Woodstown Whimsies

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

"le Petit Acrobate" (the little acrobat)

Our newest challenge at Cloth and Clay is to
design a "bird doll." I'm using a styrfoam ball as the
base for my head, attached to a clothe body.
I decided to use HUGE 26 mm eyes
(to give it that "baby bird" look).

Wool felt for the eyelids and Lutradur
over heavy cardstock for the beak.
The legs are fabric with wooden dowel insets
and pipe-cleaner feet! The feet will be covered
with florist tape and then a coat or two of Gesso.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Ah, Spring... Glorious Spring!

We have been enjoying lovely weather,

here in Woodstown.

And Spring, in all its glory, has arrived...

the Dogwood is in bloom!

Enjoy... Daryle and Katie

The Story of the Dogwood Flower

The story goes that when Jesus
was awaiting crucifixion
and when the crosses were being made;
the trees begged God to spare them.
But the Dogwood begged, not for it's life...
but for the life of Jesus.

The Roman soldiers picked the Dogwood.
The Dogwood would only bloom
for a very short time before and after
the date of the crucifixion.
The flower would have four petals
to represent the hands and feet of Christ.
They would be marked with a nail hole
and the shed blood of the Lamb of God.
And the center of the flower would be
circular and raised to represent
the crown of thorns, placed upon His head.

Today, the Dogwood blooms at Easter
and the flower.... well look for yourself!