Influences: Pre-Raphaelites, Arthur Rackham, The Frouds, Akira Blount, Nancy Wiley, and others.
Style: For me, part of the excitement surrounding dollmaking is the opportunity it offers to explore modern and traditional techniques and materials. For instance, I often employ a modern technique known as free-motion embroidery, in which I manipulate fabric beneath a moving sewing machine needle to literally draw with thread. However, I am equally comfortable with the eighteenth century process of dipping sculpted pieces in beeswax, or the sixteenth century raised embroidery technique known as stumpwork. This combination of the old and the new keeps me invigorated, and affords me fresh perspectives when approaching traditional forms.
Retailers
The Doll Buggy
Carolyn Larsen
234 Water Street
Excelsior, MN, 55331
952-474-1861
The Toy Shoppe
Barrie Shapiro
11632 Busy Street
Richmond, VA, 23236
http://www.TheToyShoppe.com
804-379-7995
The Folk Art Center
Myra Brown
382 Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC, 28805
http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/location.php?location_id=3
828-298-7928
Parkway Craft Center
Rachel Elldrige
Milepost 294, Blue Ridge Parkway
Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/shop.php?shop_main=3
828-295-7938
