BTC one of a kind fairy art dolls and more

Welcome to my blog. A place where I will begin to share in depth the creations of my one of a kind art dolls.
I started my art doll line "Beneath the clovers" a little over three years ago. I have come a long way from that first scary sculpt. :) Yet as an artist one can never stop improving or learning.
All of my art dolls are hand sculpted, I have never used a mold to create them, I feel it is just an easy way past the hard work of truly releasing an artists personal talents and gifts. So I am truly against molds. Many artists will say that molds are a great way to start in the art world of polymer clay, in order to get a feel for it, I on the other hand do not agree...I feel if you use a mold, you'll never want to venture past to find your own creative side, to create something unique and of your own imagination. I truly feel that even as a beginner, you should sculpt by hand: to do, is to learn. :)

Beneath the clovers is the name I choose for my artwork, the memory that brought this name forth: as a child I loved searching in my grandma's yard through her clover patches for "the little people" fairies, elves, what ever form they may have been in my mind at the time :) I believed that is where they lived, beneath the clovers, and that they would only reveal themselves to the kind hearted or the young at heart. Oh they never would show themselves to a parent...for fear the parent might misunderstand them, and cause them harm.

This was such a blessing of imagination as a child, that I use it even now for creating a form for these so called little people that I believed lived beneath the clovers.

polymer clay is the material I use to sculpt these little creatures into being. Each one has a number, and a name. unique unto his/her own. Each one is signed by myself Jenn GrosJacques the artist, numbered, and dated on the sculpt itself, and I create a handmade certificate of authenticity with photo for each individual sculpt. Occasionally I prepare a story to go along with my sculpt...this is only now and then, it seems when I feel some uniqueness in a sculpt it prompts me to be the story girl that I've always longed to be as well :)

Many of my creations have been adopted, either online through ebay and other auction sites, or locally through consignment in gift shops. I have chosen to strictly sell on the internet from this point forward as it really has become quite a task when consigning...I just don't have the time needed for that, and much rather want to devote my time to my love of sculpting.

Each art doll is unique, have a personality all there own. As you will notice, none of them look identical to the other, their faces are entirely their own. In fact I generally decide their names once they are completed and not before, as it seems they know their own name and almost whisper it to me when they are completed.

I will be taking you through the process of my creations on this blog, where you can see these wonderful little creatures come to life from beginning to end. :) This will be a great process for myself as I will be able to look back at these photos from first step to last as well, and see my sculpts in a new point of view, which will encourage me to keep creating and improving :) As well as will give you the chance to see how they are created.
Thank you for visiting my Blog site. :)
I hope you will enjoy it and visit many times :)