Masquerade

Sharing another custom assemblage piece today. Meet Masquerade.... she's the twin of this young fashionista I created last year. One resides in Houston and this one is headed to Chicago.

Secret Garden

We've been reading aloud the adventures of the orphan Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. This little lady seemed to like the story too. 

Nymphet

Nymphet, mixed media assemblage art doll

“The other dolls sat upon the shelf and looked straight before
them, for it would never do to let grown-up men know that
dolls were really alive.”
― Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann Stories

Stargazer

Stargazer, mixed media assemblage (with stars of course!)

Bird In Hand

Bird In Hand, mixed media assemblage

You know what they say...'a bird in hand is worth two in the bush'. A good reminder on the last Monday of the month.

Catwalk Assemblage

Catwalk, mixed media assemblage

Stick Figure Family

Popping in to share some eye candy with you on a Sunday afternoon. I could not resist picking up this darling stick figure family for the vintage shop. Lizzie says they're 'cute as a button' and I have to agree. Lucky for us we get to enjoy their company 'till they find a new home ;)

 

A Few Characters

Thought I'd show you a few characters I've collected recently. These wooden fellows stand about 4 inches tall and have a pleasant 'chippyness' (new word folks!) about them. As for the old playing cards--they arrived in the mail a few days after the wooden men--a surprise gift from Bird Nests & Papers from whom I'd purchased these lovelies. From what I can find the cards are from a 1930's Snap game by the British toy company, Chad Valley. Anyhow, the figures and playing cards paired up so nicely, I did an impromptu photo session of all these good lookers together.

Fabric Figures

These fabric figures were picked up at an antique store last year and have been quietly sitting in my studio since. I love the primitive, mummified form of the one and the more tailored, sculptural form of the other. They are perfect objects in and of themselves which makes it hard implement any changes however slight. That said, I've been having a nagging urge to tattoo the sculptural one with snippets of these. What do you think? I cannot decide.

Park Bench Family

Thanks to the new activity feed on Etsy I was able to snatch up these old figurines on impulse a few weeks ago from Gracie's Cottage. I've lovingly dubbed them the "park bench family" and they do make such a charming family unit, don't you think? They are made a some sort of composite material and the very sparse, chippy paint is one of their main attractions in my eyes. The first order of business will be to seal in the remaining bits as it continues to flake off at the slightest touch. I wouldn't be surprised if one or two of these make their way into an assemblage sometime soon but for now I'll let them hang out together on that "park bench."