 Doll No. 326 Sept., 2007 |
This is Merryl, my 2007 Treasures of the Gypsy
challenge doll (Merryl means "bright as the sea"). She's mounted on a shelf
sconce. The design was inspired by the figureheads of old sailing ships. She
is 15 1/2 inches tall (25 inches tall when on her shelf sconce), and about 8 1/2 inches
wide. She's made of dyed muslin. Paverpol was applied to her yarn hair. She's
embellished with lots of vintage jewelry. I documented her construction
on my picture site, which is no longer a thing. You can also see my previous Treasures of the Gypsy challenge dolls HERE. SOLD |
 Doll No. 325 July, 2007 |
"Adah" is my 2007 Hoffman Challenge doll.
Adah means beautiful addition. She is 17 inches tall (seated). She's made of
muslin, and has a cloth-covered polymer clay face (gessoed and painted). Her hair is
Tibetan lambswool. Her shoulders and hips are button jointed. Her arms and
legs are wired for posing. See more Hoffman Challenge dolls HERE. Eventually, this pattern will be made available,
with the pressmold for her face...Stay Tuned! SOLD |
 Doll No. 321 April, 2007 |
Reproduction
Alabama Baby Challenge. This doll (named Viola Ruth) is made of muslin and stands about 17
inches tall. Her face (and occiput) are made of polymer clay, glued to a simple
cloth head/body. Gaps were filled with Creative Paperclay, then covered with cotton
knit fabric. he fabric was gessoed and painted skin tone acrylic paint. Arms
and legs are also gessoed then painted. The original Alabama Babies were made by
Ella Smith in the early 1900s. Pattern and Pressmold Available SOLD |
 Doll No. 320 March, 2007 |
"Marisol"
made for Doll Street's "2-D to
3-D" artist challenge. Participants selected an artist from a list and created
a doll made in the style of that artist. Marisol was inspired by a Diego Rivera
print. She was made using my "Amity" pattern, from Buttersuede knit
fabric. She stands about 20 1/2 inches tall. Her face is lightly
needle-sculpted, colored with acrylic paints and colored pencils. Her hair is
chenille yarn. See more artist dolls here. SOLD |
 Doll No. 317 November, 2006 |
"Peace
and Unity" angel made for the "Angel for the New Year" challenge
sponsored by Noel Wolfman (www.clothdollpatterns.com).
The doll is made from velour, from a pattern by Sherry Goshon. I lightly needle
sculpted her face and colored her features with acrylic paint and colored pencils.
The wings are my own design, made from muslin, quilted, then painted with Gesso and
acrylic paint. She sits on a candlestick base. Her bodice is covered in
puzzle pieces, representing the many people of the world, separate, but with the hope of
coming together. The dove, of course, represents peace. SOLD |
 Doll No. 299 June, 2006 |
"Carlie"
is a new design prototype. She is my 2006 Hoffman entry. She is made from
velour, and has beaded hip joints, button jointed shoulders, and buried bead joints at the
elbows and knees. Her face is colored with acrylic paints, colored pencils, pastels
and pigma pens. Her hair is knitted eyelash yarn. Click here to see other Hoffman entries SOLD |
 Doll No. 284 Sept., 2005 |
"The Joy of
Creating" challenge, sponsored by Camp Doll U, 2005. Participants purchased a
kit of fabrics and trims (including a small glass bottle that had to be included with each
doll). At the time I made my doll, I had just purchased dried gourds on the
internet. This was an excellent opportunity to experiment with making a gourd head
doll with a acrylic painted face. Her body is dyed muslin, her fingers are
wired. SOLD |
 Doll No. 270 June, 2005 |
Averill, made for
the 2005 Hoffman Challenge. Made from peach craft velour. Averill has a cloth
covered clay face, painted. Hair is knitted eyelash yarn. Hand-beaded trim on
vest. Received Honorable Mention, SOLD |
 Doll No. 266 April, 2005 |
Made for the Reigning Dolls & Bears doll club - Four Fat Quarter Challenge. This jointed doll is about 19 inches tall, and is made of velour. Made from my Averill pattern and pressmold, with cloth-covered polymer clay mask. Fingers are wired, and even have fingernails. Wears panne velvet slippers. SOLD |