Did he say "Laurel and Hardy?"

Two new angels that I am working on...

The taller of the two: "le messager hesitant"

Translated: "The Reluctant Messenger!"

Doesn't he look a bit reticent? I thought so...

And then the second angel: "dieses und das"

Translated: "This and That!"

He is literally made from a little of "this" and

a little of "that" (left over's) from other doll failures!

Thank you for stopping by, on this brisk March night!

Daryle

Music Box Angel Assemblage... Coming Along!

I have base-coated the doll's head

and just for the moment, added some vintage 

millinery flowers to a netting and ribbon "hat"...

The lyrics to Brahms Lullaby have definitely given

some momentum and direction to this doll assemblage!

An added element of surprise: 

the door hinge and door-key-hole...

I had this vintage photo in my stash of "long lost souls"

It seemed to fit perfectly!

Details... details... it's all about those little details!

Here's a look at where I am heading with this doll assemblage!

I have already changed the printed letters for "angel" 

with some old, warmly worn scrabble letters!

Thank you for stopping by... 

Wishing you and yours a blessed week! Daryle (and Katie too!)

A New Angel Assemblage: A Music Box!

What does a reclaimed music box with a key, 

a repurposed doll head with a cloth-overlay,

and a vintage key-hole share in common?

"Folk Art that is Functional" 

I have started working on a new doll...

The Music Box Angel Assemblage!

The Funky, Functional Folk Art Angel is Finished!

Tick... Tick... Tick... goes the wee vintage clock!
I love the fact that the the name 
stamped on the clock face is: "united"

I added the rusty heart, a vintage time-piece gear

and a brass key...   Sigh!

Meet "Miss Moses" in the spring issue of PRIMS!

"Miss Moses" is my tribute to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Movement.  The complete article is on pages 82-85 of the spring issue of PRIMS.
My heartfelt thanks to the editorial and photography staff at Stampington & Company for the joy of being published in their spring issue! 

I've include some collage pics of her "journey" from a wooden ball and some paper clay, to an inverted wire container!

The copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is a publication from 1894, out of Philadelphia.  I found it at a local Goodwill Store!  The vintage quilt square has "a story" of its own... all retold in the PRIMS article.  Enjoy and blessings... Daryle

Folk Art with a Function...

I made the decision to add several washes of acrylic paint

to the head and then use a one step crackle medium.

(I'm hooked on that stuff...)

And a clock it is!   a.k.a. "functional" folk art!

I purchased a quartz movement clock kit that

I will attach to a wonderful old clock face 

that Katie and I found at a local flea market.

  

My Bruin... Her Brunette!

Katie and I spent some time at the

New Castle Farmer's Market yesterday afternoon...

and we came across this 23 inch tall doll.

I picked her up, the vendor said "$10.00"...

and I put her back down!

Then he asked; "How about $5.00?"

She came home with us! 

While cleaning her up (her face was a mess!) 

I noticed that stamped on the back of her head 

was the name: "Jane Zidjunas" and the date 1991,

as well as the doll's name:  "Elise" 

She wears a drop waist dress, pantaloons, 

a full length slip, long stockings, and leather shoes.

She has a mohair wig and (scratched) glass eyes.

We think she looks perfect sitting next to one of the

mohair teddy bears I designed and made, years ago...

(even with his crooked, wire-rimmed spectacles!)