Remember way back in July when I posted this as unfinished? I was making no progress so I put it aside. There is nothing like a deadline (or upcoming sale) to get me motivated and I’ve finally finished her!
None of these photos are great but it is pouring rain so that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it…
She is big and solid and red and I think will be a real eye-catcher on my table.
all hands-
Lady number 4 has the white gloves. Here she is-
the color is better on these next 2-
She has vintage knitted lace- I love that stuff. It seems to be the only lace I ever use even though I have tons of other beautiful pieces. Her vintage black buttons are oval, faceted and glass. The red wool fabric came from a Japanese skirt that I bought at a Yard Sale sponsored by a local Japanese organization- they have a great yearly event that I try not to miss.
I got all my stuff priced and tagged for the sale on Friday. Tomorrow I am going to try a test set-up. I will be displaying on a round table. I’ve never done that before. Think round…
I’ve got four big ladies done-
I’ll post photos of them individually. Here is big lady 3-
Her earrings are made of golden amber-colored, square glass buttons-
BIG vintage buttons!
Her hair is made of a felted wool sweater-
and her shoes-
This Friday, all day! I’ll be there!
so… I’m getting everything organized, tagging and pricing.
I’ve got to pull out my bin with all my supplies. It’ll be a busy week, but mostly with the business end of things.
We drove down to New York to see Eleanor at Sarah Lawrence College- she was part of a puppetry performance on campus, the Hoplite Diary. Here is a description from when it was performed another time.
I think a lot about dolls versus puppets. I am fascinated by the mechanics of puppets, how they are constructed, how they move, how they work with the puppeteers. I don’t seem to have any interest in narrative or performance though- that makes it an unlikely art form for me. I am not someone who writes up stories to go with my dolls like many doll artists do. I am interested in making a character that the viewer wonders about- Who is this? Then the viewer makes up their own story. I can have a story or idea about who they are, but I’m not telling!
Other news-
We had our first frost on Thursday night, right on schedule. It always seems to happen around the first weekend of November. I’ve been seeing lots of leaves that look like this-
and the paper bark maple is doing it’s beautiful fall shedding-
I am working on some lady dolls-
I’ve finished 2 so far.
I’m going down to New York for a few days. I’ll post better photos when I get back.
Remember I made those Day of the Dead postcards? Well, I sent them off and this is what I got back-
Thank you Ellia, Rose, Emily, and Rachel! I love them, I feel so lucky – they are all so beautiful! And thank you so much to Emily for organizing it.
I’ve been thinking about making musicians for a long time, but other dolls kept getting ahead in line. Finally, here is my first-
the shirt is appliqued, like on the last doll- the tourist.
here is a link to a wip photo on flickr. I have another tourist sort of done- I thought he was done, but his expression looks kind of sour so I need to work on that a little.
I am not putting these dolls into my Etsy shop right now, because I am working on inventory for 2 shows I’ll be doing before Christmas. One is in Arlington, MA on Nov. 10 and the other is the Holly Fair in Cambridge (Harvard Square) on December 10 and 11. If you’d like anymore info about either of these, email me and I’ll send you the details.
He is all done. It’s a good thing he is a wool doll, because there was a nip in the air this morning when I took these photos. Certainly not sandal weather!
