Amy Felske Wise Woman Goblin Workshop

                       

                                                                         

 The Indy Art Doll Makers just completed Amy Felske's Wise Woman Goblin Workshop.  What a fantastic experience!  Members began their art pieces with all kinds of ideas of what they wanted to create.  Amy worked along with us showing us many techniques including how to make the face look old.  She gave us so many ideas on costuming and adding the little touches that make her dolls so unique.  In addition, she showed us how to make broomsticks with real broomcorn for witchy wise women, how to make walking sticks, sculpt cute behinds, belly buttons and warts. Also how to attach nails to goblin fingers, and how to make various kinds of hats for our wise women. 

So much fun and information!!! Thank you, Amy!!!

Here are pictures from the workshop in no particular order.

Watch for completed figures in future blogs.  Thank you Amy for a super weekend!

April 2026 Newsletter

 2026 Upcoming meetings

April 18 - Stuffing Methods

May 9 - Joint meeting with Doll Circle of Indianapolis

June 20 - Hair Styling?

July 18 - TBD

August 15 - TBD

September 19 - TBD

October 17 - TBD

November 21 - Show and Sale

December 19 - Christmas Party

April Birthdays

Happy spring birthdays to Katie, Ann R., Tim, and Sandy.  Hope your special days are awesome!

Meeting Minutes

Present at the March meeting were Anita, Deb, Julie W., Jude, Leslie, Ann C., Mary, Andrea, and Julie G.  Jude was our nametag winner.

Show and Tell

Anita had been gifted some doll making items which she shared with our members.

Business

Ann C. is having new business cards made.  

Leslie is preparing a map for us for where the May Joint Meeting will be taking place.  This will be a pitch-in salad lunch.  We have been asked to bring a doll that we have made that has a special memory for us and have a brief story to tell about it.

The Wise Woman/ Goblin class is April 11-12.  We will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and probably around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.

The Round Robin doll exchange has started.  So far those participating are Deb, Ann C., and Julie W.  It is not too late for others to participate.  Just bring your doll to the April meeting.

Deb's doll body is from a pattern in a book entitled "The Doll Book" written by Estelle Ansley Worrell.  Ann C. will be doing her face for the next exchange.

Deb's inspiration book

Ann C.'s doll body is from a pattern by Lucy Landry called "Bridget".  Julie W. will be doing her face.

Ann C.'s doll body

Julie W.'s doll body is from a pattern called "Patience" by Sue Odell.  Deb will be doing her face.

Julie W.'s doll body

Program

This meetings program was all about different ways of making doll joints.  Here are dolls that members brought in to show examples:

Leslie's Bead joint

Leslie's tab joint

Andrea's button joints

Andrea's button tab joints

Andrea's bead joints

Andrea's handmade hinged wooden joints

Andrea's fancy beaded joints

Ann C.'s Bridget leotard doll with tab jointed arms, kneecap legs and swivel jointed head

Julie W.,'s Round Robin doll with hinged joints

Julie W.,'s "Zoe" with bead hinged joints

Julie W.,'s Bridget with tab jointed arms and kneecap legs, swivel head

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is April 18, 2026, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library. For the program members will be discussing stuffing products and methods.  

10 South Audubon Road

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

April 11-12, 2026 - Wise Woman/Goblin doll class with Amy Felske

Check list for April meeting

Nametag

Show and Tell

Ideas for programs for the remainder of 2026

Products and tools used for stuffing and your favorite method of stuffing

Round Robin Doll