Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

SCHOOL GIRL GHOSTS

I knew I was being haunted
even after checking out the dollhouse
I continued to hear
eery giggling

up in the Attic "Ghosts"
these four school girls from another era
invaded my dollhouse

making all kinds of racket
late into the night

I finally offered them colorful bows
for their hair

which seems to have calm them down for awhile
"I hope"

they all thought they looked quite pretty
YAY
maybe now I can get some sleep

these four Attic Ghosts
are in my shop

Friday, August 26, 2011

LILLI MAIDS

On the river that connects the lakes
enormous lilly-pads lazily float
lounging in the sun
the
Lilli Maids

you have to look closely to see these pale green
ladies

drying their glinting wings

ready to flutter off at the site of an alligator

Beautiful Merfaeries

these two are in my shop

Thursday, August 25, 2011

PAINTING GHOSTS & WATCHING THE STORM

Watching the first Hurricane of the Season
bands of wind and showers passing through
most of this monster is off-shore
good for Florida
but bad for the Northern East Coast
Keeping my mind off of Irene
painting Attic ghosts

their pouty little faces make me laugh
which distracts me from hearing the pelting rain outside

Wishing safe harbor to all my friends and family
up East

Sunday, August 21, 2011

DOLLHOUSE STORIES & WIP ATTIC GHOSTS

My dollhouse is haunted
or
that is the best excuse I can come up with,
not to even open her up in a year and a half.
But today I dragged her out of her dark corner
and into the light

Gone are the Attic Ghosts and dollies that inhabited her
China Siamese Kitties have seemed to taken over
the place

I opened up all the doors, she still smells of my Grandfather's
pipe smoke
I positioned all the little furniture of my childhood

straightened up all the rooms
tried out my new dollies
from my friend

set up all my tea sets
just in case
some Ghosts come to visit

lonely mewing in the hallways

and a empty attic space

playing in my house
mixing large scale pieces with the small
since this House was built by my Great Grandfather a Sea Captain
I'm sure he was drinking while working on her, and it is a good chance it wasn't tea!
the scale is off everywhere in the House
which I find endearing
New Attic Ghosts soon will be drifting about my House
in the mean time making a list of dollhouse projects
time to get back to work on her
soon as the weather cools down, sanding all the floors!

Friday, August 19, 2011

MORE MERMAIDS THE DREAMY KIND

OK
I have a Mermaid obsession
but everywhere I look
glistening water
and the heat
I just want to swim with
Mermaids

two pink and blue
dreamy girls




in my shop

Thursday, August 18, 2011

FIRST STRINGING OF SAFFERILLE A BJD

My latest BJD
Safferille

delicate hooves and horns

a favorite mythical creature



sweet creatures that live in my imagination
come to life as dolls

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

STUDIO NIGHTS

My Studio table most nights
lots of WIP dollies
clay and soft
like a mad scientist
working into the wee hours
always was an
owl!

my Captain came home with a surprise
a tiny Blythe doll

cutest little thing I've ever seen
reminds me of the Little Kiddles, tiny Mattel dolls
I owned many as a child
I think I'll be collecting a few of these
cuties

Saturday, August 13, 2011

WIP MERMAIDS

Summer time Mermaids

found my stash of goodies from the Bahamas
shells and hand-dyed batiks

and wonderful memories of sailing the
Bahamas

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

SWIMMING WITH MERMAIDS

It is Hot
it is August
and I hear them calling

Beach Babies

frolicking in the surf

might be time to head East
and stick my toes in the sand and warm blue water


Spend a day watching the kite-surfers
building sand castles

Summer will soon be over
and the Mermaids songs will fade


Enjoy the Summer

these three soft sculpture mermaids
are in my

Monday, August 8, 2011

DEVON NUMBER NINE

Devon
is finally finished
she is my ninth
ball jointed doll

For awhile I thought she would never have a beautiful gown
until I visited the Mill House in Juniper Springs

this 1930's magical house
inspired a Faerie Creation
a gown that begged to be worn by a red-headed Faerie

lounging in my studio

Devon will reside as part of my private
collection