This doll is named The Dementia Fairy because she looks a bit old and dippy. The other fairies sit her down each morning with her palette and paints and bring her all the little critters to paint. She forgets which colours to use, which is why all the insects in nature have such bright and diverse colours. Her head is sculpted in paper clay first then when dry, covered in cloth. Every doll is different as each person does their own sculpting. The rest of the doll (ears, body and limbs) is needle sculpted made from the same 2-way stretch fabric that is used to cover the face. On the first morning students sculpted the face then set it aside to dry. The afternoon was spent making the body. The next morning they covered and painted the face, then attached the head. In the afternoon students made silk leaves for her clothes, palette, etc., made wings and dressed her. She is clothed in leaf printed fabric with the silk leaves sewn directly onto her body. Students also learned how to make burned organza wings and flowers to adorn their fairy and a quick little butterfly to sit on her lap for her to paint the wings.

Australian born doll artist, Marilyn Halcomb, has been making dolls ever since she can remember. She used to leave them out for the fairies at night; they would leave a little gift in return. It wasn't until she attended an epb workshop in the early 90's that she realized that she had been making and designing cloth dolls all along. She tested her designs on the market and they were snapped up. Marilyn is adept at all mediums but fabric manipulation is her passion; she is regarded as Australia's Queen of Soft Sculpture. She is an active teacher and has recently expanded to teaching on-line in the USA. Marilyn is also a qualified competition judge.