2015... FunTastic Give-Aways Begin!

What a great way... to begin a New Year:

This month we begin the first (of many we hope)...

"2015... FunTastic Give-Aways!"

 This doll never made the mailing deadline for the Art Doll Quarterly

"medieval doll challenge" this past year.

So many of you commented and mentioned that you loved her...

so let's find her a new home!

This give-away is really easy...

Just leave us a comment on this post 

and sometime between now and the end of January

we will randomly pick a name from all the posted comments.

Then we will mail "Ol' Hildegard" off to the individual chosen!

(please keep in mind that we will need a full name and mailing address 

upon selection of the name chosen... in order to mail the doll)

Happy New Year's Blessings... 

Daryle & Katie

Prims Magazine... Winter 2015!

Well... the angels of the shadow children made the grade!

Thank you to all of the talented editorial and photographic staff

at Stampington & Company for inclusion in the winter issue!

Reliquary Shrine Doll...Done!

From the inside... out,

From top... to bottom,

It's all about Emily Dickinson's soul-stirring poetry.

Saint Nick...Two-By-Two!

This forlorn fellow is one-of-two Saint Nicholas dolls headed 

for the "Artful Giving" Show in Millville... to help ring-in a bit of

Christmas cheer!  (Sad-Sack... huh?)

Well... this guy will win-over their hearts...

Though the truth is... I'm loving his forlorn counterpart!

These two are paper clay over cloth, a repurposed vintage wool blanket

became their coats and hoods, with fabric remnants on the hoods.

Distressed wooden legs and a wooden base seemed to work.

I did mention to Katie that he reminds me a little bit of...

(are you ready for this?)

Boris Karloff!  

Blessings to you and yours in this Advent season!

Opening Show... Artful Giving!

It was a brisk 31 degrees outside the gallery... looking in!

But the atmosphere inside... was inviting!

Lisa, from the gallery, informed me that one of the three

rough 'n tumble "kindred spirits" sold before she even had 

a chance to set out the dolls for the show... a customer came

through the gallery and snatched him right up!

If you find your way to South Jersey...

be sure to stop by the Riverfront Renaissance Art Center on High Street

 and take a peek!  The gallery is full of treasures!

Artful Giving Show... Millville!

These three rough 'n tumble "kindred spirits" will be in the

Riverfront Renaissance Gallery "Artful Giving" Show & Sale

during the next month... the opening reception is tomorrow night! 

These three fellows are rag-stuffed, vintage toy advertisement transfers

with sculpted paper clay faces and vintage skeleton key arms...

What a hoot!

For obvious reasons... this guy just won my heart over!

Reliquary Shrine Doll for ADQ Challenge!

I can hardly believe that it has been over a month since

I have found my way here... to post!  Shame on me!

Life has a way... of distracting us at times; wouldn't you say?

I have been working this past week on a new mixed-media doll

for the Art Doll Quarterly challenge: "Black & White"

In a word (actually two): Emily Dickinson

This W.I.P. has been inspired and coaxed along 
for about a half-of-century of admiration, 
reading, researching, and even a little "sleuth-stalking"...

 when visiting Amherst, Massachusetts  years ago! 

 The "body" of this mixed-media doll will house some memorabilia                that relates to Emily Dickinson and her work... 

The "house" will eventually be covered with some of her public domain 

poems and pieces of decorative tissue and handmade papers.

Her head is a photo transfer on bleached Osnaburg fabric

(my attempt to keep it "black and white").

Using charcoal pencils and acrylic paint, I have added brush strokes

to the image and fabric, for some added interest.

I hope to post more pics... soon. (wink!)