nature lady?
In my head and on the patterns, I’ve been calling this doll design “round bottom lady” which doesn’t sound quite nice when I post them… so then I have to come up with some other name and it never seems quite right. Anyway, not important.
Next! A Nature Guardian angel. I love these colors-
Some day I will find the photograph of my Mom in the caftan she made out of this crewel fabric- circa 1975.
Printed wool sweater and floral wire wings-
some side views-
and the back-
and here is the original sketch-
March 30th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
oh i love crewel! i have all erica wilson’s books from back then. you’ve done a beautiful thing with this fabric. i love it.
March 30th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
The wings are amazing!
March 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Thanks for the photo of the sketch. I find them intrigueing, seeing how the designs change and morph.
March 30th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I love her! Great use of the crewel fabric, and the colors are great. How about “long dress lady” or “little foot lady”….lol…
March 30th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
could she be a “wood nymph”?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nymph?r=14
March 31st, 2008 at 8:13 am
i love her face! she looks ethiopian.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:58 am
She’s beautiful. Your work is very inspiring!
March 31st, 2008 at 11:09 am
Mim,
She is gorgeous. I love her delicate feet supporting her big body. I kind of like the name Round Bottom Lady. It sounds like it could be the name of an old blues song or something.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:55 am
Oh wow she is gorgeous. I love everything about her.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
this lady is wonderful, the wings, the fabric, the leaves, all!!!
March 31st, 2008 at 7:57 pm
how wonderful!!! i love that she is “flying”
March 31st, 2008 at 8:56 pm
love the name - round bottom lady.
she is gorgeous!
how long does it take you to make one of these?
amazing!
April 1st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I think “round bottom lady” is delightful! And I swear I have some of that same fabric that my mom made a skirt out of back in the 70’s!
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
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April 2nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
:):):):) and I dream with my lady…
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Love everything about her. Her coloring both skin and dress and her expression:) Your post above made me laugh as that happens to me often ..distraction! At least you got some things accomplished:)
April 9th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Lovely, as ever! The crewel fabric is truly the detail that makes everything else work. But I am trying to imagine a “crewel caftan”! It does not compute! You must find the photo!