Inspiration: Yuki Atae

Yuki Atae is a Japanese doll maker.  His creations are exquisitely made.  I was introduced to his work years ago by a coworker from Japan.  She let me borrow a book on how he makes the dolls. Their base shapes are wire and then, I believe he adds clay and covers them with fabric.  They are amazing.  There are a lot of images on the web but they all seem to be the same so I've scanned these from postcards I have, except for the last image which is from the internet. In Japan, there is a Yuki Atae museum.  Their website is in Japanese but there are a few photos where you can see his dolls.  There is a series he did where he created a story using the dolls from the these first two photos about this elf.  He posed the dolls in a real forest.  Those photos were influential in my development as a photo illustrator.




Staceage: Feast for the Senses

I recently took a quick day trip to Atlanta.  I often go with a few ideas in mind of stores or places I want to visit.  This trip's plan was for fabric stores.  I had found Staceage online and was fascinated by the look of the store and the bright colors that adorned the racks.  It is a fabric boutique.  Most of the fabrics are out of my price range but I haven't seen anything like them available anywhere else.  They also upholster furniture.  You may also purchase most of their fabrics online.