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| Edyth O'Neill gave me a little broken china head. She became a real doll this week. She's very happy. Her name is Nan. The dress fabric is from an old quilt top scrap that Edyth found on a scavenging spree. I still need to give her some boots. |
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| Here's Nan in her birthday suit, with her patched shoulder plate visible. Her sister is a strange Queen Anne style doll that I'm making. |
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| Here's the shard. |
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| Nan, before restoration. |
Isn't it fun to fix these dolls up? I believe by holding these old ones in our hands we develop a kind of memory for their shapes that informs our own sculpting.
ReplyDeleteAnd doesn't that sound so la-di-da artsy? ;-) But it's true.
I laughed out loud when I read "her weird sister". You have the BEST sense of humor.
Elaine,
ReplyDeleteI always love reading your blog. You are precious!
Great recent work too!
Happy Holidays!
Penni
Thanks, Penni and Dixie! I agree, Dixie, about how inspiring it is to hold and handle old dolls. It definitely helps us form memories for their shapes and their overall look/feel. I love Nan's hairstyle. I'm going to try to sculpt a doll with that hair.
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