When I visited my friend, Edyth O'Neill last summer, she gave me a little face mask that she had painted many years ago. She had put it aside because it had some small dents in it. I loved it, so I decided to make the mask into a doll. Her name is Abigail. Edyth is a wonderful oil painter. She has made beautiful portraits of children in old fashioned dress. And she used to make Izannah dolls, using masks like Abigail's. She has a beautiful blog: http://edythoneill.blogspot.com/. Visit it! |
I made a custom designed cloth head for Abigail. Her mask is sewn onto the front of the head. |
I used Dixie's IW pattern for the body, enlarged to 175%. Abby is BIG! Note the rat terrier, snuggling next to Abigail. |
Abigail and Tace, a standard sized Dixie doll. |
I love Abigail's sweet face. Thank you, Edyth and Dixie! |