May 1st, 2008
Here are the links for my mixed media woven dolls:
Woven Earth Listener Angel Doll
Dame Julian and Neni
Three young spritely spirited mixed media dolls
Mixed media dolls with found objects
Tags: butterfly looms, carving doll heads, crafting with recycled materials, Creativity, designing dolls, dollmaking, dolls, eco projects, handspun yarn, how to make worry dolls, how to make […]
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May 1st, 2008
The previous entry had pics of my spritely mixed media dolls
Here are some more of my mixed media woven dolls:
A woven Menopause Fairy Doll
and a collection of my ‘Reclaiming Dolls’ (Dolls that have parts made from reclaimed, recycled or re-purposed components and found objects, as well as weaving):
I’ve put together a Links posting so you […]
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May 1st, 2008
In my last posting, I showed pictures of my woven mixed media dolls, Neni and Homage to Dame Julian of Norwich.
These dolls are more whimsical:
I spun the yarn and then wove them on potholder looms and combined them will all kinds of mixed media: Leather, wood, stones, metal, wire, buttons and more….
Next posting:
More whimsical […]
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May 1st, 2008
Yesterday, I posted pics of my latest mixed media woven doll, the Earth Listener Angel Doll (click on the name to see her).
Several people asked if I had pics of any of my other woven mixed media dolls. Why yes! Here are some:
Homage to Dame Julian of Norwich. I wove her on […]
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April 30th, 2008
I’ve been working on weaving a new doll, and she is now finished.
I blogged about spinning the yarn for her, and making her head
I’ve decided that she is an ‘Earth Listener’ Angel Doll. She’s all about listening to what needs to happen next for our planet.
She’s made with many hand crafted and reclaimed components.
I’ve been […]
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April 24th, 2008
I am working on a new doll.
I’ve finished sculpting the head:
and have finished spinning the yarn for the doll:
My best friend gave me a bag of lovely merino/tencel:
That I spun on my wheel, then plyed with my navaho spindle:
I warped up the loom
and wove one panel that just didn’t do it for me,
So, I […]
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April 24th, 2008
When I was making the little cornstarch clay worry doll,
I just had to sculpt this doll head FIRST, before I could clear my thoughts about the tiny doll:
I’ve been looking at the doll head/mask for a few weeks now, wondering how to paint it.
Well, I have decided to weave a doll on my Journey Loom […]
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April 24th, 2008
I am so pleased! My new Journey Loom has arrived!
The Journey loom is a lovely small frame/tapesty style loom that was designed by Susan Barrett Merrill. The loom came to her in a dream and she’s been working with her husband to create it in many ways for a number of years.
The first thing […]
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March 11th, 2008
Oh my…. I just had a lovely mini vacation, spending some really inspiring time reading Susan Barrett Merrill’s website: Weaving a Life.
Susan created a lovely process of mindful weaving, and has written gorgeous books about it, using a very elegant tapestry style loom - The Journey Loom.
While you’re at Susan’s site, take a few minutes […]
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