Julie Forsyth
Sculptor V

Julie Forsyth is a sculptor, dancer and lover of pink. If you’ve caught her delicate designs in the past, you’ll love what she’s got in store for 2013. Get a sneak peek of three of Julie’s ornaments right here.

Ballerina Dreams

“It’s always fun to do ballerinas because I have a background in dance. My mother had been a dancer, I danced when I was a kid and my daughter had ten years of dance experience. So, having sat through a lot of ballet classes, I’m kind of fussy about poses and how they’re depicted.

It’s a beautiful art and I enjoy sculpting the ballerinas.

This ballerina has a skirt, so I had to make sure that the fabric we chose was soft enough to drape properly and not stick straight up like it was hooked to a hula-hoop!”

Cinderelly! Cinderelly!

“This was a traditional sculpt that I did with wax. I had images, research and color palettes for this ornament from Disney—but of course I watched the movie for inspiration, too.

I had to know which mice were doing what, what they were wearing and how many of them there were!  There is also a little bit of fabric ribbon to add more detail.

I raised kids, I was a kid myself, and I’ve got grand-kids, so Disney’s a part of our family.”

Beautiful Ballerina

“I went with a traditional ornament shape for collectors who like a traditional tree with glass ornaments, ball ornaments or finial ornaments.

It was fun! I worked with an engineer who helped design the finial ornament shape itself.  It’s much faster to work in partnership with someone who knows what they’re doing when it comes to the technical stuff.  I added paint, glitter—as much bling on there as I could.

I make sure my daughter gets all of my ornaments.  She has a special tree for all her dancers and favorite ornaments!”