 Doll No. 384 Oct., 2009 |
Pumpkinhead
is my Halloween Challenge doll. Members of the Reigning Dolls
& Bears club used a vintage pattern to create their dolls. Our assignment was to
use the "Genevieve" pattern in the book "On Making, Mending and Dressing
Dolls" by Clara Hallard Fawcett, published in 1949. Pumpkinhead is 16 inches tall and made from muslin. Her sewn and stuffed head was shaped oddly, so I covered and sculpted it with paperclay. She is painted with acrylics. Her clothing - dress and bloomers (designed by me) is removable. |
 Doll No. 376 Sept., 2009 |
Little Red Riding Hood Challenge, for the online group "Coffee with Tea." I used and modified Lucinda Durbin's reproduction Presbyterian doll pattern, incorporating a transfer for the face from a vintage photo. Little Red is made from dyed muslin, and stands about 18 inches tall. Her clothing is removable (bloomers, skirt, bodice, cape). Her apron is a vintage hankie, sewn into her skirt. Her hair is a wig made from Tibetan lamb, sewn in place. |
 Doll No. 382 Sept., 2009 |
Anorah, made using my "Under the Harvest Moon" pattern for the Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge. She stands 21 inches tall. Her clothing and shoes are removable. She's made of cotton woven fabric, and has hinge jointed elbows and knees, and button jointed shoulders and hips. Her trapunto style face is minimally needle sculpted, and colored with acrylic paint and colored pencils. See more "Harvest Moon" dolls HERE. |
 Doll No. 378 July, 2009 |
Yet-to-be-named Mermaid, created for the 4 Elements Challenge sponsored by the online group ADO (Art Dolls Only). For the body/head/arms, I modified a pattern by Kith & Kin. I omitted the legs and designed a fishy tail section instead, which I made from cloth I dyed at my friend Jean's house. |
 Doll No. 369 March, 2009 |
Penny
Doll Challenge, sponsored by FOCD (Friends of Cloth Dolls). This 20-inch doll is
made from doesuede fabric. Her Head/neck/chest and forearms are painted with Messy Mix,
gesso, and acrylic paint. Her hair is Tibetan lamb. Her clothing is removable. Her boots
are painted. She does not stand unassisted. This doll was made from a pattern by Claire
Pruitt. She was the 1st place winner in the advanced category. This doll is for sale $235, postage included to US addresses. Please email me for international postage adjustment. |
 Doll No. 360 July, 2008 |
Frances,
my Hoffman Challenge doll. Frances is from my "Verity" design, reduced to
85% of the original pattern. She stands 19 inches tall (including her stand), and is
made from muslin. Her face and hands are needle sculpted, then painted with layers
of "Messy Mix" - half acrylic gel medium and half modeling paste. Then two
layers of gesso are applied, and flesh-colored acrylic paint. Her hair is Tibetan
lamb on the hide, hand-dyed. She has wire armature from her head, out her bottom,
and into the wooden base. Her pants and tunic trim is dupioni silk. See more Hoffman dolls HERE. |
 Doll No. 342 June, 2008 |
This
is Meditrina, the Roman goddess of wine, health and longevity. The
Reigning Dolls & Bears club to which I belong had a wine or grape themed challenge, as
our June meeting was held at member Roxanne's home. Roxanne and her husband have a
small non-commercial winery. Meditrina's made of Alabaster velour, with a cloth-covered clay face. Her head is jointed to the neck so it can turn from side to side. Her fingers are wired. She holds a goblet made from Fimo. Her hair is Tibetan lambswool on the hide. She's in a fixed seated position, about 12-1/2 inches tall. Her gown is silk Georgette in a very dark (almost black) navy color. SOLD |
 Doll No. 344 April, 2008 |
This is Verity, which means "truth." Verity was made for the vintage cloth doll Yahoo group patriotic challenge and for the "Rags to Riches Dolls" eBay group launch scheduled for 4/27/08 (go to eBay and enter R2RD). Verity is made of muslin, and stands almost 23 inches tall. I used the same pattern I made for Carlie (bottom doll). Her face and finger divisions are needle sculpted. Her head, upper chest and arms are painted with a mixture of modeling paste and acrylic gel medium for durability. Acrylic paints, colored pencils and pastels provide the coloring. She has buried bead joints at the knees, and her lower legs are made of striped fabric. Her boots are painted; the heels are Paperclay. Her dress is removable. SOLD |
 Doll No. 338 Jan., 2008 |
This is Lydia, my doll for Soft Dolls & Animals magazine Interpretive Doll Challenge (January 2008 issue). The pattern is by Aletha "Ike" Putney. Lydia is made from muslin and is 13 inches tall. Her head and upper torso has been covered in Creative Paperclay, and her face is sculpted, then painted in acrylics. Her arms and legs are also painted. Her clothing is not removable. She wears muslin pantaloons and a celery green print dress with a vintage hankie over-lay. Not for Sale ~ This doll will remain in my permanent collection for now. |
