Understated Elegance, Whimsy and Charm... Katie's newest handmade cards!

Here are some of Katie's newest handmade cards...

each one a feast for the eyes and balm for the soul!

"Phaeton #2"... a Personality Emerges!

A personality is emerging, as I add a bit of paperclay here 

and brush a little wash of color on there. 

I love his "bookish" and "boyish" look!

(it must be the vintage eye glasses)

His little boat sits on a wooden cube

that I have stenciled in checkerboard.

The cube sits on wooden legs

that are dry brushed in sage green,

dark cream and deep burgundy.

His body needs to be fully stuffed, 

arms and hands need to be sculpted...  

and an anchor will hang somewhere!

Enjoy the journey with me!  Daryle

Ahhh... Four Days in Vermont!

Shelburne Farms... a perfect day, 

standing beneath the Coach Barn Cupola!

Fall Foliage... some of the sugar maples waited for us!

Snow on the Adirondacks... looking over Lake Champlain!

Our precious grandson... with boundless energy; 

who loves to turn anything that he can get his hands on!

(Yup! Even a vintage water hydrant in the old coach barn) 

Sufficient Phaeton #2... The Long Journey Home!

Well... it looks like we have a sailboat 

for "Phaeton (wagon) #2"...  Tsk, Tsk!

I'm ready to begin adding paperclay

to his 4 inch styrofoam base head.

I set his big blue eyes low on his face,

hoping to capture a child-like look.

(looks a bit like a mummy at this moment!)

Sail Away... we're off to Vermont for a 

four day weekend with our kids and grandson!

"Phaeton" #2... The Long Journey Home!

The journey continues... 

Using the two remaining spoke rimmed 

doll buggy wheels, a wood block,

and some wooden finials... 

"Phaeton" (wagon) #2 is in the works!

The styrofoam balls and vintage enamel funnels

will be incorporated into the new doll.

Winter Issue of Art Doll Quarterly!

"Sentinel of Winter" will be featured in

 the newest issue of Art Doll Quarterly, 

due to arrive at your favorite bookstore 

and magazine stand on November 1st.

You can imagine how excited I was

to hear from Stampington & Company

that "Sentinel" is the cover story

for this wonderful winter issue!

To order your copy from Stampington & Company

please use this link:

http://www.artdollquarterly.com/

Share the joy and be blessed...  Daryle

Our One Year Anniversary Give-Away...Two Winners!

"The Queen of Hearts" 

will be going to live with Vicky! 

On September 19th she posted:

"I love the depth of your work! 

How you plant the seed of an idea. 

As your creation evolves so does our imagination. 

Thank you for taking us along 

on your creative journeys. So Inspiring! -Vicky"

"Le Petit Acrobate... the little acrobat"

will be going to live with jenclair!

On September 9th she posted:

"What a wonderful opportunity! 

I'm definitely in...with my fingers crossed!

-jenclair"

Congratulations to both 

Vicky and jenclair!

And our heartfelt thanks 

to each one who posted a note 

as we celebrated 

our first year of blogging!

Vicky and jenclair... contact us 

at our e-mail address

to arrange for shipping!

Warmest Wishes & Congrats Again...

Daryle & Katie  

"Sufficient"...

"Sufficient Phaeton" is Finished!

Looking back over the past few weeks... 

I marvel at the inspiration that

an old vintage planer 

and a long forgotten poem

can muster up!

Details... Details... Details!

Details really do make a difference!

I just finished assembling

"Sufficient Phaeton"... realizing

there were a multitude of details

that made this doll so challenging!

From coffee-dying the canvas

and adding cinnamon and cloves...

to choosing just the right

 vintage bone buttons...

to incorporating a rusty, flattened bottle cap...
and then coffee-staining the poem and cord!

Emily's Poem

Here is Emily Dickinson's poem...

the inspiration for "Sufficient Phaeton"

"Unto Me?" I do not know you—

Where may be your House?

"I am Jesus— Late of Judea—

Now— of Paradise"—

Wagons— have you— to convey me?

This is far from Thence—

"Arms of Mine— sufficient Phaeton—

Trust Omnipotence"—

I am spotted— "I am Pardon"—

I am small— "The Least

is esteemed in Heaven the Chiefest—

Occupy my House"

-Emily Dickinson    #964

"Sufficient Phaeton" Has a Face!

Ugh! We are just coming out of a twelve hour 

power outage here in South Jersey... 

we had gale force winds 

and lots and lots of rain overnight.  

But all is well!  Even as I type, the sun is out 

and the sky is bright azure blue.  

"Sufficient Phaeton" finally has a face... 

I was able to finish adding ears 

and paperclay eyelids last night.

Yup... this little guy will eventually 

be wearing an earring too 

(a bent paperclip will have to suffice for now).