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Material Witness will focus on extreme textile process. Images will be posted here showing the history of my work, new work, developing projects and inspiration.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Found in the Basement




I found a box full of my doll collection in the basement. I moved it there because I thought we were going to be painting and just left it down there.

These dolls are my favourites. I bought a dresser at an auction about thirty years ago. The dresser was part of a shipment from Scotland, In the back of a drawer were these beauties wrapped in brown paper. There is a mother. father and a daughter all dressed in their finest clothing. They are made from paper mache.

I have no idea who made them but they have provided me with inspiration for years.

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