Queen Elizabeth II Doll

It has been quite a while since I made my last post…

Well, now I just want to share some pictures of my latest commission project.

I have always wanted to touch the queen’s coronation theme, from the doll making

point of view, of course. But I have never had the chance. Around two and a half months

ago, I have received a request from a very kind and devoted customer.

She asked me to make a doll of queen Elizabeth II in her coronation outfit.

So, I invite you to visit this doll’s picture gallery.

Doll description

Height – 35.5 cm.

Material – polymer clay, wire, fabric.

Clothing – three layers.

Small Town Charm

Small Town Charm. Part 1

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Unionville is a suburban village in Markham, Ontario (33 km northeast of downtown Toronto). We enjoyed it’s historic Main Street very much.

I hope you will enjoy it too.

I’s Time to Get Lost in the Forest

Nature is smart and beautiful.

Sometimes it’s time to get lost in the forest.

Have an adventurous and unforgettable weekend !!!

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

Frederick Banting.

Sir Frederick Grant Banting (14 November 1891 – 21 February 1941) – scientist, doctor, co-discoverer of insulin, was awarded the Noble Prize in 1923, was knighted by King George V in 1934.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

Lawren Harris.

Lawren Stuart Harris (23 October, 1885 – 29 January, 1970) – painter, member of Group of Seven, who has discovered and developed a new Canadian painting style.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood.

Lester Pearson.

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Lester Bowles “Mike” Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) – scholar, statesman, soldier and diplomat, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis; the 14th Prime Minister of Canada. Liberal.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

Pierre Trudeau.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau (18 October 1919 – 28 September 2000) – the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979, 1980-1984). Liberal.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

 

 

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

General Currie.

Sir Arthur William Currie (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) – Lieutenant-General, the Canadian Corps commander (1915-1917), was never popular among the soldiers, but thanks to his talent in the military tactics and his human principles Canadian troops have never lost a single battle under his command.

His motto: “Pay the price of victory in shells – not lives”.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

Mackenzie King.

William Lyon Mackenzie King (17 December 1874 – 22 July 1950) – politician, tenth Prime Minister of Canada (23 October 1935 – 15 November 1948), liberal.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, metal sheet.

Agnes Macphail.

Agnes Campbell Macphail (24 March, 1890 – 13 February, 1954) – the first female Member of the Canadian House of Commons, the first female Member of Parliament of Canada.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

 

 

 

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

George Arthur French.

Sir George Arthur French (19 June 1841 –  7 July 1921) – first Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police (1873-1876).

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

William Hall.

William Neilson Hall (25 April 1829 – 25 August 1904) – a son of the former American slave, quartermaster of the Royal Navy, participated in the Crimean War (Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol), the first black Canadian who received the Victoria Cross.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, metal sheet.

Georgina Pope.

Georgina Pope (1862-1938) was a Canadian nurse who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and First World War.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, metal sheet.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

Pioneer Boy.

Pioneer Woman.

Pioneer Man.

Pioneer Family.

Pioneers of Canada – forerunners whose descendants farmed Canadian land from generation to generation.

The image of this doll group was created on the basis of an archive photo “Eastern European settlers peopling prairies” (second half of the 19^th century).

Dolls: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

 

 

 

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

Wilfrid Laurier.

Sir Henry Charles Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) politician, seventh Prime Minister of Canada, the first francophone Prime Minister of Canada (1896 – 1911), Liberal.

Nickname : “Great Conciliator”.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

Thomas D’Arcy McGee.

Thomas D’Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee (13 April 1826 – 7 April 1868) an Irish immigrant, politician, journalist, poet, one of the Fathers of the Canadian Confederation, member of Canadian Parliament (Liberal-Conservative Party), was shot after making a speech in the House of Commons 7 April 1868.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric.

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

 

-Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

John Graves Simcoe.

John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) a British Army officer, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (1791-1796), founder of York (Toronto).

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, metal sheet.

Major General Brock.

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Sir Isaac Brock (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) a British Army officer and a provincial government administrator (Ontario). Commanding the British forces he died heroically at the Battle of Queenston Heights (Niagara River) where the attempted invasion of Upper Canada by the Americans was stopped.

Motto – “Nothing should be impossible to a soldier!”

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, metal sheet.

Joseph Brant.

Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (March 1743 – 24 November 1807) Mohawk chief, brought several thousand native immigrants from America to Canada (1776-1779), they were loyal to the Crown and were granted land in Ontario.

Joseph Brant’s Plea: “Have Pity on the Poor Indians”.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

Laura Secord.

Laura Secord (Ingersoll) (13 September 1775 – 17 October 1868) – hero of the War of 1812, a housewife of Queenston (town of Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario), who walked 30 km to Beaver Dams (22 June 1813) to warn the British forces of an upcoming American attack and by doing this has helped prevent the capture of the British outpost and to win the Battle of Beaver Dams (24 June 1813).

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, jute.

Tecumseh.

Tecumseth (Tecumtha, Tekumthi, “Shooting Star”) (March 1768 – 5 October 1813) – Shawnee tribe chief, leader of a confederacy of Indian tribes which fought against the Americans for their lands, ally of the British against the Americans in the War of 1812. Heroically died in battle at Moraviantown (present day Thamesville, Ontario) 5 October 1813.

Doll: pigmented wax, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!-

“The Historical Figures of Canada”.

Major-General Wolfe.

James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) a British Army officer, commanded the British forces at the battle of the Plains of Abraham (Battle of Quebec) (13 September 1759) between the British Army and Navy and the French. Wolfe fought and died heroically at this battle which brought victory to the British and marked the end of New France.

Doll: air-hardening sculpting material, wire, fabric, metal sheet, wood.

George II, King of Great Britain.

Marquis de Montcalm.

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) a French nobleman and a soldier, commander of the French Army in New France, was defeated by British forces under general Wolfe’s command (the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 13 September 1759). Montcalm fought heroically but was wounded by a musket ball and died the next day.

Doll:  air-hardening sculpting material, wire, fabric, wood, metal sheet.

Louis XV, King of France. Madame de Pompadour.

“The Historical Figures of Canada” doll collection by Irina Gorelkina.