We had three amazing finished dolls, by Nita, Katie, and Martha at our September 2013 meeting. Nita's fabric choices are perfect, as always, with hand-dyed velvet, cheesecloth, shibori silk and ribbon yarn draped in the costume.
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| Maiden, Mother, and Crone by Nita |
Katie's doll is more fully costumed, again in wonderful colors and trims, with lovely hair-dos.
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| Exuberance, Joy, and Wisdom by Katie |
Martha could not bear to cut into the fabulous spangly blue scarf she used, so the goddesses will keep it safe for her.
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| A Woman's Journey by Martha |
So far we have many more dolls in-progress than finished. Mary's doll showcases fabrics she hand-dyed herself, combined with purchased batiks.
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| by Mary |
Andrea pieced the body strips to vary the value in her monochrome scheme.
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| by Andrea |
She also worked out the scale needed to stand her goddesses on a found stone base. Here's a perspective shot:
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| four-fifths and one-third scale |
Back up to full-size... Jude made delightful hair for her maiden from narrow pinked strips of fabric, and added sleeves and metal bracelets to her costumes.
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| by Jude |
Next post, we'll show the back of this doll, as Jude kicks off our 'embellishment' program.
