I went to the doll show at The Afro American History Museum in Boston. I was disappointed. The show was very small… there were only 2 cases- took about 20 minutes to really study the whole exhibit. If I hadn’t met my friend for lunch, it wouldn’t have been worth the trip to see the dolls. I am glad I saw the Museum though, interesting exhibits, and I picked up a brochure that had some old photos of children, all dressed up.
This is a photo gallery with pictures of dolls that inspire me. I’ve collected these photos from eBay and other web sources -like auction sights and postings to the various mailing lists I read. The most interesting dolls are the ones that have been undressed and the construction is clear from the picture.
I love this doll that was listed on eBay. It made me think of Slovenly Peter… same hairdo, I guess.
the bugs are multiplying… but they can’t get away, I’ve got them pinned.
I am listening to “Ayala’s Angel”, by Anthony Trollope. Thoroughly entertaining, but I don’t think I’ll put Ayala on the list of good names.
“What Clothes Reveal, The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America” by Linda Baumgarten. I got it from the library, but this book looks like such a good book, I might need to own it. The detail photos of embroidery are excellent.
I am back to bug pin production, now that I’ve sent the dolls out. It has been 3 months since I made the last ones. Now, all the little tricks and techniques that I had figured out have been totally fogotten… I can’t believe it! I am not completely starting from scratch, but it will definitely take some time and there will be waste before I get back up to speed… something I hadn’t really thought about when I had the plan of doing bugs for a few days every 2 months or so.
Fabulous dolls of Julien Martinez - written in frenglish?
Puppets of Scott Radke.
Puppets and dolls of laBeata
gotta remember these-
sandlady@sandlady.com
http://www.mindspring.com/~harryhurley/index.htm
http://www.ozarkcountrycreations.com/
http://gourdgracious.homestead.com/gourds.html
Finally finished! Stand and all. More pictures here. I will pack up the dolls today and ship them out to Kansas City tomorrow.
My critique? Hard to be specific, but I am not completely satisfied. I tend to be more satisfied with any artwork, when the process is more flow and less struggle… I kept hitting dead ends while working on this doll. Because of that, it will take me a bit of time to assess her with clear eyes. I’d give it a 92% out of 100%. Forest Child was 100%- I was completely satisfied with that piece when it was finished. I will be interested to see the written critique I get… I wasn’t very impressed with the one last year (about Esther), but the comment on the doll stand was correct.
Who would have thought that when my daughter went off to college, she would end up taking a class with someone who does work this beautiful and close to doll-making. These puppets are so amazing… I want to see more. I am hoping that she will be able to arrange for me to meet him and see some of his work when we go down to Bronxville for her show in April.
Is this similar to the work of Hori Hiroshi?
