September Rain

Spyder Systr Witch from a pattern by Cindee Moyer

Flying Witch Systr from a pattern by Ute Vasina.



My table at the Pagan Faire



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Tall Cotton

Chicken Shaman (pattern by elinor peace bailey)

Summer is hard for me. Tomatoes, basil and peaches are the high point. but for the rest of it, I just snuggle down under my air conditioner and settle in. Some people do that in winter--but for me, summer is my hibernation time.

However, while one hibernates, one can make dolls, knit, and commit all kinds of fiber art, so that's what I've been doing. The opening of Loops, a wonderful, friendly yarn store only a few blocks from my house, has fed my new knitting jones beautifully as has the extremely wonderful Denise Bell and her yarns. And "Watch Instantly" from Netflix and setting up studio in the back side of my living room under the ceiling fan has done all sorts of great things for my dollmaking--as did the 20% off fabric coupon from the Cotton Patch.

I'm here because it was high time I added some pictures, so here goes. Some are of the dolls who spent the month of July at the art gallery Pearl here in Tulsa. Others are new visitations of old patterns. And there there is the new stuff.

This venerable wise one is Grandmother Cronewort, from the
Secret Keeper pattern of Julie McCullough.  (http://magicthreads.com/)

This is Sister Nettle.  She has a lovely head scarf. 

This is Lady Blue Eyes whose eyes reflect the azure of her heavenward gaze













These fairies are from Julie McCullough's pattern Blossom and Twig. 

Puppies. 3.5 months

These little guys are growing cuter by the moment and driving us absolutely gaga. That's Sir Loki on the far left, with his cute little freckled nose. He is a classic English Shadow--follows us around everywhere and sleeps on our feet. Good-natured and curious. Beside him lying down is Lady Ananzi. She is my little sweetheart, loving and soft. The tri-colored females Lakshmi and Gaia are doing what they do best--sitting and thinking and figuring everything out. Lakshmi is the boss of the puppy pack and can intimidate any pup into doing what she wants it to do. Gaia is in love with the cats, even when they slap her.


Lakshmi

Loki, Ananzi, Lakshmi

Gaia

Loki

Anansi

Brigid's Day

Brigid

Goddess of Transformation
of Inspiration
of Healing
and of Personal Growth.
Goddess of the Fire of the Forge
the Fire of Healing
the Fire of Inspiration and Change
Goddess of the Well
Divine Muse of Bards and Poets

Puppies Week Three

Here are candid shots of the pups for this week. They are walking very well, wagging their tails, growling and pouncing at each other and at toys. Their personalities are beginning to emerge.


















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Puppies. Week Two.

The puppies are gradually taking over the corner with the whelping box in it. Weird little growly barks come from that area of the house now occasionally. And, most deadly of all, when we come into the room and walk over to the box, they come to us. The Sweetie Police will surely come for us all soon. We catch each other rubbing puppy heads on our cheeks, breathing puppy breath, and letting them crawl all over our laps. Everyone's eyes are open now, ears still sealed.


Sleepy fellow


Thor--this one's living up to his name. Big and bold.


Loki, even though it doesn't look like it, gets around really well now.


Lakshmi is the best walker, probably because she's smaller and can support herself on her back legs. But even she walks like a drunken sailor.


Juno is VERY sweet.


Gaia has the lowest-pitched bark. And she's not afraid to use it.


Brigid looks the most like her mom.


Anansi really travels.

Recent Goddess Doll

These simple Goddess dolls are based on ancient Goddess figurines discovered by archaeologists. Unless otherwise indicated, their shapes are accurate copies of ancient statues or carvings. They can be embellished or left plain and are great for carrying in purse or pocket or installing on an altar or hanging on the wall. I'm happy to sell you one to embellish yourself or an already embellished one. Feel free to ask about prices.






The dolls above were made for Yule tree ornaments. I adapted the head shape since the original had a rather small very round head. The original was covered with spirals and other Goddess symbols and came from 43-42 BCE from the Cucuteni culture.



This violin-shaped doll mirrors a terracotta figure from Anatolia's Early Bronze Age II.




This figure also comes from the Old European Cucuteni culture, 4000-3500 BCE.


A lovely torso from (probably) a bird Goddess figurine from Neolithic Anatolia, mid-6th millenium BCE.





The Lengyel culture left us the elegant "Lady of Se," c. 5000 BCE. I have added several different heads as the original has lost hers.












The Goddess shapes below were drawn by my daughter when she was a young girl.