I've been dyeing, sewing, painting, drawing, beading and felting in Denver, Colorado for quite some time. I especially love starting with a blank piece of paper or fabric and coming up with my own designs from scratch.
I've been making art dolls for several decades and out of this evolved my cloth pins and ornaments. Each one is like a miniature version of my larger art dolls.
My pins and ornaments are first sewn of good quality white cotton fabric and then stuffed with polyfill. Then they're hand dyed, hand painted and finally beaded. A pin back is sewn securely on the back of the pins. Because of the nature of the hand dyeing, no two are ever exactly alike.
My spouse loves to spin and weave, and I dye warps for his beautiful handwoven scarves.
I've been painting my entire life and especially love to paint in a celtic or medieval style, but pure fantasy is also great fun.
The well fleshed orange kitty that my shop is named after is Donovan who has his own web site.
When I made him, I was not quite sure if this little rust, ochre and green guy is an ogre or a demon. He might even be a bogeyman. But he was made with the Halloween spirit in mind. He can be found here.
ACEO/ATCs only really go to one person unless you trade them for something else.
Decos go to different people until it is full and then the owner. I posted this in a previous post a couple of days ago.
For those of your wondering what a deco is.... its a handmade booklet where most have a set theme, it is passed around in the post and whoever receives it and is able to take part decorate a page and pass it on. It is made by someone for themselves or for someone else so when it is full it makes its way home to the owner.
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I like him, I was just thinking I haven't wished anyone a happy halloween and then saw your post
ACEO/ATCs only really go to one person unless you trade them for something else.
Decos go to different people until it is full and then the owner. I posted this in a previous post a couple of days ago.
For those of your wondering what a deco is.... its a handmade booklet where most have a set theme, it is passed around in the post and whoever receives it and is able to take part decorate a page and pass it on. It is made by someone for themselves or for someone else so when it is full it makes its way home to the owner.
Nice Ogre, you make the scary Ogres so nice, I am now not scared of them :D!!
Halloween is very special, I love carved pumpkins! please other photos! I followe your blog, do you want follow my blog? I will be so happy!
Marvelous ogre!
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