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the art and craft of Mimi Kirchner

nature lady?

Posted on March 30, 2008 by mimik

In my head and on the patterns, I’veÂ 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.Â Anyway, not important.

Next!Â A Nature Guardian angel.Â 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-

17 thoughts on “nature lady?”

francie on March 30, 2008 at 2:09 pm said:

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.
futuregirl on March 30, 2008 at 2:21 pm said:

The wings are amazing!
jodie on March 30, 2008 at 3:52 pm said:

Thanks for the photo of the sketch. I find them intrigueing, seeing how the designs change and morph.
Deb on March 30, 2008 at 6:59 pm said:

I love her! Great use of the crewel fabric, and the colors are great. How about “long dress lady” or “little foot lady”….lol…
Miss Dot on March 30, 2008 at 8:29 pm said:

could she be a “wood nymph”?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nymph?r=14
shobhana on March 31, 2008 at 8:13 am said:

i love her face! she looks ethiopian.
JennyC.No3 on March 31, 2008 at 9:58 am said:

She’s beautiful. Your work is very inspiring!
Nichol on March 31, 2008 at 11:09 am said:

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.
shashi on March 31, 2008 at 11:55 am said:

Oh wow she is gorgeous. I love everything about her.
Sara on March 31, 2008 at 3:05 pm said:

this lady is wonderful, the wings, the fabric, the leaves, all!!!
kristin on March 31, 2008 at 7:57 pm said:

how wonderful!!! i love that she is “flying”
robyn on March 31, 2008 at 8:56 pm said:

love the name – round bottom lady.
she is gorgeous!
how long does it take you to make one of these?
amazing!
Cynthia on April 1, 2008 at 6:23 pm said:

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!
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Ana on April 2, 2008 at 3:50 pm said:

:):):):) and I dream with my lady…
Christine on April 2, 2008 at 11:10 pm said:

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:)
Bettsi on April 9, 2008 at 6:31 pm said:

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!

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