MY
NEW DOLLS - My entire career of 35 years began with a
small 8" doll hand press molded in primitive molds I made
before I knew anything about dolls or moldmaking. I made thousands
of these dolls and stopped forever their production in about
1995 with the idea that someday I would make another doll like
them but in molded papier mache. This doll is the first of these
dolls.
The theme of this first edtion is sort of snap shots in history.
Every edition will be extremely limited - this one in this fabric
is limited to 10. All signed and numbered with story tags. Dolls
have such details as hand crocheted lace and snoods, real leather
shoes and perfectly tailored outfits and accessories. They represent
all that I have learned in my 35 years of dollmaking.
LOUISA
LTD ED SET (two dolls and chair - edition of 24)
Louisa - A 9” papier mache doll with her new Greiner doll,
a papier mache doll made in this time period by German immigrant,
Ludwig Greiner. These were some of the first American made dolls
available commercially. Small Greiner has papier mache head and
shoulderplate on a tiny painted cloth body with red stockings and
even thumbs on her tiny leather-like hands. Louisa has English
mohair wig with hand crocheted snood, hand crocheted lace color
and other laces, high buttoned leather shoes and silk stockings.
THIS EDITION IS SOLD OUT
DUE TO REQUESTS:
EDITION #4 OF LOUISA
LTD ED SET (Edition of 24) JAN 2019
No other doll has received so many requests long after two runs have sold out. Recently I came upon enough of the brown fabric hidden in a box to do another edition of 12. All will be same except improvement in body construction and better leather shoes.
Set of dolls and chair $795 Add
to Cart
 
THE 12" MASTERS DOLL
This doll was made for a show of the work of the master craftsmen
who are jurors for the League of NH Craftsmen to commemorate their
new headquarters. The entries were supposed to be representative
of our best work over the years. I chose to do a larger version
of my 9" Louisa Doll which is 12" standing, who is a
doll of a child in the late 1800's. Like Louisa in every way except
for size and color scheme, she has papier mache molded parts, a
mohair wig with a hand crocheted snood of silk thread, hand crocheted
laces (on both dolls) and her tiny collar. She wears leather high
button shoes, has her own Greiner doll with papier mache head and
shoulderplate on a tiny painted cloth body with red stockings and
even thumbs on her tiny leather-like hands. Both are sitting in
my ladderback chair made for her with a split ash woven seat. A
limited edition of 12. $750. THIS EDITION IS SOLD OUT. |