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Today I am born again….today i am a blank slate. I wait here in this room for inspiration to come to me. a black on black palette waiting to be filled.
A new stuffed animal August 23, 2009
This giraffe seems to be a big hit with elementary age kids. Both my friend’s neice and my neice have expressed interest in taking Gilbert (pronounced Zheel Behr) home. He is made of cotton fabric, metallic thread and buttons, is stuffed with polyfil and has aluminum armature wire inside his legs. I am still working on an armadillo and a wonderful new doll whose name has not been whispered in my ear yet. While I was working on this new doll today, Gilbert was standing on my sewing table looking out the window into the back yard. He really enjoyed watching the squirrels chasing each other around the maple tree. He also reminded me to fill the bird feeders and that the lawn needs mowing.
Stuffed Giraffe
Gilbert Giraffe detail
During the week I was at a workshop and while there came up with an idea for a series of dolls which will also become a painting. I am going to begin working on it before I have to get back to teaching. Look for them to appear on here in the near future.
Dolls August 5, 2009
Here are some dolls I have created.
Goth Doll Dolores
Sugaree My first doll
Thing 1 and Thing 2
Stuffed Animals August 5, 2009
I am posting this to show some of the dolls I have made in the past couple years. In a few days I will post some additional ones that I have made.
Hilda the Dancing Hippo
Bad Crow
Cat
Elevyn the Elephant
Elevyn the Elephant side view
Horace the Elephant
Jasper Jackass
Jumble Jackass
Lab Rat
Detail of Lab Rat
Illaina Llama
Illiana Llama face
Olive Ewe June 22, 2009
Once long ago we said “three” instead of I love you but now there are only two, so we say “olive ewe”. Olive is a gift to my daughter upon her high school graduation. Her body is made of olive printed cotton fabric, she has batik fabric ears, tail, udder and hooves. She is wearing a homespun wool sweater in beige and violet.
Olive the Ewe
Olive Ewe
