Maura Kathleen O'Mahoney Fetchin' Apples

Here she is complete with her basket of fresh apples. Thanks to Mary Wiseman for suggesting the name 'Maura', since she looks a little Irish (I agree). I thought she deserved a full name, so she is 'Maura Kathleen O'Mahoney'.

Doll's doll

Here is the small (3") doll made for my new cloth doll to hold. I used crackle medium to 'age' the doll and dressed it in some scraps of vintage cotton lace.

New Doll

This is a doll I've been working on - not quite finished yet, but finished enogh to give you a sneak peek! She is one-of-a-kind cloth; moulded cloth head; hand-knotted mohair wig. I plan to make her a basket with some apples and an 'old-fashioned' doll of her own.

From The Arbley Chronicles

This is a collage/painting I made recently. I was aiming for a mnemonic piece which evokes landscape (the forests of my childhood in the highlands), but is somewhat enigmatic: not spelled out.

Woolly Diversions

I seem to be doing quite a bit of needle felting just lately - it is good fun and quick to do - great for a diversion from other things. A pleasant way to procrastinate!

Messing around with wool

I love doing needle-felting - I find it very relaxing (though you have to be very vigilant with those sharp needles - it is easy to miss the wool and stab yourself) Here some things I made this week

Some stuff I've been doing.

Here are a couple of pics of what I have been up to this week. The woven containers are made from scraps that are left over when I prepare cut card for students to work on at my school - rather than throw the strips out, I decided to turn them into something useful. The doll is very small and is a special project for a gallery window display. Little doll with big journey ahead (to California).