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Welcome, my name is Sylvia Smiser. I am a self taught artist. I enjoy creating one of a kind art dolls and sculpted figures. Vintage Halloween styled artwork and Dia de los Muertos art dolls is what comes naturally to me and what I am most passionate about creating. I am a proud member of the wonderful art groups EHAG (Eclectic Halloween Artists Guild) and PFATT (Primitive Folk Art Talk & Tea). I am a participating artist at Ghoultide Gathering. I am honored to have been published in Art Doll Quarterly, Dolls magazine, Somerset Studio Gallery and Celebrate 365 Magazine. I am also a Physical Therapist and Mama to 15 year old Boy/Girl Twins. My husband is a wonderful man who is very supportive of my art and together with our two doggy fur kids we make one happy, busy family.
Showing posts with label Ghoultide Gathering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghoultide Gathering. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Web Sale October 11, 2015


Hello Everyone! 
As promised here are the details to my Web sale. 
This coming Sunday October 11th at 7 PM Pacific time, 9 PM Central time, 10 PM Eastern time,  I will be updating my blog here with several one of a kind Halloween and Day of the Dead art pieces for sale. 
I will provide pictures, a brief description and price along with my email address. 
If you see something you would like, just shoot me an email. It is first come so if it is still available, I can send you a Paypal invoice then mail it to your home. 
As pieces sell, I will mark them as SOLD.
Thank you so much! 
I hope to see you then. 
~Sylvia 


Monday, October 5, 2015

Ghoultide Gathering 2015 was Phenomenal!


Ghoultide Gathering was a huge success! Here we all are before the doors opened. Everyone did an outstanding job with their displays and their art work. This is an amazing Halloween party! I know I can't do it justice in words but imagine walking in to an old barn with old Halloween music in the background, sweet treats at every booth and the best one of a kind Halloween art work in the world. It is just an amazing experience all around. My fellow Ghoulies really know how to put on a show!

I enjoyed meeting everyone that came by my booth and am so very humbled and thankful that my art work was so well received for the second year in a row. 
Thank you!

Last but not least, I would like to say a very heartfelt Thank You to show producers Scott Smith and Bill Gilmore for their incredible work in putting on a magical show that flows seamlessly and for allowing me to be part of it, a huge honor. 

I am happily exhausted and will be glad to get some rest and catch up on household stuff but I'm also already excited for next year's show. In the meantime, I will be having a web sale soon! 
Check back for details. 



Wednesday, July 15, 2015

SUPER EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE!

Hello everyone!
I'm just popping in to share some very exciting news!

My Day of the Dead Bride is the cover girl for this Autumn's edition of ART DOLL QUARTERLY!
I am still in disbelief that the editor and staff chose her for the cover.  There are always so many magnificent pieces by uber talented artists to choose from. 
I am so very grateful! 

Thanks so much to Jana Holstein and the staff at Art Doll Quarterly for such a huge honor!
These will be out August 1st at your local news stand, Barnes and Noble Bookstores, Michaels, etc. However, you can also preorder your copy directly from Stampington & Company. 

I will also have some copies available at Ghoultide Gathering. 
Preparations are underway for the best Halloween art show in the world! 
Come visit us in Chelsea, Michigan on Oct. 3, 2015.

Have a wonderful day! 
~Sylvia

Sunday, October 12, 2014

ANABOO CREATIONS WEB SALE


Hello Friend and welcome to my Web Sale! 
I hope you enjoy my offerings.


These are one of a kind pieces and I will not be making any duplicates.  Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for coming by to check out my sale. 

First up is Purple Masquerade Catrina
She is 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.
Her dress is made from antique fabrics: Including Striped silk taffeta, violet silk velvet and a matte sequined tulle trim. Her underskirt is trimmed with antique silk black lace. 


SOLD
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Catrina in Rust Velvet
This little lady is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.
Her dress is made from antique silks and metallic trims. The rust velvet of her skirt is a very rich beautiful color. 


SOLD
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Matilde
Matilde is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.  She is dressed in antique bobbin lace and a colorful skirt also trimmed with antique lace. 


She is $195 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com
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Frida Catrina
Frida is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.  She is dressed in antique black ruffled trim and a colorful Day of the Dead skirt. She also comes with a removable rebozo around her head. She was featured in this year's Ghoultide Gathering add inside the front cover of the current Art Doll Quarterly magazine. 



SOLD
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My last large Catrina is Lady in Daffodils 
Lady in Daffodils is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics. She is wearing a vintage lace trim top decorated with a tiny ribbon flower trim. It's so delicate and feminine. Her day of the dead colorful skirt is also trimmed with antique lace. 


She is $195 + $9.00
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com
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Mini Catrina in Blue
This sweet little mini is one of the minis featured in an article I wrote in the current issue of Art Doll Quarterly. 


She is 5 3/4" tall and is wearing and antique trim top and a day of the dead themed skirt. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD
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Mini Catrina in Red
This little lady was also featured in the Art Doll Quarterly article mentioned above. 
She is also 5 3/4" tall and dressed in her special red and white day of the dead dress. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD

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Mini Catrina in Pink and Black
She is 6" tall and is wearing a skirt and top made from antique trims. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD
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Mini Catrina is Black and White

She is 5 1/4" tall and is wearing antique cotton and lace. Her skirt is made from a small remnant from an early1900's quilt.  Her arms and legs are posable and she stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 

SOLD

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Next up are 3 baby bats. Each with their own personality.  They hang upside down and they have posable wings.  These sweet little guys are 6 inches tall and their wing span is 13" when fully spread out.  They are $65.00 each. 

Bat pup #1
SOLD
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 Bat pup #2
SOLD
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 Bat pup #3
SOLD

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Little devil treat box

This is a hand sculpted and painted little treat box. It's inside is 1 3/4" in diameter and the horn to beard measurement is 2 1/2"
He is $35.00 + $2.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Sneezing Pumpkin treat box

This is a hand sculpted and painted little treat box. It's inside diameter is 1 3/4" and the step to chin measurement is 2 1/2"
SOLD

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The next four items are hand puppets created in the old Punch and Judy Style. 
These are functional Puppets that are sitting on a cone for display. 

First up is a Beautiful Black Cat Puppet
He is made from antique silk velvet and has a hand sculpted and painted head and paws.
His head is 2 3/4"tall and his entire length is 18 1/2". 
He is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Halloween Skeleton Puppet
He is made from a vintage orange and black Harlequin fabric with crepe paper ruffles.
His head is 3" tall and he is a total of 17" in height. 

SOLD

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Ghost Girl Puppet
She is made from quality cotton quilting fabric and a vintage lace collar.  
Her flowing hair is made from sheep's wool.
Her head is 3" high and her total length is 18".
She is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Judy Puppet
She is made with antique cotton fabric commonly used in old quilts. She has a vintage lace collar and sheep's wool hair.  Her head is 3 1/2" tall and her total length is 17 1/2". 
She is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Last but not least are my favorite Cat Couple. These two are sold separately. 
I love these two because I made their matching outfits from real antique Halloween costume fabric. This type of fabric is very hard to find. 
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She is also wearing an antique beaded trim headband that sparkles beautifully around her head.
She stands 19" tall and has posable arms, legs, and tail. 

Miss Kitty is $275 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Purrrcy the Halloween Cat
Purrrcy is all decked out in his Halloween finest. He measures 21" tall to the top of his hat. 
He has posable arms, legs and tail. 

Purrcy is $275 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Thank you for visiting my web sale and have a magical evening! 
~ Sylvia