She is made of linen. She is the smallest of all the kitties I made from the pattern- 13 1/2 inches.
Her dress will not be in this pattern, but maybe some other pattern in the future.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
kitties and more kitties
I am almost done with the pattern. I am trying to get decent photos, tweaking the wording, page order, general look of the thing. I guess it is time to show some of these cuties since that seems to be the way I declare them finished . I showed the first model way back at the beginning of October– wow, it is kind of shocking how long it takes me to do this.
This is the sweetest, softest one. She is made from a cabled wool/angora blend sweater. The cables sort of disappeared when I felted the sweater.
I get hung up on the dumbest things. Should I name the kitty or just name the pattern “Kitty”? If I give a boy and girl kitty name, will that set a precedent for future pattern naming? Flower names, tree names, food, historic, my personal favorite names, names hopelessly out of fashion? It is overwhelming! Opinions wanted please- is it better to give the doll a name or leave it plainly descriptive?
Some group shots-
fabrics used- 1. heavy coat wool 2.wool/angora knit 3.boiled wool knit 4.wool/angora knit 5. linen 6.wool/angora knit.
Bye bye!
red haired tattooed lady
Abby gave me that hair fabric. I love it and only use little bits. And every time I use some I think of her.
lady with wave hair
Here is a peril of working with reclaimed materials- sometimes, after the artwork is very far along, I find a problem. Since this doll is unlikely to get rough handling (I assume), I didn’t think it was toss worthy and so I made a little mend.
The next lady is on my desk. The computer is too and that is not a typical sight in my studio. I try to keep the computer out because it is so distracting. But, I am working away on my kitty pattern, getting very close finishing. So, there it is.
another tattooed lady
Finally. Something to post! I think she has a 40’s kind of look.
Salley sneak peak
There is a dearth of finished projects around here, although I have made a great leap forward with my Kitty pattern. I spent yesterday working on the computer with a friend helping me out. Another few days of that and I might have something to show for it!
Salley sent me some photos from her upcoming book and I asked her if I could post them. Here are the details- It is called POCKETFUL OF POSIES: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Available, Sept. 2010.
I love the beautiful leaf designs- they are often in my head when I work on a tiny world.
I LOVE this one! The baby, the tree, the walnut shell! Swoon!
Here is the cover- although Salley tells me that the actual cover photo will be much better.
And, here is the drawing for the cover. So interesting to see the idea and how it comes together.
Thanks for the preview Salley! Here are some other photos of her work.
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who jumped in on my Halloween sale! It was great fun and got me feeling excited about starting into the Holiday season.
And here are some strange postcards for this November 1, All Saints Day-
I found them in a desk drawer when I was clearing stuff out of my parents’ house. I think my Dad probably bought these postcards in Mexico, in the early 60’s.
And one more thing-Â here is a link to a bat graph- obviously I should have put that up yesterday!