Waddesdon Manor Arts Event 5th/6th May 2012

The days are drawing closer and I’m really excited about this event.

I will be exhibiting/demonstrating on both days.

The dolls on display will be for sale and I will also be able to take enquiries and commissions.

There will be lots of talented artists, demonstrating their skills, so please come along for an interesting day out. The Manor and grounds are very beautiful. If you are already a National Trust member, there’s a discount entry to the grounds and hall.

Here are the details:

Artist’s and Maker’s Fair in The Glass House at Waddesdon Plant Centre

Queen Street

Waddesdon

HP18 0JW

Entrance to Queen Street is from A41 Aylesbury/Bicester road

opposite The Long Dog Pub. ( Formerly The Bell Inn)

5th and 6th May – 10.30 to 4.30

See you there.

Artists and Makers Fair in the Glass House at Waddesdon Manor Plant Centre – 5/6th May – 10.30 to 4.30

I shall be having a stand here. It’s a great location and set in beautiful surroundings. Please pop along and enjoy the event and the Manor.

Here’s the link to the Waddesdon Manor website. http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/

Covent Garden Sunday 4th December.

I’ve got a stall at Covent Garden  this coming Sunday, just in time for Christmas. It’s in the Jubilee Market on the far side of the central Market Square.

As well as my dolls I will be offering my ink drawings and cards for sale. If you are in the area then please pop by to say hi and see the gals. They are hoping to find homes and make someone’s Christmas.  You can still commission one in time Christmas if you’re quick. Please email me if you’re interested in any on offer, or details of what you require in an original one of a kind doll especially designed for you.

Dolls at the top.

I’m going to have to apologise that I haven’t been able to link the new dolls from the ‘Dollz for Sale’ page.

Please click on the names across the top of the home page to see the pictures.

I will attempt to sort this out and work on my techno-incompetence a.s.a.p.

New dolls- Hermione – My Silver Screen Siren.

Hermione  – £250  available to purchase.

If you like her and want to commission a doll in an art deco style then please email me with your ideas.

Hermione - Silver Screen Siren

New dolls available

I had a stand at the Beaconsfield Arts Fair last weekend. It’s such a friendly event and I always look forward to seeing the other exhibitors and the regulars. I received lots of very sweet comments and a few interested customers
Now my latest creations have been launched I shall be updating their photos and details here over the next week. You can browse and then purchase either by emailing me ( click on the Contact me button on the menu bar)

Money isn’t love. Listening is everything.

Yesterday I came across this sad/sweet little Video by Ben Jacobson for a song written in part by one of my favourite authors, Neil Gaiman.

Watching this, I thought how poignantly it conveys how isolated some children are, growing up where the Western way of giving in material terms is so often the substitute for love. Being nurtured and loved for your individuality is so important and so often overlooked. I was really saddened but not surprised at some of the responses on the Facebook feedback thread. I know far too many kids who seem to have everthing but actually have never really shared anything with their parents or felt accepted and loved for who they are. You can have too much ’stuff’ thrown at you in the name of love but you can never have too much unconditional love.

I can’t pretend I never fell into the same trap when raising my children. I think almost everyone does at some time or other. It’s a pitfall of the lifestyle we find ourselves pressured to follow. But I think not having much money for ’stuff’ was actually a blessing back then. It meant we had to be creative and my children, now grown, are nothing less than that in the way they approach their lives.

I found the video quite beautiful. The little girl (Holly Jacobson – The Director’s daughter) is superb and very expressive. The origami reference really got to me as my youngest son sometimes struggled at primary school, so I’d make a little bird out of the bus ticket on the way, for him to keep in his pocket. Occasionally now, more than a decade on, I find one next to my bed at night.

Beaconfield Art fair

My dolls are on display and to purchase at Beaconsfield this Friday 19th November- 7.30pm – 9.30pm and on Saturday 20th November 10am until 4pm.
The location is The Beaconsfield School, Wattleton Road.http://www.thebeaconsfieldartfair.moonfruit.com/

I’ve got a few new dolls that are not on the sale pages yet so pop along if you’re in the area and say hi.
I’m displaying a recent commission for a band called ‘Me and The Beast .’ The doll is of the lead singer Carly Cunningham. Check out their myspace page.http://meandthebeastmusic.com/
Don’t forget commissions can be taken so you can have anything you heart desires.

Happy November friends. Christmas is coming and there’s still time for orders for presents so don’t delay. xxxx

Johnny Depp in stuffed felt.

It’s no secret that I have been for many a year,  a big admirer of a certain sweet bloke named Depp. His ability to create such diverse and interesting characters  constantly astounds me. and he’s pretty easy on the eye and ear too.I’m also a big fan of Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.

A few years ago, for my own amusement and that of my close friends I immortalised some of Mr. Depp’s characters in stuffed felt. Here are the results. (Please note; these are not for sale and no copyright breach is intended)

Fred Abberline – From Hell

These two are now the property of Mr. Depp himself.

Sweeny Todd

and last but not least -

Raoul Duke – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

and here’s Johnny surprisingly willing to take custody of his alter ego and mentor.

The Village Fayre and extreme face painting.

This is late in posting but I have an excuse. I forgot to take a camera along and have only just managed to get my mitts on some photos from the day.
We had great fun and the village was as bursting with visitors as usual.
I spent all my time painting an unending stream of little faces. I shared my stall with Pinky’s Kimono dolls. www.pinksemporium.com and Jay’s Jewels link to come shortly.

Many thanks to Pinky, Judy and especially my man Mel for the company, support and making sure I got fed and watered in between all the brushwork.

I have photocards of my dolls now available to purchase at £2.50 each. please enquire by email.