Saturday, September 15, 2018
Two New Izannah Walker Style Dolls
Here is Claudia, the first doll pictured with bare feet. She is about 21 inches tall. She has a pressed cloth head and all the features of the antique dolls. This doll is being made for someone, and I hope she will like her. The fabric in this post is for her dress and bonnet. It is very expensive antique calico and is such a wonderful color too. Claudia was made using a photograph of an antique Izannah Walker doll that I really love. I have a plaster mold to make other dolls like her and hope to produce some more. The second doll I am showing is also an Izannah Walker Style doll made of cloth with all the antique doll features, such as pressed cloth head, second skin of cotton, stitched fingers and applied thumbs and painted boots. The second doll has painted boots as you see. I am still debating about dress color, but am leaning to a white calico. I do like both these dolls, but intend to make many more of the Claudia style dolls, as they represent to me the almost alien head the real Izannah's have. I have also worked on Sadica alot and she is soon to get her first oil painting. We recently went on a trip to the mountains and I hoped to see some hand crafted things, but it has all turned to things, made in china practically and was of no interest to me. I ended up buying a bucket of river rocks to bring home for $10.00 and a vintage paint brush ( old style with wide thick metal holder for the bristles. that was neat and I might try my hand at making a head on the old handle like I have seen people do in magazines. The food was good and we visited the aquarium which was very nice too. My husband got me to go up in the chair lift to the top of the mountain which was very creepy, as I am afraid of heights, but the view of the mountains was very pretty, made me want to paint them. I am glad we have the internet to see other folks hand made items, until such time as I can make some trips to see special things of interest to me as a doll lover. Sadica will get to make another appearane soon when she can show off her new face and maybe a dress too.
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Claudia really does look like one of the Izannah Walker dolls. Maybe, the one that is dressed in white. Your doll has such a beautifully shape head. All I can say is Wow! Also, I love the old calico she will be dressed in. Claudia is an amazing doll, for sure, and I know her new owner will be thrilled! I also love the second doll you have pictured here. She has all the features one would want in an Izannah Walker style doll. Of course, both of these beautiful dolls also have just a touch of Martha which makes them even more dear and beautiful, I think.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know that you took a little time off for a little r & r. You are definitely braver than me, though, for I would never get even close to a chair lift! I am also curious about what you will do with the river rocks. :~)
Thank you Mary. I was real happy with Claudia. I hope to make more of these. The other doll is pretty too, but not as much Izannah. the dress was really expensive, but I hope to get several dresses out of it. Such a pretty color. The river rocks will be used in the house somewhere. Probably outside, maybe I will cement them into something we build out there, like a fountain or fish pond. I appreciate your note. thanks, Mary
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't know which one I love more--they're both incredible, Martha. Sooooo sweet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan, I have since worked on both the dolls to tweek them out. Making the dress out of the old calico is a challenge as it has pin holes, fading and lots of seams, but I will get the dresses out of it. Hope you are doing good and hope to hear about your surgery soon.
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