English pedlar dolls. Base is wooden clothes peg. 1/12 scale Fascinatingly finicky and detailed; most satisfying.
House Sol Gallery Christmas show Georgetown Ontario 1970’s
Ballerina appox. 24 inches tall Beads at joints. Very pose-able ; more than once has shifted position and startled a mere human.
Georgetown, Ontario 1970’s
Mermaid approx 18 inches tall Beads at joints. The beaded piece of fabric could not have been anything else but a mermaid’s bodice.
Georgetown, Ontario 1970’s
Rock people. Sunbathers. Almost – but not quite – too hot to knit.
Victoria BC 1990’s
Cheerful knitter. Scarf or shawl pin.
Made from the top of a wellington boot.
She brings smiles.
Victoria BC 2007
Balloon doll. The intent was to have her knitting but she seemed content to meditate instead; which suited her gradual return to the moment.
Victoria BC 2008
Millie 12 inches high (to scale she says she’s a full six feet) Knit from tapestry wool (she chose the colors), the blonde hair I put on her was removed within twenty minutes and that was when the quirky smile appeared. She wears a mohair shawl with a pin made from a round of wellington boot rubber; but don’t tell her that – she thinks it’s black gold.
Victoria BC 2008
Knotted from a piece of interfacing material the simplicity – and purity – of this doll touched my spirit.
Victoria BC 2008
The Family. Father and mother and son and twins-to-be. Linen, felted lining, joined at base with french knots. They are more flat than round; cookie-cutter’ed in the best sense of being representational.
Victoria BC 2008