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Wiltwyck Quilt Show

This Saturday I visited the Wiltwyck quilt show at SUNY Ulster. Not only was there a beautiful collection of quilts but also a art doll exhibit. It's nice to see these dolls make an appearance in a venue like this. Mix that with the many vendors offering their wares and it makes for a inspirational day. Word of advice, make sure you charge that camera battery. Luckily I was able to get some photos before my camera went kaput.



Madame Helena by Denise Giardullo



Henrietta from Harry Street by Colleen Geraghty



Guinevere from Camelot by Lisa Starger



Luna by Lexi Langley



Tamara the Tarot Reader by Lexi Langley



Cornelia the sister of squash by Colleen Geraghty

Visiting the 3D Doll Club

I was invited to attend the 3D doll club's October meeting the day I returned all the dolls they generously loaned to me for the Pine Bush quilt show. It was a day of show and tell, sharing and creativity. Here are some dolls that were created by the 3D members.











This doll was the result of the hanger doll challenge offered at Day of Dolls.

Doll Exhibit

Me, Tery and Doreen


Denise Giardullo and Doreen check out the display

I'm happy to say that the doll exhibit at the Pine Bush quilt show was a success. The dolls displayed were contributed by the Sew Sew Dolls, the 3D Cloth Doll Club and a member of the Garden State Doll Artisans. This two day exhibit not only attracted quilt aficionados. Quite a few people stated they came just to see the dolls. Being entrusted with so many beautiful creations can be a bit nerve racking.
I thank each and every person who did. Did I mention how beautiful the quilts were?


Words Remembered, by Mary Wirchansky, won a viewers choice ribbon

Mi Frida

Frida is my latest doll.  She was inspired by a book that I discovered on art blog, A Fanciful Twist.  The author of this blog, Vanessa Valencia, had a giveaway where she featured a hardcover book named Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress.  In this book you will find photos of artist Frida Kahlo and the contents of her wardrobe which were found in her home La Caza Azul which is now a museum in her honor.  This book is filled with so much eye candy that I don't think I will stop at one.  Aside from the rich colors and textures of her wardrobe this woman had an eclectic style of her own and a immense life story.  I love finding inspiration in which I am carried away into the project with an urgency that sees me through 'til the end of it's creation. Coincidentally, I have had a photo of Frida in my artspace for a very long time. Her images and lifes tale has always filled me with a sense of sadness,connection as a woman and most of all an appreciation for her art.  She was much more than this, though.  Read her story or if you must, rent the movie titled, Frida. On the technical side, her shirt know as a huipil is silk dupioni, her top skirt know as a isthmus is satin with a cotton underskirt trimmed in lace. She will be on display at the quilt show at Pine Bush H.S. this weekend.

A Trip to Mount Vernon

Gwen and me with The Modern Woman


Doreen and Gwen

Doreen and I took a trip to Mount Vernon, N.Y. to visit Gwen at her home for the purpose of picking up dolls for a quilt show Doreen's guild is having this weekend at Pine Bush H.S. in Pine Bush, New York on the weekend of Sept. 27th and the 28th. I was so excited when Gwen, the president of the 3D cloth doll club, agreed to lend us some dolls for the show. She and her club members were sooo generous. I placed all the entries on the carpet of my artspace so that I could prepare labels for each and get a count of the inventory. I soooo wanted to take a pic of myself laying on the carpet with all these dolls around me like that girl did with the rose petals in American Beauty but with a big T-shirt and sweatpants instead of naked. Alas, I was tired and punchy and the brain forgot to take the pic.
Speaking of missed picture opportunities, I would like to know how you bloggers handle photo ops without being rude and intruding on someones space. I ask this because I really wanted to take a picture of Gwen's living room, with the abundance of beautiful dolls she had throughout. I did not want to intrude on her privacy by showing these pics on my blog on top of all she did for us already. I'm sure she would not have minded but I guess I sometimes over think things then the opportunity passes. Maybe Artful Blogging will address this in the future.

D & D

I thought it would be fun to make a shadowbox featuring an image of my friend Doreen.
I made her child like holding Def the leopard slug I gave her a few months ago. She liked him so much that she expanded his name to Defloyd Wolfgang Leopard. That's a whole lot of slug. Doreen enjoys quilting and making dolls.