LIST
by Platinum Sleuth 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

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Re: Ken Bartram Candis - reply to 1998 Christmas Pinup question
by SuzW397026＠aol.com 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

The 1998 Christmas Pinups were painted by MiKelman. This was the last collection done by him that was produced by Hamilton Design Systeme. It is my personal opinion that the Pinups were an example of MiKelman at his best. They were different from his usual Candi screenings and I thought they were outstanding. They made me wish that he and the company had not parted ways. Suzanne In a message dated 2/7/2002 2:56:07 PM Central Standard Time, mkburie(a)netnet.net writes: << Anyhow.... Suzanne had posted earlier that the 1998 Christmas Candi dolls were the only Ken Bartram dolls produced. I thought he also did the Holiday Pinups... If he didn't, out of curiousity, who did? I have all four of those (Bettie Page, AA, Asian, and Swedish) and the Asian one is one of my favorite dolls ever. Her lips are painted almost like the Barbie Steffie mold, and the painting on her is so delicate, almost like a watercolor. >>

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Re: Haley
by Randall C Herman 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

OK, not I have to know. What are the i-dolls? Randall On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:38:19 -0500 "Bradford" <ebradfrd(a)crosslink.net> writes: > Speaking of such... did anyone buy any of the i-dolls from Walmart > before > Christmas? I haven't seen a single one since. Do you think they > might have > been yanked too?... > Melissa > > > > Remember when TRU came out with their Gene knock-off called Haley? > Well, > > there's one on eBay right now. It's the first one I have seen for > sale! > > > > Check her out if you're interested: > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1330158514 > > >

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