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 Doll No. 238 8/2004 |
Vanessa is my 2004 Hoffman Challenge doll. This year's fabric is a butterfly pattern, multi-colored with gold. This doll is from my "Fiona" pattern. She stands 20-21 inches tall on a wooden stand. She is made from a woven fabric, and her head and arms are jointed. Her face is needle sculpted, and colored with acrylic paint and colored pencils. Her fingers have chenille stem armature. SOLD |
 Doll No. 225, 8/2003 |
Jubilee is my 2003 Hoffman Challenge doll. Participants in this challenge were required to use the "Black Cherry" Hoffman fabric. Jubilee is made from my Serafina pattern (angel stump doll), with a Creole flair. She stands 15 inches tall, and is made from Springmaid Southern Belle muslin. I used a cloth-over-cloth technique for her face, with some light needle sculpting. Her fingers have chenille stem armature. She was selected to travel with a Hoffman collection. SOLD |
 Doll No. 216, 4/2003 |
Delta Dawn is an original one-of-a-kind doll made for a doll club project - to make a doll from a song. Dawn is 19 inches tall and stands on a mahogany platform. She is made from Springmaid Southern Belle muslin. She has sculpted features and applied eyelids. Face is painted in acrylics, with colored pencils and pastels. She has jointed head and arms, and leg armature. Hair is mohair. She holds a suitcase and wears a faded rose (as per song lyrics). SOLD |
 Doll No. 213, 2/2003 |
Bilbo, a character from JRR Tolkien's book The Hobbit, was
made for my doll club's storybook challenge. A one-of-a-kind original made from dyed
muslin, Bilbo has armature in arms and legs. His face is needle sculpted, his
hair is crepe wool (head and feet). His fingers have chenille stem armature, as do
his slightly pointed ears. $350, includes shipping to US addresses. |
 Doll No. 198, 8/2002 |
Monique is my 2002 Hoffman Challenge doll, selected to travel the country for a year. Participants in this challenge were required to use the multi-colored paisley Hoffman fabric. Monique is an original one-of-a-kind doll. She stands about 18 inches tall, and is made of Springmaid Tremode (woven) fabric. She has armature in her legs and fingers, needle-modeled face and appliqued breasts. Her face is painted in acrylics, with pastel shading. Her hair is a synthetic wig. Her shoes are leather. SOLD |
 Doll No. 185, 11/2001 |
This 18-inch doll is my representation of Josephine Baker, my entry for Lisa Risler's third 3Q challenge. Her muslin body is from an Antonette Cely pattern and is painted with acrylic paint & Createx textile medium. Her cloth head is an original pattern, sculpted and painted. She has armature in her body, legs and hands/fingers. Josephine received a First Place award in the advanced category. $350, includes shipping to US addresses. |
 Doll No. 188, 2/2002 |
This is Eva, an original doll made for the 2002 Antelope Valley Doll Show in California. This year's theme was "Once upon a time..." and Eva is my interpretation of a character from an obscure children's story. Eva is 17 inches tall, and is made from woven fabric. She has full armature. Click on the thumbnail for additional photos and a link to her story. She earned a blue ribbon and won Best in Class and the AV Doll show, as well as a blue ribbon at the 2002 Clatsop County Fair (for her costuming). SOLD |
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