Woman in History Doll Challenge

 Results are in for the 2020 Woman in History Doll Challenge!

This year's winner of the People's Choice Award is Sacagawea!  

Sacagawea

Sacagawea  and her baby were created by Katie Jones.  Katie did an amazing job developing her own pattern.   Sacagawea has a cloth body and polymer clay head and hands.  The baby is all polymer clay.  Her lamb suede garments, moccasins and cradle board are hand sewn.  Her dress is in the style of the early 1800's Plains Indians.  The yoke is accented with  beads and a small tuft of fur.  The fringe was wetted and twisted to give it a graceful look.  Her belt and cradle board is hand beaded by the artist.  Her braided hair is Merino wool.  She is about 12 inches tall and stands on a flat rock.  Katie's attention to detail is top notch and shows in this excellent work of art.  Congratulations on being this year's winner of the People's Choice Award, Katie!

Second and third place winners were separated by only two votes!  Marie Curie was second by this slight margin. 

Marie Curie

Marie Curie was created by Virginia Odell. She chose Arley Berryhill's "Penny Dreadful" pattern.  Marie's gown is green to symbolize the radiation field she is famous for.  She is holding a piece of uranium (faux of course!).  Virginia did a great job from top to bottom including the beautiful costuming and of course the uranium!  Congratulations, Virginia!

Third place by this slight margin was Juliette Gordon Low.

Juliette Gordon Low

Juliette Gordon Low, the founder and first leader of the Girl Scouts, was created by Ann Chulk.  She adapted the pattern "January Girl" by Barbara Schoenoff and used the head pattern from the Triplet pattern by Kathryn Walmsley.  The doll's hair is made of strips of fabric and all visible portions of the doll are gessoed and painted with acrylic paints.  Ann is very creative and did an excellent job making the clothing and hat that look so much like pictures we see of  Juliette Gordon Low.  Congratulations, Ann!

We thank our participants in this year's challenge.  Not only are the dolls a challenge but the year itself has been too.  It has been hard for many of us to get motivated to be creative and do the things we would normally do.  These ladies have shared their creativity with all of us who read the blog and our Facebook page.  They are an inspiration to us all and we thank you for that!