Doll No. 467
October 2019 |
First (annual?) nurse doll challenge, 2019. A friend proposed this challenge: use
the same doll pattern, create a doll dressed in a nursing uniform from an
era in history. She selected my Verity pattern (22 inch size) for us to use,
and we both chose to
make Red Cross nurses from World War 1. We based the uniform on resources
found online. |
Doll No. 430
May 2014 |
Amandine, my 2014 Hoffman Challenge
doll. I used a new pattern I'm developing. Click on the thumbnail to see the
really varied results achieved with this one pattern! Amandine has wire
armature in her torso and hidden behind her legs.
Amandine is about 16 inches tall
including her wooden stand. She is all cloth. Her hair is a wig made from
Tibetan lamb on the hide. Click
HERE to see some other Hoffman Challenge entries.
SOLD |
Doll No. 424
July 2013 |
Emmaline,
Hoffman Challenge entry 2013. Original, OOAK doll. Approximately 16 inches
tall. Made from camel doesuede fabric. Jointed shoulders, hips sewn in a
fixed position. Needle sculpted face.
SOLD |
Doll No. 417
July 2012 |
Viola
Ruth, made for the 2012 Hoffman Challenge. I used my pattern/mold
of the same name.
She's about 18 inches tall. Her face and the back of her head are made from polymer clay,
sandwiched over a basic stuffed head. The gaps are filled in with paperclay. The head and
upper chest/back are covered with knit fabric, then painted. Viola Ruth's clothing is
removable. A weaving technique was used for her pinafore to break up the very large print
of the challenge fabric. For this challenge, the doll is affixed to a wooden base and
stand (which can be removed after she returns home). She does not stand alone. Click
HERE to see the other challenge dolls.
SOLD
Viola Ruth was the 3rd place winner in the doll category. |
Doll No. 413
March 2012 |
In February 2012, the MAIDA (Making Antique
Inspired Dolls & Accessories) online group hosted a challenge with the intention of
submitting the dolls to Prims Magazine. our dolls were featured in the Autumn, 2012
issue. The accompanying article was written by Dixie Redmond who also
has a MAIDA
blog.
We made dolls from books/characters old enough to be in the public domain. I
chose Alice in Wonderland. She is made from my "Verity" pattern, reduced. She
stands about 17 inches tall. Her clothing is removable, though the pink flamingo is sewn
to her to maintain a stable position. Her hair is Tibetan lamb.
SOLD |
Doll No. 404
July 2011 |
Eolande,
made for the 2011 Hoffman Challenge. I used my "Under the Harvest Moon" pattern
reduced to 90% to meet the size requirement for this challenge. I used a woven fabric for
the doll. She has jointed elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, but has wire armature fixing
her to a wooden base. Her hair is Tibetan lamb. Eolande was the 2nd place winner
in the
doll category. Click
HERE to see
the other challenge dolls.
SOLD |
Doll No. 394
June, 2010 |
Freddie,
Waiting for the Parade was made for
Cloth Doll Artistry's (Ning Internet group) Americana Patriotic Doll
Challenge. Participants used the same pattern, designed by Sherrie Nordgren. My doll is
made from unbleached muslin. Creative Paperclay was applied to the head and upper
chest/back, then covered with a cotton knit fabric, gessoed and painted. He had blond wool
locks for hair. His clothing is removable.
SOLD |
Doll No. 345
July, 2010 |
Harmonie
made for the 2010 Hoffman Challenge. I used a design-in-progress for the body (one of my
many unfinished projects), made from craft velour. She is in a fixed seated position. She
has a polymer clay face that has been covered in a cotton knit fabric, then sewn to the
stuffed head and painted in acrylics. She has wired fingers. Her skirt is made from petal
shaped sections, alternating the challenge fabric with a coordinate. Her hair is made from
an elasticized multi-fibered trim. Traveling until Fall, 2011. Click
HERE to see the other challenge dolls.
SOLD |
Doll No. 380
Feb., 2010 |
Tiana
was made for a doll club challenge. As a group, we selected two patterns from the now
defunct The Cloth Doll magazine. Both were angel patterns, and we could use one or
both of the patterns for our dolls. My doll was made using Patti Culea's pattern
"Silvery Nights Angel" from the Winter 1995/'96 issue. She stands about 21
inches tall, and her clothing is not removable. Her hair is Tibetan lamb. I strayed from
the instructions, in that I omitted the armature and added paperclay over the muslin head.
Her head, upper body and arms are painted. You can see some of the other club members'
August Challenge dolls
HERE.
SOLD |
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.
SOLD |
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.
SOLD |
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.
DONATED to ODACA Day Raffle, 2010 |
Doll No. 378
July, 2009 |
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.
SOLD |
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.
SOLD |
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.
SOLD |
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 |
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.
SOLD |
Doll No. 326
Sept., 2007 |
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. SOLD
Click here to see other Hoffman entries |
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
|
Doll No. 293
Dec., 2005 |
The November 2005 issue of Soft Dolls
& Animals magazine offered up a "Creative Cloth Collage Doll
Challenge." Dolls were to be made from a Patti Medaris Culea pattern featured
in her book Creative Cloth Doll Faces. This doll is made from hand-dyed
muslin. Her dress is of beaded velvet and gold stamped fabric. Her sleeves and
skirt are silk. She wears tights and velvet slippers. Her hair is fringed
upholstery trim. SOLD |
Doll No. 285
Oct., 2005 |
Tribal Dance,
made for the 2005 Treasures of the Gypsy challenge. This year's theme was
"Adventure of the Gypsy." Dolls were displayed at the International Quilt
Festival in Houston. This one-of-a-kind original doll is made of doe suede, and
stands about 21 inches tall. She has armature in her fingers and legs. Face
is lightly needle sculpted, with hand-painted and drawn features. Her finger cymbals
are made from Apoxie Sculpt. Tribal Dance won the Gypsy's
Choice Award. SOLD |
Doll No. 256
Dec., 2004 |
Doll made for the Reigning Dolls &
Bears doll club "Black & White" challenge. This doll is 19 inches
tall, and is made from a heavy white muslin. She has buried bead joints at the
wrists, ankles, elbows and knees. Shoulders and hips are button jointed. Her
hair is knitted "eyelash" yarn. Her face is made of polymer clay, covered
with fabric and painted. Click on the thumbnail to go to the Averill page (then
scroll down). SOLD |
Doll No. 249
Sept., 2004 |
Zhorina, made for the 2004 Treasures of the Gypsy challenge. This year's
theme was "The Spirit of the Gypsy." Zhorina is about 18 inches long, and
is an original one-of-a-kind doll made from doesuede (fuzzy side out). Her hair is
Tibetan lambswool. Face is needle-modeled and colored with acrylic paint and colored
pencils. Dolls were displayed at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas.
See more Zhorina photos
HERE
SOLD |
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. SOLD |
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. 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 |
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. SOLD |
Doll No. 183
8/2001 |
This is Ramona,
made for the "Gypsies of the World Challenge" for Doll U, 2001 (sponsored by
Treasures of the Gypsy). She is 18 inches tall with her wooden stand, and is an
original design. She's made of Doe Suede, with armature and sculpted face. Hair
is wefted mohair. SOLD |
Doll No. 179
5/2001 |
This is
Frieda, an original 18-inch doll made for the "QQQ Challenge" hosted
by Lisa Risler (May/June, 2001). This
challenge required selecting a packet of fat quarters and creating something that utilized
these fabrics plus the extra doo-dad included (a button, in my case). Frieda is made
of Doesuede and has wired fingers and sculpted face. Her clogs are made from polymer
clay. Her hair is wefted mohair from Sandcastle Creations. Frieda was awarded
Judges Choice First Place and Publics Choice 2nd Place (Intermediate Category).
Featured in Soft Dolls & Animals! magazine, October/November 2001
issue. SOLD |
Doll No. 175
10/2000 |
This doll was my "Winter Wonderland" entry
at the Portland Quilt and Doll Festival (Oct., 2000), called "Waiting for Santa." She
is an original design, and has jointed elbows, knees, ankles and neck. She holds her
favorite rag doll (which doubles as a pin doll). The chair is from a pattern by
Virginia Robertson. Other accessories include table, centerpiece candle and plate of
cookies).
GIFTED |
Doll No. 172
6/2000 |
This is
Pippi,
a "Cut from the Same Cloth" challenge doll for the
"Reigning Dolls and Bears" club in NW Oregon (June, 2000). She is an
original design, using many of Judi Ward's techniques. Pippi is made of robe
velour. Her fingers are wired, and her head, arms and legs are jointed. The
pirate hat was made using the guidelines in the book Creating Heavenly Hats for
Discriminating Dolls by Bonnie B. Lewis and Mary Ann Kaahanui. The Oregon Coast's
wreck of the Peter Iredale in the background is the setting for this photo.
SOLD |
Doll No. 170
5/2000 |
Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, from the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox was an
assignment for the "Reigning Dolls and Bears" club (May, 2000). She is
made from Meo Feroy's pattern "Fanny Annie." Includes hardback book, chair
and basket of "memories." SOLD |
Doll No. 165
2/2000 |
This is
Brunnhilde, my No Picture/No Instruction Challenge doll, created from a pattern by
Anne-Marie Brombal for "Friends of Cloth Dolls" (online group). Made from robe velour,
she stands about 25 inches tall. Helmet and breastplate are made from polymer
clay. Her sandals are leather with polymer clay soles. Exhibited at the local
county fair, she won the Reserve Champion and Blue ribbons.
$150,
includes shipping to US addresses. |